I couldn't tell Edward that I knew we were going to the beach to get married. I found out by accident and I knew it would break his heart especially with all of the planning he had done. I went along with the illusion that it was just a vacation but to be honest I was so excited. It thrilled me to no end that he cared that much for me that he would go through all that trouble for me, for us.
I had a little secret myself. I would tell him tonight when we were all alone. I wanted him to be the first to know.
I heard Edward slip out of the room and then the door opened again. Alice's tinkling laughter slipped into the room far sooner than she did. I guess they thought I was still asleep. I stood and stretched and made my way into the living room with them.
After I was dressed and properly made up, we headed back to the beach where Alice and Rose informed me that we would perform the ceremony. I couldn't wait to be Edward's wife. To my astonishment both of our parents sat in chairs to witness our wedding.
We vowed.
We danced.
And we slipped up to our room for the night.
I have never been happier than I was in that moment and looking at Edward I knew that I could say the same for him. I hoped that my news wouldn't change that. It was sooner than we expected but I hoped he would be just as excited as I was to hear. I wanted to wait till just the right time but as soon as we entered our room I blurted out, "We're gonna have a baby." Edward almost dropped me in his shock. Soon his happiness took over and he kissed me breathless.
"All my dreams have come true. I have a great job, you, and now we have a baby on the way. You have made me the happiest man in the world." He kissed me. "Seems like no matter which one I took, all roads lead to you."
The End
Monday, February 2, 2009
ARLTY- Chapter 49
Looking back, I couldn't believe that we had made it through the last year. It seemed like neither of us slowed down at all. Bella and I both worked hard to make sure that we had enough credits to graduate.
When we decided to go back to the beach that summer, she thought that we were going to spend two weeks there then come back and plan our wedding. Well she was wrong; we were going to get married on the beach, actually in the spot where we first walked down to the water together. I didn't want anything elaborate and neither did she. I figured that she would enjoy going back to a spot that was important to both of us.
Alice and Rose both assured me that she would love it. I actually had planned the whole thing, outfits, flowers, music, rings and everything. Alice picked out Bella's dress, it was a simple casual white dress and I knew that she would look beautiful in it. She was beautiful in everything she wore but the thought of her in white did things to my heart.
I slipped out of our room that morning before eight and left Bella alone. Rose and Alice walked down the hall and met me right outside the room. I let them in and moved to Jasper's room where I would get ready.
Several hours later Bella, Alice and Rosalie made their way towards us on the beach. I was right Bella was stunning in her white dress and her face was lit up from within by her happiness.
I pledged my life and love to her and her alone. She did the same to me.
I had everything I wanted, life, love and a future together with Bella. I couldn't ask for more.
When we decided to go back to the beach that summer, she thought that we were going to spend two weeks there then come back and plan our wedding. Well she was wrong; we were going to get married on the beach, actually in the spot where we first walked down to the water together. I didn't want anything elaborate and neither did she. I figured that she would enjoy going back to a spot that was important to both of us.
Alice and Rose both assured me that she would love it. I actually had planned the whole thing, outfits, flowers, music, rings and everything. Alice picked out Bella's dress, it was a simple casual white dress and I knew that she would look beautiful in it. She was beautiful in everything she wore but the thought of her in white did things to my heart.
I slipped out of our room that morning before eight and left Bella alone. Rose and Alice walked down the hall and met me right outside the room. I let them in and moved to Jasper's room where I would get ready.
Several hours later Bella, Alice and Rosalie made their way towards us on the beach. I was right Bella was stunning in her white dress and her face was lit up from within by her happiness.
I pledged my life and love to her and her alone. She did the same to me.
I had everything I wanted, life, love and a future together with Bella. I couldn't ask for more.
ARLTY- Chapter 48
Alice and Rose had been acting strange all day, from the moment we left the house to go and eat in fact. I wondered what the hell was up with them. First they said we had to hurry back then they acted like we had all day. We were able to laugh and joke around, just enjoy ourselves as we ate though. I still couldn't shake the small part of my heart that was sad because Edward, Jasper and Emmett weren't here with us. Their presence would have made it a perfect day.
I paid first and made my way outside in the sunshine. I looked up and let it warm my skin while I inhaled the fresh air. It didn't smell like the salty ocean water but it had a clean scent that reminded me of Edward's laundry soap.
When I dropped my face back to a normal position to catch up to Alice and Rosalie, I had to blink my eyes. I was partially blinded by the sun but I swore I saw Edward standing there waiting for me. His crooked grin in place and his messy hair calling to me. I had to restrain myself from a full on run to jump into his arms. My body ached to be with him, to be held by him. Tears formed in my eyes.
I looked over to see Rose and Alice both wrapped up in Jasper and Emmett's strong arms, happiness was written all over their faces. I blinked again and looked back to where I thought I saw Edward. Standing in the flesh in front of me was in fact Edward; my eyes had not deceived me at all. He was there. I ran to him and jumped into his arms.
"I thought you were never going to get over here to me, what took you so long?" He asked before his mouth crashed into mine.
"I thought you were a figment of my imagination and the sun playing tricks on my eyes. What are you doing here?" I kissed his jaw line and neck as he attempted to answer me.
"I transferred schools to be here with you, so did Jasper and Emmett. My dad wasn't on board at first but when he saw the music program, he was a little more understanding about it all. Besides, with my scholarship and the money I made this summer, he really isn't paying for anything anymore so what could he say?" He leaned down to kiss me again.
"So, you're here for school…like here all year…not just to visit?" He nodded his head the entire time I spoke.
"I'm your new roommate, that is if you want me?" He looked shy and unsure as he spoke. I pulled him towards me and kissed his mouth one more time to tell him how much I wanted him.
Suddenly, the entire day made more sense. Alice and Rosalie knew this whole time and didn't tell me. I ran towards the two of them where they stood beside Jasper and Emmett. I smacked them both but then pulled them in for a hug. I was so happy that the three of us would get what we wanted, our men with us, full time. I couldn't be angry about their little secret that they kept, because I had Edward with me.
I paid first and made my way outside in the sunshine. I looked up and let it warm my skin while I inhaled the fresh air. It didn't smell like the salty ocean water but it had a clean scent that reminded me of Edward's laundry soap.
When I dropped my face back to a normal position to catch up to Alice and Rosalie, I had to blink my eyes. I was partially blinded by the sun but I swore I saw Edward standing there waiting for me. His crooked grin in place and his messy hair calling to me. I had to restrain myself from a full on run to jump into his arms. My body ached to be with him, to be held by him. Tears formed in my eyes.
I looked over to see Rose and Alice both wrapped up in Jasper and Emmett's strong arms, happiness was written all over their faces. I blinked again and looked back to where I thought I saw Edward. Standing in the flesh in front of me was in fact Edward; my eyes had not deceived me at all. He was there. I ran to him and jumped into his arms.
"I thought you were never going to get over here to me, what took you so long?" He asked before his mouth crashed into mine.
"I thought you were a figment of my imagination and the sun playing tricks on my eyes. What are you doing here?" I kissed his jaw line and neck as he attempted to answer me.
"I transferred schools to be here with you, so did Jasper and Emmett. My dad wasn't on board at first but when he saw the music program, he was a little more understanding about it all. Besides, with my scholarship and the money I made this summer, he really isn't paying for anything anymore so what could he say?" He leaned down to kiss me again.
"So, you're here for school…like here all year…not just to visit?" He nodded his head the entire time I spoke.
"I'm your new roommate, that is if you want me?" He looked shy and unsure as he spoke. I pulled him towards me and kissed his mouth one more time to tell him how much I wanted him.
Suddenly, the entire day made more sense. Alice and Rosalie knew this whole time and didn't tell me. I ran towards the two of them where they stood beside Jasper and Emmett. I smacked them both but then pulled them in for a hug. I was so happy that the three of us would get what we wanted, our men with us, full time. I couldn't be angry about their little secret that they kept, because I had Edward with me.
ARLTY- Chapter 47
After I got back to California, life seemed to be in fast forward. We packed up the house and donated the stuff we didn't want to take back with us. We rented a small U Haul trailer and with some strategic planning we made it all fit. The clothes the girls had accumulated was unreal, I couldn't believe that three girls could amass that many clothes in two short months. Jasper and Emmett were just as whipped by their girls as I was by mine and they couldn't say no to them anymore than I would have been able to say no to Bella…so we got it all to fit.
The ride back to Forks was fairly happy and loud. At different times you could see that everyone recognized that we were missing a part of us though, we all felt Bella's absence. Everyone took turns sitting with me when it was my turn to drive. I couldn't be more thankful for my group of friends. In fact I would say we were actually more of a family now.
The girls picked up the car that Charlie purchased for them and began their trip back to Dartmouth without us. They needed to get back before the rest of the student body showed up so that they could secure a bigger apartment. They were all in agreement that they needed a bigger place now that their finances would allow that luxury. It made me excited to know that Bella would have plenty of space now. More for when I stayed with her, it wouldn't feel so cramped with me and the guys there. I saw pictures of their old apartment, there was no way we would all six be able to stay in that thing, even if it was only for a week. It was just too small.
Emmett, Jasper and I headed back to UDub. We had quite a bit of shuffling to do ourselves. I spoke with my Dad and explained my plans and how it would affect my college decisions. He wasn't happy at first but he came around. I think my mom and a little look online at the new music program I was interested in helped. We sat down and I explained my decision. I showed him the list of pros and cons that I had compiled and he understood how I had weighted this decision before I made it. I also think he saw how mature this decision was; it benefitted me in so many ways. Not just personally but professionally as well. So in the end he agreed and gave me his full blessing.
After talking with my dad, I called Jasper and Emmett, they had all of their stuff in place as well. So first thing Tuesday morning we all met with our advisors and withdrew from UDub. We walked out with our transfer papers in hand and the Sub packed. We were on our way to Dartmouth to finish out our senior year. Good thing I had the sense to plan ahead and contact the admissions office almost a month ago. The three of us had been given admission in our studies of choice. I would now be music major, while Jasper and Emmett would remain a history and architectural majors.
We spoke with Alice and Rose by phone and explained our decisions to them while we drove towards New Hampshire. We explained that we didn't want to get anyone's hopes up until we knew for sure that both schools would allow us to transfer. No sense breaking any hearts if we didn't have to. They explained that they had looked at three different houses, one was too small, one was in a terrible neighborhood and the last was too large. Rose texted Emmett the pictures and we called back to tell her to go back and rent the larger house. We agreed to pay our portion of the expenses, split six ways was a lot more affordable then split three ways. I asked them to keep it a secret from Bella; I really wanted to see her face when she realized I was in New Hampshire with her.
I just had to drive the rest of the way before I lost my mind with eagerness to see Bella.
When we were about forty- five minutes from Hanover, Emmett called Rosalie. She agreed to get everyone dressed and out of the house. She could guarantee us two hours to get our stuff into the house, she said not to worry about unpacking it because Alice would want to help get it all in just the right place. So we had to unload the Sub and get to the restaurant where they would be eating in two hours.
It was at the one hour and fifty minute mark that we stood in the parking lot and waited for the girls to emerge. Rose texted us to let us know they'd be out in five minutes they were paying now. I couldn't wait to see Bella's face.
The ride back to Forks was fairly happy and loud. At different times you could see that everyone recognized that we were missing a part of us though, we all felt Bella's absence. Everyone took turns sitting with me when it was my turn to drive. I couldn't be more thankful for my group of friends. In fact I would say we were actually more of a family now.
The girls picked up the car that Charlie purchased for them and began their trip back to Dartmouth without us. They needed to get back before the rest of the student body showed up so that they could secure a bigger apartment. They were all in agreement that they needed a bigger place now that their finances would allow that luxury. It made me excited to know that Bella would have plenty of space now. More for when I stayed with her, it wouldn't feel so cramped with me and the guys there. I saw pictures of their old apartment, there was no way we would all six be able to stay in that thing, even if it was only for a week. It was just too small.
Emmett, Jasper and I headed back to UDub. We had quite a bit of shuffling to do ourselves. I spoke with my Dad and explained my plans and how it would affect my college decisions. He wasn't happy at first but he came around. I think my mom and a little look online at the new music program I was interested in helped. We sat down and I explained my decision. I showed him the list of pros and cons that I had compiled and he understood how I had weighted this decision before I made it. I also think he saw how mature this decision was; it benefitted me in so many ways. Not just personally but professionally as well. So in the end he agreed and gave me his full blessing.
After talking with my dad, I called Jasper and Emmett, they had all of their stuff in place as well. So first thing Tuesday morning we all met with our advisors and withdrew from UDub. We walked out with our transfer papers in hand and the Sub packed. We were on our way to Dartmouth to finish out our senior year. Good thing I had the sense to plan ahead and contact the admissions office almost a month ago. The three of us had been given admission in our studies of choice. I would now be music major, while Jasper and Emmett would remain a history and architectural majors.
We spoke with Alice and Rose by phone and explained our decisions to them while we drove towards New Hampshire. We explained that we didn't want to get anyone's hopes up until we knew for sure that both schools would allow us to transfer. No sense breaking any hearts if we didn't have to. They explained that they had looked at three different houses, one was too small, one was in a terrible neighborhood and the last was too large. Rose texted Emmett the pictures and we called back to tell her to go back and rent the larger house. We agreed to pay our portion of the expenses, split six ways was a lot more affordable then split three ways. I asked them to keep it a secret from Bella; I really wanted to see her face when she realized I was in New Hampshire with her.
I just had to drive the rest of the way before I lost my mind with eagerness to see Bella.
When we were about forty- five minutes from Hanover, Emmett called Rosalie. She agreed to get everyone dressed and out of the house. She could guarantee us two hours to get our stuff into the house, she said not to worry about unpacking it because Alice would want to help get it all in just the right place. So we had to unload the Sub and get to the restaurant where they would be eating in two hours.
It was at the one hour and fifty minute mark that we stood in the parking lot and waited for the girls to emerge. Rose texted us to let us know they'd be out in five minutes they were paying now. I couldn't wait to see Bella's face.
ARLTY- Chapter 46
Somehow or another I got through the rest of my time in Florida without Edward. Each day Renee improved a little bit more and we were able to spend some time together doing some fun things. We put her wheelchair in the car and off we'd go. I think it was her way of making sure I didn't have too much time to mope over Edward being gone. We had a long talk about him after he left. Phil and Renee both gave their blessings; they explained how they each had spoken with him while he was here. The words they relayed to me that he said caused tears to form in my eyes. I knew how he felt but to hear him say it to other people made my heart sing for joy.
I had packed and sent the bulk of my clothes home to Dartmouth. Believe it or not it was cheaper than if I had taken them back by suitcase with me on the plane. Alice and Rosalie were already back in Forks, Edward, Jasper and Emmett had dropped them off three days prior. They were in the process of packing our postage stamp sized apartment. We had made enough money to move to a larger place. In fact based on the pictures that Rose and Alice sent me it would be a really large house that we would move into. They made sure to get back a week or so before all the other kids showed up in town in order to not miss out on the 'good places', their words not mine.
After we paid for our car, the rent for the next few months and my expenses while I was in Florida and California, I still had enough money to last me the rest of the year. My books and tuition was paid through my scholarship, I just needed to cover my living expenses. So I was set. I was so thankful that I didn't have to work this last year. I wanted to concentrate on my classes and make sure that I didn't miss any requirements to graduate. Nothing was going to keep me away from Edward any longer than I had to be.
I buzzed with excitement about starting the new school year as the plane landed. I had made several lists in my journal, one personal list of things I wanted Edward to see and do when he visited me. The other was things I needed to make sure happened as far as school goes. The last list were things for our new house. I really just spent the last hour or so of my flight writing to keep myself busy. Now that it was time to go back to Dartmouth I was engulfed with excitement. I couldn't wait to start the year and get it over with.
Rosalie and Alice picked me up in Hartford and we made the drive back to our house. They talked the whole way home. They told me about the rest of their time in California and the arrangements for Jasper and Emmett to come and visit them when Edward came to see me. I couldn't believe the difference a summer had made on the three of us.
We pulled into the driveway of our large Victorian home. Too large if you asked me, I was worried about how much rent it would cost us and if I could stretch my money to last all year. I expressed these concerns to the girls and they agreed to help cover the cost some since they were able to stay and work the last month and a half that I was in Florida. Besides they picked the house out so they agreed to help get the extra amount covered. I was happy with that arrangement because it would be nice to live in a house where we didn't have to worry about the noise from the surrounding apartments. I could study when I wanted to and now worry.
All the furniture was moved into the house but it was all scattered around the house. Rose talked a few remaining frat brothers into helping her in exchange for beer and pizza. So needless to say that they loaded it, unloaded it and expected to be paid. Good thing was that our beds were placed in our bedrooms so we could at least sleep comfortably tonight. We would worry about furniture tomorrow.
After a long talk with Edward, and several emails with pictures of the house and some from our time in Florida I finally got to bed. I awoke refreshed and ready to move our stuff into place. Seems like Alice and Rose were thinking along the same lines as I was. They were already downstairs with their ratty clothes on, hair tied back and music blaring. We all worked till way past lunch but the house was all in place when we decided to break for a bite to eat.
We each ran to our bathrooms and took a quick shower. We met downstairs to go and grab a bite. I felt a new excitement wash over me again. I felt like I was at a turning point in my life. Somehow over the course of the summer Edward had shown me love and how to move on to trust people again. I couldn't wait to tell him that I had finally figured it all out. He would be so proud of me. I pulled out my phone and called him as we backed out of the driveway.
I had packed and sent the bulk of my clothes home to Dartmouth. Believe it or not it was cheaper than if I had taken them back by suitcase with me on the plane. Alice and Rosalie were already back in Forks, Edward, Jasper and Emmett had dropped them off three days prior. They were in the process of packing our postage stamp sized apartment. We had made enough money to move to a larger place. In fact based on the pictures that Rose and Alice sent me it would be a really large house that we would move into. They made sure to get back a week or so before all the other kids showed up in town in order to not miss out on the 'good places', their words not mine.
After we paid for our car, the rent for the next few months and my expenses while I was in Florida and California, I still had enough money to last me the rest of the year. My books and tuition was paid through my scholarship, I just needed to cover my living expenses. So I was set. I was so thankful that I didn't have to work this last year. I wanted to concentrate on my classes and make sure that I didn't miss any requirements to graduate. Nothing was going to keep me away from Edward any longer than I had to be.
I buzzed with excitement about starting the new school year as the plane landed. I had made several lists in my journal, one personal list of things I wanted Edward to see and do when he visited me. The other was things I needed to make sure happened as far as school goes. The last list were things for our new house. I really just spent the last hour or so of my flight writing to keep myself busy. Now that it was time to go back to Dartmouth I was engulfed with excitement. I couldn't wait to start the year and get it over with.
Rosalie and Alice picked me up in Hartford and we made the drive back to our house. They talked the whole way home. They told me about the rest of their time in California and the arrangements for Jasper and Emmett to come and visit them when Edward came to see me. I couldn't believe the difference a summer had made on the three of us.
We pulled into the driveway of our large Victorian home. Too large if you asked me, I was worried about how much rent it would cost us and if I could stretch my money to last all year. I expressed these concerns to the girls and they agreed to help cover the cost some since they were able to stay and work the last month and a half that I was in Florida. Besides they picked the house out so they agreed to help get the extra amount covered. I was happy with that arrangement because it would be nice to live in a house where we didn't have to worry about the noise from the surrounding apartments. I could study when I wanted to and now worry.
All the furniture was moved into the house but it was all scattered around the house. Rose talked a few remaining frat brothers into helping her in exchange for beer and pizza. So needless to say that they loaded it, unloaded it and expected to be paid. Good thing was that our beds were placed in our bedrooms so we could at least sleep comfortably tonight. We would worry about furniture tomorrow.
After a long talk with Edward, and several emails with pictures of the house and some from our time in Florida I finally got to bed. I awoke refreshed and ready to move our stuff into place. Seems like Alice and Rose were thinking along the same lines as I was. They were already downstairs with their ratty clothes on, hair tied back and music blaring. We all worked till way past lunch but the house was all in place when we decided to break for a bite to eat.
We each ran to our bathrooms and took a quick shower. We met downstairs to go and grab a bite. I felt a new excitement wash over me again. I felt like I was at a turning point in my life. Somehow over the course of the summer Edward had shown me love and how to move on to trust people again. I couldn't wait to tell him that I had finally figured it all out. He would be so proud of me. I pulled out my phone and called him as we backed out of the driveway.
ARLTY- Chapter 45
Bella wanted to talk with about our visits, once we were back at school so we sat down and worked out a plan. Renee gave Bella and I some of her frequent flier miles to let us buy a flight for each of us to see each other. So our first two trips were planned. We both visibly relaxed to know that this was important and we made efforts to keep the relationship alive. Now, I just hoped that my part of the plan would fall into place for us. I kept my fingers crossed the entire time I silently worked out the details.
Phil took me to the ball park where he played and the team allowed me to participate in a practice with them. I was blown away by how hard they worked to keep their positions on the team. I understood Phil's need to go and do his job instead of staying with Renee. He also explained how much he appreciated Bella for what she did for both of them. She dropped her life and came at a moment's notice to help out.
Phil never had children so Bella was a daughter to him as well. I could see the love and devotion that he felt for her when he spoke. He gave me the typical 'hurt her and you die speech' and I fully admitted how crazy I was about her. I even let him in on part of my plan but made him swear that it was a secret that he wouldn't tell to anyone, not even Renee. He agreed and we spent the rest of the day with him pitching me balls and me trying to hit the balls he pitched.
Renee and Bella met us after practice for dinner at one of the local seafood restaurants. It was a fun but bittersweet evening because I was flying back to California the following day. I would be without Bella again. Even the realization that my body knew that it was going to be for a short time didn't help me. I ached to hold her, kiss her and just make her understand how much I wanted her.
After dinner Phil took Renee home because a lot of activity still tired her out easily. Bella and I held hands and walked along the beach. Words didn't pass between us, it seemed we both were tied up in the thoughts in our heads. I knew my thoughts and I wanted to know hers as well.
"Tell me what you are thinking, please?" I pleaded with her.
"Just how much I will miss you and how long it will be from the time you walk away in that airport until the time that your flight will land so I can see you again?" Her voice asked in an uncertain way, like she was almost embarrassed about her own thoughts.
"Yeah, me too." I kissed the side of her head as I pulled her into my arms. "You know that I see us together forever, right? This isn't some passing thing for me." She nodded against my chest. "I'm not going to ask or talk specifics but I do want to make sure you understand that. We will talk about all of that when the time comes, okay?" She nodded again. "Come on, let's get you home. I love these sun dresses you keep wearing for me but it has to be cold down by the water for you."
I walked her back out to the main road and hailed a cab for us. Our silence settled over us again on the ride home. We had said all we needed to for now.
Phil took me to the ball park where he played and the team allowed me to participate in a practice with them. I was blown away by how hard they worked to keep their positions on the team. I understood Phil's need to go and do his job instead of staying with Renee. He also explained how much he appreciated Bella for what she did for both of them. She dropped her life and came at a moment's notice to help out.
Phil never had children so Bella was a daughter to him as well. I could see the love and devotion that he felt for her when he spoke. He gave me the typical 'hurt her and you die speech' and I fully admitted how crazy I was about her. I even let him in on part of my plan but made him swear that it was a secret that he wouldn't tell to anyone, not even Renee. He agreed and we spent the rest of the day with him pitching me balls and me trying to hit the balls he pitched.
Renee and Bella met us after practice for dinner at one of the local seafood restaurants. It was a fun but bittersweet evening because I was flying back to California the following day. I would be without Bella again. Even the realization that my body knew that it was going to be for a short time didn't help me. I ached to hold her, kiss her and just make her understand how much I wanted her.
After dinner Phil took Renee home because a lot of activity still tired her out easily. Bella and I held hands and walked along the beach. Words didn't pass between us, it seemed we both were tied up in the thoughts in our heads. I knew my thoughts and I wanted to know hers as well.
"Tell me what you are thinking, please?" I pleaded with her.
"Just how much I will miss you and how long it will be from the time you walk away in that airport until the time that your flight will land so I can see you again?" Her voice asked in an uncertain way, like she was almost embarrassed about her own thoughts.
"Yeah, me too." I kissed the side of her head as I pulled her into my arms. "You know that I see us together forever, right? This isn't some passing thing for me." She nodded against my chest. "I'm not going to ask or talk specifics but I do want to make sure you understand that. We will talk about all of that when the time comes, okay?" She nodded again. "Come on, let's get you home. I love these sun dresses you keep wearing for me but it has to be cold down by the water for you."
I walked her back out to the main road and hailed a cab for us. Our silence settled over us again on the ride home. We had said all we needed to for now.
ARLTY- Chapter 44
I pulled Edward through the door of the guest bedroom that I now occupied. The discussion this afternoon with my mom, nearly gave me a heart attack. I had never planned for Edward and I to spend any time in separate bedrooms but to hear my mom come right out and advise me to have him in the same room was sort of…creepy. I mean no one wants their mom to not only know that they are having sex but to also encourage it, yeah creepy is the right word for that.
I can say that all thoughts of who did and didn't care about the fact that we stayed in the same room left me when we entered said room. The air changed and became heavy with tension, sexual tension. I had gone way too long without his touches, his kisses and his dick. I'm sorry I wanted to be all romantic and shit but damn, that man's cock is way too good to me for me to waste time on all the flowery shit with romance.
Edward must have felt the same way because he pushed me against the wall and hitched my leg over his hips while he pushed his tongue into my mouth. My panties flooded and I moaned like a whore. I knew right away that this would be hard and fast and my body wanted exactly that. I reached between us and pulled his t-shirt up and over his head. Edward's hands made their way up and under my sundress.
I can't lie I wore it just for him. He told me weeks ago back in California how great it looked on me. Rose commented how spectacular my tits looked in it, so I went with it. I wanted all the insurance I could get today.
Edward's hands felt divine running all over my body, they warmed my skin as he pushed my panties down. I immediately helped him with his buckle and pants. "Baby, as much as I want you, this isn't going to be slow or sexy at all, okay?" He panted against my neck as she held me up. I focused on getting him undressed for us.
"I know, we've got all night for slow or sexy, right now I just want you." He pushed into me as I finished my sentence. I can't even begin to describe how good he felt. He was my home, my normal, my everything. I knew that now and wouldn't worry about the next few months as we finished our school. I knew that he was mine and always would be; I just had to be patient enough to wait for forever to arrive.
"God, Bella, so perfect. I love you so much." His mouth hovered just above mine. We both panted too hard to be able to kiss for long. Our oxygen supply was dangerously low but it didn't stop our pushing and exertions at all. Edward pulled my dress down and exposed my breasts to his mouth as he began to push into me harder.
"I love you…" I never finished because Edward interrupted me.
"Baby, you got to come for me because I can't hold off much longer. Please, sweet girl." I shifted my hips and dropped my hand between us to help him out. Both of his hands held me up against the wall so I touched what he couldn't. Edward pulled my dress over my head and exposed my entire body to his gaze. I almost felt subconscious as I played with my clit in front of him. That was until I saw the feral look in his eyes.
His eyes were certainly going to get sprained from the erratic way they bounced from my clit to my face. He was overwhelmed and not sure where to look. His thrusts had slowed and his body almost seemed frozen in one spot.
I pulled his face to mine and snaked my tongue across his mouth, before I sucked his bottom lip into my mouth. When I released it, I began to talk to him; anything to get him to focus. "Do you know how many times I fantasized about doing this in front of you after our Skype sex?" I batted my eyelashes at him and whispered with a husky tone to my voice.
Edward yanked me off of the wall and turned to drop me down on the bed. His hands pulled my panties completely off now and threw them against the wall before he roughly pulled my legs back open. He held each ankle in his grip and demanded me to, "touch yourself for me pretty girl." I couldn't refuse.
My fingers circled my clit as he pushed into me over and over again. The white hot intensity flowed through me and I tried to tell Edward how close I was but the words failed me. It came out as a stutter that was impossible to understand. A slight shift in his hips and he met the magical spot inside of me. One small glance across my G-spot was all it took to open the flood gates. I whimpered and trembled below him.
Part of me wanted to be embarrassed that I could feel the fluids that leaked out of me and now ran down across my body but the other part wanted to cheer because Edward was here and we had just had some incredible sex!
The cheerleader won out. I laid back and watched as his face gave me all the warning that I needed to know that he had been indeed been pulled under by the same intense orgasm as I had. His body stuttered and faltered but it didn't matter, the pleasure was the same for him.
We extricated ourselves apart long enough to remove the rest of Edward's clothes, his socks and his underwear from around his ankles, and we climbed into bed. My heart soared; it was in love and at peace. Finally.
I can say that all thoughts of who did and didn't care about the fact that we stayed in the same room left me when we entered said room. The air changed and became heavy with tension, sexual tension. I had gone way too long without his touches, his kisses and his dick. I'm sorry I wanted to be all romantic and shit but damn, that man's cock is way too good to me for me to waste time on all the flowery shit with romance.
Edward must have felt the same way because he pushed me against the wall and hitched my leg over his hips while he pushed his tongue into my mouth. My panties flooded and I moaned like a whore. I knew right away that this would be hard and fast and my body wanted exactly that. I reached between us and pulled his t-shirt up and over his head. Edward's hands made their way up and under my sundress.
I can't lie I wore it just for him. He told me weeks ago back in California how great it looked on me. Rose commented how spectacular my tits looked in it, so I went with it. I wanted all the insurance I could get today.
Edward's hands felt divine running all over my body, they warmed my skin as he pushed my panties down. I immediately helped him with his buckle and pants. "Baby, as much as I want you, this isn't going to be slow or sexy at all, okay?" He panted against my neck as she held me up. I focused on getting him undressed for us.
"I know, we've got all night for slow or sexy, right now I just want you." He pushed into me as I finished my sentence. I can't even begin to describe how good he felt. He was my home, my normal, my everything. I knew that now and wouldn't worry about the next few months as we finished our school. I knew that he was mine and always would be; I just had to be patient enough to wait for forever to arrive.
"God, Bella, so perfect. I love you so much." His mouth hovered just above mine. We both panted too hard to be able to kiss for long. Our oxygen supply was dangerously low but it didn't stop our pushing and exertions at all. Edward pulled my dress down and exposed my breasts to his mouth as he began to push into me harder.
"I love you…" I never finished because Edward interrupted me.
"Baby, you got to come for me because I can't hold off much longer. Please, sweet girl." I shifted my hips and dropped my hand between us to help him out. Both of his hands held me up against the wall so I touched what he couldn't. Edward pulled my dress over my head and exposed my entire body to his gaze. I almost felt subconscious as I played with my clit in front of him. That was until I saw the feral look in his eyes.
His eyes were certainly going to get sprained from the erratic way they bounced from my clit to my face. He was overwhelmed and not sure where to look. His thrusts had slowed and his body almost seemed frozen in one spot.
I pulled his face to mine and snaked my tongue across his mouth, before I sucked his bottom lip into my mouth. When I released it, I began to talk to him; anything to get him to focus. "Do you know how many times I fantasized about doing this in front of you after our Skype sex?" I batted my eyelashes at him and whispered with a husky tone to my voice.
Edward yanked me off of the wall and turned to drop me down on the bed. His hands pulled my panties completely off now and threw them against the wall before he roughly pulled my legs back open. He held each ankle in his grip and demanded me to, "touch yourself for me pretty girl." I couldn't refuse.
My fingers circled my clit as he pushed into me over and over again. The white hot intensity flowed through me and I tried to tell Edward how close I was but the words failed me. It came out as a stutter that was impossible to understand. A slight shift in his hips and he met the magical spot inside of me. One small glance across my G-spot was all it took to open the flood gates. I whimpered and trembled below him.
Part of me wanted to be embarrassed that I could feel the fluids that leaked out of me and now ran down across my body but the other part wanted to cheer because Edward was here and we had just had some incredible sex!
The cheerleader won out. I laid back and watched as his face gave me all the warning that I needed to know that he had been indeed been pulled under by the same intense orgasm as I had. His body stuttered and faltered but it didn't matter, the pleasure was the same for him.
We extricated ourselves apart long enough to remove the rest of Edward's clothes, his socks and his underwear from around his ankles, and we climbed into bed. My heart soared; it was in love and at peace. Finally.
ARLTY- Chapter 43
I left the group behind and made my way toward the gate that would take me to my Bella.
The plane ride was as boring as hell but I'm sure that is because I knew that Bella was my destination. And really, why the hell did I have to fly to New fucking York to get to Jacksonville? What were they thinking? I guess that is what I get for waiting until the last minute to book my flight, I had to take what I could get!
The whole trip I listened to all of Bella's favorite songs on my iPod. Something as simple as that made me feel closer to her. I could close my eyes and see her singing along with me at our little section of the beach while I played by the firelight. My arms ached to hold her, just a few more hours and I would be there with her.
Phil looked exactly like he did on TV. I introduced myself and shook his hand. We talked a little on the way out of the airport. Several times he got stopped by people that asked for his autograph. The fans would commend him on last night's game. I could kick myself for not at least googling that game so we could talk about it. I worried that conversation would be awkward between us as we made our way towards the house.
Turns out I was wrong. Phil was a huge music fan and also wanted to learn to surf, so we had plenty to talk about. He gave me the ins and outs for minor league baseball and I gave him the low down on surfing.
By the time we pulled into the driveway I had promised him that if he joined us in California next summer I would teach him. He took me up on it and shook on it. Before I could continue any further conversation Bella emerged from the front door and squealed like a child on Christmas morning. Her mother, Renee waited at the front door. She stood propped against her metal crutches, her leg still in a huge cast as well as her arm.
I caught Bella as her body met mine with great force. It was all I could do to keep us both upright, I wouldn't have minded either way. Just as long as she kept her slight frame pressed against me, I didn't care if we stood, laid or just plain floated above the ground.
Phil and Renee moved inside the house and left us alone to get acquainted again. After several totally inappropriate for the front yard kisses we collected ourselves and moved inside for the introductions. I couldn't wait to meet Renee. Bella had told me so much about her that I felt like I knew her already. She was fun, carefree, easy going and completely relaxed person. Even with the unexpected intrusion of these injuries in her life she was still rolling with the flow, according to Bella.
It seemed the time away from each other had made the heart grow fonder for Bella and her mom. When Bella moved to Forks as a junior in high school, they had the normal teenager-parent breakdown in communication stage going on for them. Now I think Bella is happy to be here and able to spend some time with her mom, even if it is because she has to take care of her.
Bella introduced me to Renee and I shook her hand, then gave it a small kiss. Cheesy, I know, but I wanted to make a good first impression. One thing I have learned from Bella and all of our time on the phone is that her parents are very important to her. I needed to make a good impression on them.
The evening was spent on the patio. The mood was light and Bella was so flirty and funny. Our hands maintained constant contact with each other. Several times she stopped to sit on my lap as she carried food in or out of the house. Phil and Bella did all of the work so Renee and I could have a chance to talk with each other. Several times I tried to get up and help but Bella shooed me back to the table with her mom.
After dinner, Renee talked me into a little show for them. I sat with my guitar in my lap as twilight descended upon us. I sang a few of Renee's favorite songs, thankfully her and my mom share an affliction for Fleetwood Mac; learning those songs for my mom when I was younger certainly paid off with Renee.
Bella and Phil moved again to clean the kitchen. Renee took my hand as I rose to help out; I dropped back into my seat and prepared for a talk with her. Her smile told me that this would go easily but it still made me nervous as hell.
"Edward, I have never seen Bella this happy. I hope that doesn't scare you for me to say that, but it is the truth. And I'm not saying that this has to be the last relationship that she is ever in but just make sure that you don't ever intentionally hurt her, okay? She's a good girl." Renee's eyes radiated happiness for her daughter and I, and the relationship that we have found.
"Renee, if I have any say about it…this will be the last relationship that she is ever in. I love her. I know that we haven't even been together that long but I know now that I can't be without her. So as terrible as this sounds, I think this distance has been the best thing for us." Renee squeezed my hand. The funny thing was, I had no idea when she even grabbed the damn thing. "I think it gave us the space to slow down and learn about each other, it kept us from charging forward without a clear head. Does that even make sense?" Renee shook her head at me to show her understanding.
Just as Phil and Bella emerged from the house again; Renee spoke, "Come on, Phil, help your helpless wife to bed, she's tired." Phil moved around the table and picked her up in his arms. Renee grabbed the crutches and the moved towards the door. "Night both of you, sweet dreams."
The plane ride was as boring as hell but I'm sure that is because I knew that Bella was my destination. And really, why the hell did I have to fly to New fucking York to get to Jacksonville? What were they thinking? I guess that is what I get for waiting until the last minute to book my flight, I had to take what I could get!
The whole trip I listened to all of Bella's favorite songs on my iPod. Something as simple as that made me feel closer to her. I could close my eyes and see her singing along with me at our little section of the beach while I played by the firelight. My arms ached to hold her, just a few more hours and I would be there with her.
Phil looked exactly like he did on TV. I introduced myself and shook his hand. We talked a little on the way out of the airport. Several times he got stopped by people that asked for his autograph. The fans would commend him on last night's game. I could kick myself for not at least googling that game so we could talk about it. I worried that conversation would be awkward between us as we made our way towards the house.
Turns out I was wrong. Phil was a huge music fan and also wanted to learn to surf, so we had plenty to talk about. He gave me the ins and outs for minor league baseball and I gave him the low down on surfing.
By the time we pulled into the driveway I had promised him that if he joined us in California next summer I would teach him. He took me up on it and shook on it. Before I could continue any further conversation Bella emerged from the front door and squealed like a child on Christmas morning. Her mother, Renee waited at the front door. She stood propped against her metal crutches, her leg still in a huge cast as well as her arm.
I caught Bella as her body met mine with great force. It was all I could do to keep us both upright, I wouldn't have minded either way. Just as long as she kept her slight frame pressed against me, I didn't care if we stood, laid or just plain floated above the ground.
Phil and Renee moved inside the house and left us alone to get acquainted again. After several totally inappropriate for the front yard kisses we collected ourselves and moved inside for the introductions. I couldn't wait to meet Renee. Bella had told me so much about her that I felt like I knew her already. She was fun, carefree, easy going and completely relaxed person. Even with the unexpected intrusion of these injuries in her life she was still rolling with the flow, according to Bella.
It seemed the time away from each other had made the heart grow fonder for Bella and her mom. When Bella moved to Forks as a junior in high school, they had the normal teenager-parent breakdown in communication stage going on for them. Now I think Bella is happy to be here and able to spend some time with her mom, even if it is because she has to take care of her.
Bella introduced me to Renee and I shook her hand, then gave it a small kiss. Cheesy, I know, but I wanted to make a good first impression. One thing I have learned from Bella and all of our time on the phone is that her parents are very important to her. I needed to make a good impression on them.
The evening was spent on the patio. The mood was light and Bella was so flirty and funny. Our hands maintained constant contact with each other. Several times she stopped to sit on my lap as she carried food in or out of the house. Phil and Bella did all of the work so Renee and I could have a chance to talk with each other. Several times I tried to get up and help but Bella shooed me back to the table with her mom.
After dinner, Renee talked me into a little show for them. I sat with my guitar in my lap as twilight descended upon us. I sang a few of Renee's favorite songs, thankfully her and my mom share an affliction for Fleetwood Mac; learning those songs for my mom when I was younger certainly paid off with Renee.
Bella and Phil moved again to clean the kitchen. Renee took my hand as I rose to help out; I dropped back into my seat and prepared for a talk with her. Her smile told me that this would go easily but it still made me nervous as hell.
"Edward, I have never seen Bella this happy. I hope that doesn't scare you for me to say that, but it is the truth. And I'm not saying that this has to be the last relationship that she is ever in but just make sure that you don't ever intentionally hurt her, okay? She's a good girl." Renee's eyes radiated happiness for her daughter and I, and the relationship that we have found.
"Renee, if I have any say about it…this will be the last relationship that she is ever in. I love her. I know that we haven't even been together that long but I know now that I can't be without her. So as terrible as this sounds, I think this distance has been the best thing for us." Renee squeezed my hand. The funny thing was, I had no idea when she even grabbed the damn thing. "I think it gave us the space to slow down and learn about each other, it kept us from charging forward without a clear head. Does that even make sense?" Renee shook her head at me to show her understanding.
Just as Phil and Bella emerged from the house again; Renee spoke, "Come on, Phil, help your helpless wife to bed, she's tired." Phil moved around the table and picked her up in his arms. Renee grabbed the crutches and the moved towards the door. "Night both of you, sweet dreams."
ARLTY- Chapter 42
I stayed with my mom and we developed a routine. Surprisingly, I was happy. I felt at peace. I trusted Edward and our relationship seemed to bloom with us being so far apart. I knew that we had more time to talk, get to know one another and all. Edward asked me quite a bit about my future plans and he explained his a bit more. We knew that we would end up together. We had one year to get through then we would both graduate and be able to move to be together. I kept chanting that over and over in my head, just one year then we are together! It worked…sometimes. Other times well… the only thing that helped then was a little Skype sex with Edward.
Three different times his smooth sexy voice talked me into pulling off my panties and spreading my legs for him. I would sit back and do whatever he told me to do while he talked dirty to me. The actual sex with Edward was beyond amazing but the anticipation of what he would have me do and the naughtiness of doing it online was enough to make this in a whole other league. I loved when he talked about my 'pretty pussy' and how he 'loved to imagine licking it all over'. The way his voice changed when he demanded how I touched myself and where to place my hands. I can't lie I liked it a lot! I'm not ready to be on my hands and knees naked with someone using a whip on my ass but I totally think I am into the way Edward dominates me. I can't wait to try this with him in the room! The thought of touching myself while he stands there and watches me, okay…I might need a little alone time after that thought. I think Edward felt the same because it was just a few strokes in when he would come all over his hand. And the smile, his smile is always priceless when we finish our sex sessions.
Renee must know what is going on in there because I swear that is the only time she doesn't need to go to the bathroom or simply to have her pillows adjusted. Her smile is always a little brighter when I get done as well, who knew Skype sex could make so many people happy.
Several times when Edward was gone, Alice or Rose would log on and I'd go and sit by my mom so we could all talk. We had our girl talk, ate cookies and watched as Alice tried on her newest clothes for us. Several items she snagged specifically for me so I would gladly sit through her fashion shows in return. They told me the real story with Edward. How he mopes when I'm not calling, texting or around on Skype but perks up the moment it is time for a call, text, or email. I knew he loved me and it made me feel good to know that he missed me as much as I missed him.
We talked about his trip here to Florida. He would arrive at the end of this week. He would stay for a week then he would go back to California to drive home with everyone else. Most of my stuff and half of his was packed in preparation. He would only stay in California for a few days before they headed back home to Forks. Alice and Rose had wired my dad some money so he could buy them a car to drive back to Dartmouth. The girls would drive all of our stuff from California with them and I would fly back.
I counted down the hours until Edward arrived. I couldn't wait. I think Renee was just as excited as I was. We both went and got our hair cut, our nails done and bought a ton of groceries for his stay with us. Phil would pick him up from the airport because he would fly in about an hour before Edward would arrive. I was beyond excited for my family to meet Edward.
Three different times his smooth sexy voice talked me into pulling off my panties and spreading my legs for him. I would sit back and do whatever he told me to do while he talked dirty to me. The actual sex with Edward was beyond amazing but the anticipation of what he would have me do and the naughtiness of doing it online was enough to make this in a whole other league. I loved when he talked about my 'pretty pussy' and how he 'loved to imagine licking it all over'. The way his voice changed when he demanded how I touched myself and where to place my hands. I can't lie I liked it a lot! I'm not ready to be on my hands and knees naked with someone using a whip on my ass but I totally think I am into the way Edward dominates me. I can't wait to try this with him in the room! The thought of touching myself while he stands there and watches me, okay…I might need a little alone time after that thought. I think Edward felt the same because it was just a few strokes in when he would come all over his hand. And the smile, his smile is always priceless when we finish our sex sessions.
Renee must know what is going on in there because I swear that is the only time she doesn't need to go to the bathroom or simply to have her pillows adjusted. Her smile is always a little brighter when I get done as well, who knew Skype sex could make so many people happy.
Several times when Edward was gone, Alice or Rose would log on and I'd go and sit by my mom so we could all talk. We had our girl talk, ate cookies and watched as Alice tried on her newest clothes for us. Several items she snagged specifically for me so I would gladly sit through her fashion shows in return. They told me the real story with Edward. How he mopes when I'm not calling, texting or around on Skype but perks up the moment it is time for a call, text, or email. I knew he loved me and it made me feel good to know that he missed me as much as I missed him.
We talked about his trip here to Florida. He would arrive at the end of this week. He would stay for a week then he would go back to California to drive home with everyone else. Most of my stuff and half of his was packed in preparation. He would only stay in California for a few days before they headed back home to Forks. Alice and Rose had wired my dad some money so he could buy them a car to drive back to Dartmouth. The girls would drive all of our stuff from California with them and I would fly back.
I counted down the hours until Edward arrived. I couldn't wait. I think Renee was just as excited as I was. We both went and got our hair cut, our nails done and bought a ton of groceries for his stay with us. Phil would pick him up from the airport because he would fly in about an hour before Edward would arrive. I was beyond excited for my family to meet Edward.
ARLTY-Chapter 41
Only being able to talk to Bella on the phone was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I thought the time I stayed with my dad and watched as they put our dog to sleep was hard but it was a piece of cake after today. I wanted Bella, needed her in the worst way. She was all the good things in my life. I was common and average, nothing special without her. I saw that now.
Alice held my hand when I talked with her. I felt like a pussy because I needed to feel that support but it helped and that was all that mattered.
I stayed in bed for three days. Life carried on around me and I just watched it go by, I was just being emo and moping and I knew it. I had no desire to change it though; at least not until I could see Bella.
On the fourth day after Bella left I got a call from Rose's uncle Aro. He had a job for me to do if I was interested. I was certainly interested; I needed money to make the trip to Florida. I got out of bed, showered and made my way to the address he gave me.
Work was work, it wasn't fun, it wasn't not fun. It just was. That seemed to be the way everything felt now. Flat, boring, and not real. It's almost like I'm having a dream and at any minute I will wake up and it will all be gone, Bella will be here by my side.
Her pillow still smells like her. I hold it each night. I talk to her every single day, I text her all the time. I email, I forward jokes and pictures to her. We have a nightly Skype date. It's probably a good thing that I am forced to sit and look at Bella each night because otherwise I wouldn't get out of bed at all. I can't hide from her though, I promised her I would be okay and I will. Eventually, I will.
Aro began to call me more and more and I was okay with that. I wanted to work so that would keep my mind off of Bella being gone. I also wanted the money because a plan had formed in my head. A shaky plan but a plan none the less.
I rushed home to tell Emmett and Jasper what I had in mind, I knew that if they agreed it would make my life much easier. There is strength in numbers. Now to get my numbers to agree with me.
I laid it all out on the line and waited for their answers.
"Bout fucking time you pulled your head out of your ass and went after your girl! Of course I'm in, bro!" Emmett pounded me on the arm and shoulder as he spoke. It was a wonder that he had not broken any of my bones with his enthusiasm so far.
"Jasper, you're kinda quiet, what are you thinking?" I asked hesitantly. I knew that Emmett would be in, he was an all in kinda guy. But Jasper…well he was another story all together. He thought thinks out, planned and made strategies. He treated every situation like it was a battle plan for a war. Guess it was a good thing that he was a History major, he totally rocked the Civil War info.
"Well, I see it two ways…we can stay where we are and do nothing and be miserable. Or…we can go with your plan and be happy. So which way do you think I'm gonna choose? Happy, dude!" Emmett and I rushed at him and we all three joined in a big assed group hug. Obviously Alice and Rose walked in on us right then. "I fucking knew that Edward was bi! I mean no man looks like him and doesn't swing both ways." Rosalie droned on. Emmett snickered at her. I just stood with my mouth hung open. "The only problem, dude, is that is my man and I will cut your ass for him. So back the fuck off, okay?" Her hand on her hips, her bag hung from her other shoulder and she looked fierce, like Sasha Fierce. So I backed the fuck off and Emmett moved to stand beside her.
We all broke off into much needed laughter and to be honest I felt lightheaded now that I had Jasper and Emmett on my side of the plan.
After a quick exchange we explained our plan to Alice and Rose. We were all too excited to hold it in any longer.
Alice held my hand when I talked with her. I felt like a pussy because I needed to feel that support but it helped and that was all that mattered.
I stayed in bed for three days. Life carried on around me and I just watched it go by, I was just being emo and moping and I knew it. I had no desire to change it though; at least not until I could see Bella.
On the fourth day after Bella left I got a call from Rose's uncle Aro. He had a job for me to do if I was interested. I was certainly interested; I needed money to make the trip to Florida. I got out of bed, showered and made my way to the address he gave me.
Work was work, it wasn't fun, it wasn't not fun. It just was. That seemed to be the way everything felt now. Flat, boring, and not real. It's almost like I'm having a dream and at any minute I will wake up and it will all be gone, Bella will be here by my side.
Her pillow still smells like her. I hold it each night. I talk to her every single day, I text her all the time. I email, I forward jokes and pictures to her. We have a nightly Skype date. It's probably a good thing that I am forced to sit and look at Bella each night because otherwise I wouldn't get out of bed at all. I can't hide from her though, I promised her I would be okay and I will. Eventually, I will.
Aro began to call me more and more and I was okay with that. I wanted to work so that would keep my mind off of Bella being gone. I also wanted the money because a plan had formed in my head. A shaky plan but a plan none the less.
I rushed home to tell Emmett and Jasper what I had in mind, I knew that if they agreed it would make my life much easier. There is strength in numbers. Now to get my numbers to agree with me.
I laid it all out on the line and waited for their answers.
"Bout fucking time you pulled your head out of your ass and went after your girl! Of course I'm in, bro!" Emmett pounded me on the arm and shoulder as he spoke. It was a wonder that he had not broken any of my bones with his enthusiasm so far.
"Jasper, you're kinda quiet, what are you thinking?" I asked hesitantly. I knew that Emmett would be in, he was an all in kinda guy. But Jasper…well he was another story all together. He thought thinks out, planned and made strategies. He treated every situation like it was a battle plan for a war. Guess it was a good thing that he was a History major, he totally rocked the Civil War info.
"Well, I see it two ways…we can stay where we are and do nothing and be miserable. Or…we can go with your plan and be happy. So which way do you think I'm gonna choose? Happy, dude!" Emmett and I rushed at him and we all three joined in a big assed group hug. Obviously Alice and Rose walked in on us right then. "I fucking knew that Edward was bi! I mean no man looks like him and doesn't swing both ways." Rosalie droned on. Emmett snickered at her. I just stood with my mouth hung open. "The only problem, dude, is that is my man and I will cut your ass for him. So back the fuck off, okay?" Her hand on her hips, her bag hung from her other shoulder and she looked fierce, like Sasha Fierce. So I backed the fuck off and Emmett moved to stand beside her.
We all broke off into much needed laughter and to be honest I felt lightheaded now that I had Jasper and Emmett on my side of the plan.
After a quick exchange we explained our plan to Alice and Rose. We were all too excited to hold it in any longer.
ARLTY-Chapter 40
I boarded the flight, flew across the country and landed without a single recollection of any of it. I flipped through my camera and looked at pictures of all of us. I played the videos and smiled when I saw Edward's face. I cried off and on through-out the trip.
I'm sure to the outsider I looked like a selfish bitch, here I sat crying because I had to leave my boyfriend after I got to spend half of my summer in his arms. I made a ridiculous amount of money, lived on the beach and had lots of great sex. I should be grateful that my mom was okay and that I would see Edward again soon.
I needed to remember that all was not lost, he loved me and I loved him. I owed it to my mom to at least be there for her, not show up all mopey about the fact that I left my boyfriend. She would already feel like a burden and therefore if I showed up this way it would be so much worse. She would send me home before she would actually be ready and that would hurt her more. So I owed it to her to shape up and at least make the most of my time here. I could talk with Edward right? I could text him, email him, skype and all the other things that modern technology afforded me. He wanted me still and I wanted him, so I would be fine. I would make the most of it and be happy that my mom wasn't hurt any worse than she was. I could have lost her and then where would I be?
I stepped off of the plane and turned my phone on immediately. I called Charlie first because that would be a quicker phone call. "Hey dad, it's me, I'm here." I told him when he answered in his usual just the facts ma'am tone of voice that being a police officer had honed into him after all of these years.
"Thanks for letting me know, I'm glad you're safe. Tell your mom and Phil hi for me, okay?" I could hear the noise of the station in the background and heard the papers that he shuffled in his hands as he spoke to me. I decided to let him go, the truth was he would call a halt to our conversation soon anyway, he always did. He never was one for long drawn out talks. With him you say what you need to say and hang up. I had said it so I would hang up now.
"I will, dad, I'll call you soon, love you."
"Love you, too." His end disconnected before mine did and that was fine with me, I had a call to make to Edward. I dialed as I waited for my luggage to appear on the carousel. Edward answered after only a partial ring.
"Hey, sweet girl, you there?" His voice did all sorts of things to my body, none of which I wanted to happen when I was in a public airport and about to come face to face with my stepfather.
"Yeah, I just got off of the plane, my luggage should be along any time." I sounded winded on the phone and I'm sure it was because of the way everything about Edward got to me. I turned into a Southern Belle that sipped tea and needed a fainting couch for her attack of the vapors. I hoped it came off way sexier to Edward than it sounded in my own ears.
"I'm so glad that you got there safe. I love you." His voice sounded winded now too.
I wanted to say so much more but I was afraid to do it in public. I would hold that in until it was just Edward and I so I could tell him what he does to me. Instead I said the first thing that came to mind, "My luggage is here now." I grabbed it and pulled it to the ground beside me. I could see Phil as he paced back and forth close to the front door.
"Okay, can you call me later? Whenever you want." He sounded needy and desperate. I loved that he was at least as affected by this as I was.
"Sure, I'm not sure that I could go without it." I chuckled at my own embarrassing admission.
"God, I love you so much."
"I love you, too."
We hung up and I made my way to Phil. He looked older but I guess that is what life will do to you when your wife almost died in an accident. Suddenly I was so ready to see my mom and make sure for myself that she was okay like everyone said she was.
I'm sure to the outsider I looked like a selfish bitch, here I sat crying because I had to leave my boyfriend after I got to spend half of my summer in his arms. I made a ridiculous amount of money, lived on the beach and had lots of great sex. I should be grateful that my mom was okay and that I would see Edward again soon.
I needed to remember that all was not lost, he loved me and I loved him. I owed it to my mom to at least be there for her, not show up all mopey about the fact that I left my boyfriend. She would already feel like a burden and therefore if I showed up this way it would be so much worse. She would send me home before she would actually be ready and that would hurt her more. So I owed it to her to shape up and at least make the most of my time here. I could talk with Edward right? I could text him, email him, skype and all the other things that modern technology afforded me. He wanted me still and I wanted him, so I would be fine. I would make the most of it and be happy that my mom wasn't hurt any worse than she was. I could have lost her and then where would I be?
I stepped off of the plane and turned my phone on immediately. I called Charlie first because that would be a quicker phone call. "Hey dad, it's me, I'm here." I told him when he answered in his usual just the facts ma'am tone of voice that being a police officer had honed into him after all of these years.
"Thanks for letting me know, I'm glad you're safe. Tell your mom and Phil hi for me, okay?" I could hear the noise of the station in the background and heard the papers that he shuffled in his hands as he spoke to me. I decided to let him go, the truth was he would call a halt to our conversation soon anyway, he always did. He never was one for long drawn out talks. With him you say what you need to say and hang up. I had said it so I would hang up now.
"I will, dad, I'll call you soon, love you."
"Love you, too." His end disconnected before mine did and that was fine with me, I had a call to make to Edward. I dialed as I waited for my luggage to appear on the carousel. Edward answered after only a partial ring.
"Hey, sweet girl, you there?" His voice did all sorts of things to my body, none of which I wanted to happen when I was in a public airport and about to come face to face with my stepfather.
"Yeah, I just got off of the plane, my luggage should be along any time." I sounded winded on the phone and I'm sure it was because of the way everything about Edward got to me. I turned into a Southern Belle that sipped tea and needed a fainting couch for her attack of the vapors. I hoped it came off way sexier to Edward than it sounded in my own ears.
"I'm so glad that you got there safe. I love you." His voice sounded winded now too.
I wanted to say so much more but I was afraid to do it in public. I would hold that in until it was just Edward and I so I could tell him what he does to me. Instead I said the first thing that came to mind, "My luggage is here now." I grabbed it and pulled it to the ground beside me. I could see Phil as he paced back and forth close to the front door.
"Okay, can you call me later? Whenever you want." He sounded needy and desperate. I loved that he was at least as affected by this as I was.
"Sure, I'm not sure that I could go without it." I chuckled at my own embarrassing admission.
"God, I love you so much."
"I love you, too."
We hung up and I made my way to Phil. He looked older but I guess that is what life will do to you when your wife almost died in an accident. Suddenly I was so ready to see my mom and make sure for myself that she was okay like everyone said she was.
ARLTY-Chapter 39
I watched as Bella stood in the corner of the room while we all helped her get ready to fly to Florida. Her mother needed her and she needed to go, I understood that but it didn't stop me from worrying that her lack of movement could have a greater meaning then just being in shock. We packed her stuff, laid out her clothes, and booked her flight. Then the rest of the group hugged her and left the room. I forced her into her clothes and we sat down in the chair again. I saw the moment she realized what her trip to her mother's meant for us. Her eyes said everything. Then her skin paled and she looked a little green.
"Hey, baby, you okay?" I asked her as gently as I could. I didn't want to shock her or say the wrong thing. "It sounds like your mom is going to be fine it will just take her time to recover. I'm so glad that she has you to take care of her. It'll be good for you two to spend some time together." I knew that it had been a few years since Bella had been able to spend any real time with her.
"Edward, what're you saying? This means we won't get to spend the rest of the summer together," she screeched.
I stood and pulled her back to me. Our bodies touched from the shoulders down to our knees. "Shh, don't you worry about that, we'll be fine. I'll miss you like crazy but it won't be long before we can find time to be together, okay?" I looked down at her and tried to dispel the fears I knew she had. I knew without a doubt that she was worried that with my absence from her that I would forget her or go back to school and find someone to replace her. What she didn't know was that she was the one for me. The only one. I wouldn't every want another after getting to know and love her.
She had every single quality that I loved, she had the feistiness that I needed to keep me on my toes, she loved with her whole heart, and she was loyal and defended those that she loved with everything she had. Her mind, body and spirit were all three the most beautiful that I had ever come across. She was my perfect match. I would never forget her nor would I ever find another that would ever be able to replace her. I needed to make her understand that right here, right now.
The song by Snow Patrol ran through my head, I grabbed my guitar and sang it to her. Her tears stopped and she eventually gave me a watery smile. "Bella, I love you with every single part of me. I will not stop loving you, no matter how far or for however long you have to be gone from me, okay?" She nodded. "I mean it, don't doubt me or us, okay?"
This time she responded to me with words. "I won't. I love you."
"I love you too, sweet girl. Now, let's get you on the road so you can make that flight." I grabbed her bag and took her small hand in mine. I hated that I couldn't go with her to take care of her. I would talk to Charlie about going to see her in a couple of weeks but for now, Bella needed to go to her mom.
The ride to the airport was tense and silent. No one dared to talk, we all knew that this was necessary but no one wanted Bella to leave us. It broke our bubble, it took away the fun light hearted feeling we had maintained through the whole summer together. We wouldn't work with one piece of the puzzle missing, and we all knew it. It would feel the same if any one of us left. It just hit home harder for me since it was Bella that had to leave, I knew I would miss her terribly.
I held her hand for as long as I could and handed her bag off to the check in clerk. She handed over all of her info and turned to me. When she was given the okay to head on to security, we moved away from the other onlookers. Our group stepped up to say their good-bye. Bella hugged them all. I took her further away so that we would have as much privacy as possible to say our good-bye. I kissed her with all of the passion in my body. I held her tighter than I had ever done and told her how I felt. "Bella, I'll miss you every minute of every day and I'll be there soon to see you. I don't want you to worry about me, take care of your mom." She nodded against my chest. "I love you more than I can say. I'm so damn lucky, that is for sure." She whimpered and kissed me again. "You've got to go, baby, before I can't let you go." Her hips gently pressed against me and I knew the pang of regret that we hadn't had time to be together one more time before she left me. Not that the other times weren't great, because they were. I just wanted a fresh memory to have when she was gone. I let go of her hand and unclasped the necklace that she bought for me and re-attached it around her neck. "When we are back together you can give that back to me, okay?" She nodded and I kissed her beautiful mouth one last time. She stepped inside the doors and I watched her walk away. My heart already hurt.
"Hey, baby, you okay?" I asked her as gently as I could. I didn't want to shock her or say the wrong thing. "It sounds like your mom is going to be fine it will just take her time to recover. I'm so glad that she has you to take care of her. It'll be good for you two to spend some time together." I knew that it had been a few years since Bella had been able to spend any real time with her.
"Edward, what're you saying? This means we won't get to spend the rest of the summer together," she screeched.
I stood and pulled her back to me. Our bodies touched from the shoulders down to our knees. "Shh, don't you worry about that, we'll be fine. I'll miss you like crazy but it won't be long before we can find time to be together, okay?" I looked down at her and tried to dispel the fears I knew she had. I knew without a doubt that she was worried that with my absence from her that I would forget her or go back to school and find someone to replace her. What she didn't know was that she was the one for me. The only one. I wouldn't every want another after getting to know and love her.
She had every single quality that I loved, she had the feistiness that I needed to keep me on my toes, she loved with her whole heart, and she was loyal and defended those that she loved with everything she had. Her mind, body and spirit were all three the most beautiful that I had ever come across. She was my perfect match. I would never forget her nor would I ever find another that would ever be able to replace her. I needed to make her understand that right here, right now.
The song by Snow Patrol ran through my head, I grabbed my guitar and sang it to her. Her tears stopped and she eventually gave me a watery smile. "Bella, I love you with every single part of me. I will not stop loving you, no matter how far or for however long you have to be gone from me, okay?" She nodded. "I mean it, don't doubt me or us, okay?"
This time she responded to me with words. "I won't. I love you."
"I love you too, sweet girl. Now, let's get you on the road so you can make that flight." I grabbed her bag and took her small hand in mine. I hated that I couldn't go with her to take care of her. I would talk to Charlie about going to see her in a couple of weeks but for now, Bella needed to go to her mom.
The ride to the airport was tense and silent. No one dared to talk, we all knew that this was necessary but no one wanted Bella to leave us. It broke our bubble, it took away the fun light hearted feeling we had maintained through the whole summer together. We wouldn't work with one piece of the puzzle missing, and we all knew it. It would feel the same if any one of us left. It just hit home harder for me since it was Bella that had to leave, I knew I would miss her terribly.
I held her hand for as long as I could and handed her bag off to the check in clerk. She handed over all of her info and turned to me. When she was given the okay to head on to security, we moved away from the other onlookers. Our group stepped up to say their good-bye. Bella hugged them all. I took her further away so that we would have as much privacy as possible to say our good-bye. I kissed her with all of the passion in my body. I held her tighter than I had ever done and told her how I felt. "Bella, I'll miss you every minute of every day and I'll be there soon to see you. I don't want you to worry about me, take care of your mom." She nodded against my chest. "I love you more than I can say. I'm so damn lucky, that is for sure." She whimpered and kissed me again. "You've got to go, baby, before I can't let you go." Her hips gently pressed against me and I knew the pang of regret that we hadn't had time to be together one more time before she left me. Not that the other times weren't great, because they were. I just wanted a fresh memory to have when she was gone. I let go of her hand and unclasped the necklace that she bought for me and re-attached it around her neck. "When we are back together you can give that back to me, okay?" She nodded and I kissed her beautiful mouth one last time. She stepped inside the doors and I watched her walk away. My heart already hurt.
ARLTY-Chapter 38
When we first arrived the six of us came up with a list of things that we wanted to do or see while we were in California. We have spent every single day together and enjoyed every one of them. We managed to work but we still found time to surf, picnic, and do as many fun things as we could off of our list.
The list was as varied as the people that made up the list. Alice had all the shopping spots on the list, Jasper wanted to hit a few of the historical sites, Rose wanted to see a few of the custom car dealerships, Edward wanted a few musical places that were so important to the state and I wanted to see some of the museums. So needless to say that on the days when we weren't working the Sub was on the move. For the most part we all enjoyed each and every place we visited. Between our camera phones and our real cameras there were probably a million pictures taken.
We had just come back from one such adventure and now lay in bed exhausted. The bedroom doors were left open and we yelled back and forth to each other from room to room. We were still high from our fun day and probably a little too much cotton candy on the way home. Edward held me in his arms and we snickered at Rose and Emmett as they fought over who had chosen the most 'kick ass day' so far. Emmett thought that his day today was way better than mine when we only saw 'a boring old museum or something like that'. Rose disagreed and after a few slaps she won the argument.
I slipped out of bed and made my way to the bathroom. I heard my phone ring and heard Edward's velvety voice as he answered it for me. I knew it was my dad by the ring tone. There are only so many people you could actually assign "Bad Boys" to, and really only one that I knew, the Chief of Forks Police, my dad. I didn't panic because it was still early enough that it was perfectly acceptable for Edward to answer my phone.
The conversation sounded tame and polite as I left the bathroom and reached for my phone. However, Edward's eyes looked slightly panicked so maybe Dad had actually said something to him. I was all set to give my dad a good tongue lashing when Edward pulled me into his lap and handed me the phone.
Charlie must have heard my huff of breath because before I could even say a single word he launched into the reason for his call. His words stunned me. "Bella, it's your mom. She's been hurt in a car accident. She's made it through surgery but she'll be laid up for a few weeks and needs you." Edward must have already known the purpose behind Charlie's call because when I sucked in a large breath he tightened his arms around me and kissed my cheek.
I felt the tears sting my eyes and my breath that I had previously sucked in left me in one large exhale. I was too afraid to ask what I needed to know; my mind just reeled around and ended right back in the same spot. I kept asking myself if Charlie had just said the words that I thought I heard him say. Did he just say, 'your mom's been hurt in a car accident'?
Edward took the phone from me and began to speak to Charlie again. The conversation was brief and then he hung up. "Come on, baby, let's get you ready to go to Florida. You're mom needs you." I stood in one spot and watched them all move into action. Rose packed my toiletries, Alice packed my clothes, Edward and Jasper got online and booked me a flight to Jacksonville. Phil was all set to pick me up at the airport, he told Edward so when Edward called to let him know my flight info. I guess Charlie told Edward to let Phil know the details because I certainly didn't think to let him know any of them. I stood in one spot while all this activity took place around me. I just kept thinking to myself, where the hell is Emmett? Why that was important, I have no idea but for some reason it was to me.
And just as soon as the activity began, everyone filed out of the room with a hug and a few encouraging words to me as they left. Soon, it was just Edward and me. He pulled my hand and directed me to the bed to sit down for a few minutes. I was in my pajamas and would need to change before I could leave for the airport. Edward helped me get dressed in what Alice and Rosalie laid out for me.
He pulled me into his arms and just held me. He slowly retold me all the info that Charlie relayed to him. Renee was out running errands and was hit head on by two teens that were drag racing another car. Her left leg was pinned under the mangled dash and needed a few rods and pins to stabilize it. She also broke her left arm and collar bone. Those were the worst of her injuries; the others were scrapes, bruises and a few minor cuts that required a few stitches. She was out of surgery for her leg and her arm was in a cast but she wouldn't be able to move around for a few weeks till her leg healed up.
Phil, her husband, was a minor league baseball player and he struggled to maintain his pitching position; he was surrounded by so many younger, stronger players that if he took the time off to be with Renee then he would likely lose his position on the team. That would mean their income would be gone, so he had no choice but to pack up and leave when the team headed out on their ten day road trip. I understood and couldn't blame him. He was too old to have to start all over again with a new team. So that left me to stay and take care of my mom while she healed. I would gladly do it, she was my mom after all, it just meant that I would lose my last month with Edward.
All at once I came back to reality and began to comprehend that I was about to leave Edward. The one thing I feared most, was our separation. It was funny because at some point in time over the summer I had let that fear go slightly. To the extent that it didn't rule every decision I made concerning us. Sure I thought about it but I had relaxed and just took us one day at a time. I enjoyed our time and would deal with later when later happened. Unfortunately, later was about to happen now.
The list was as varied as the people that made up the list. Alice had all the shopping spots on the list, Jasper wanted to hit a few of the historical sites, Rose wanted to see a few of the custom car dealerships, Edward wanted a few musical places that were so important to the state and I wanted to see some of the museums. So needless to say that on the days when we weren't working the Sub was on the move. For the most part we all enjoyed each and every place we visited. Between our camera phones and our real cameras there were probably a million pictures taken.
We had just come back from one such adventure and now lay in bed exhausted. The bedroom doors were left open and we yelled back and forth to each other from room to room. We were still high from our fun day and probably a little too much cotton candy on the way home. Edward held me in his arms and we snickered at Rose and Emmett as they fought over who had chosen the most 'kick ass day' so far. Emmett thought that his day today was way better than mine when we only saw 'a boring old museum or something like that'. Rose disagreed and after a few slaps she won the argument.
I slipped out of bed and made my way to the bathroom. I heard my phone ring and heard Edward's velvety voice as he answered it for me. I knew it was my dad by the ring tone. There are only so many people you could actually assign "Bad Boys" to, and really only one that I knew, the Chief of Forks Police, my dad. I didn't panic because it was still early enough that it was perfectly acceptable for Edward to answer my phone.
The conversation sounded tame and polite as I left the bathroom and reached for my phone. However, Edward's eyes looked slightly panicked so maybe Dad had actually said something to him. I was all set to give my dad a good tongue lashing when Edward pulled me into his lap and handed me the phone.
Charlie must have heard my huff of breath because before I could even say a single word he launched into the reason for his call. His words stunned me. "Bella, it's your mom. She's been hurt in a car accident. She's made it through surgery but she'll be laid up for a few weeks and needs you." Edward must have already known the purpose behind Charlie's call because when I sucked in a large breath he tightened his arms around me and kissed my cheek.
I felt the tears sting my eyes and my breath that I had previously sucked in left me in one large exhale. I was too afraid to ask what I needed to know; my mind just reeled around and ended right back in the same spot. I kept asking myself if Charlie had just said the words that I thought I heard him say. Did he just say, 'your mom's been hurt in a car accident'?
Edward took the phone from me and began to speak to Charlie again. The conversation was brief and then he hung up. "Come on, baby, let's get you ready to go to Florida. You're mom needs you." I stood in one spot and watched them all move into action. Rose packed my toiletries, Alice packed my clothes, Edward and Jasper got online and booked me a flight to Jacksonville. Phil was all set to pick me up at the airport, he told Edward so when Edward called to let him know my flight info. I guess Charlie told Edward to let Phil know the details because I certainly didn't think to let him know any of them. I stood in one spot while all this activity took place around me. I just kept thinking to myself, where the hell is Emmett? Why that was important, I have no idea but for some reason it was to me.
And just as soon as the activity began, everyone filed out of the room with a hug and a few encouraging words to me as they left. Soon, it was just Edward and me. He pulled my hand and directed me to the bed to sit down for a few minutes. I was in my pajamas and would need to change before I could leave for the airport. Edward helped me get dressed in what Alice and Rosalie laid out for me.
He pulled me into his arms and just held me. He slowly retold me all the info that Charlie relayed to him. Renee was out running errands and was hit head on by two teens that were drag racing another car. Her left leg was pinned under the mangled dash and needed a few rods and pins to stabilize it. She also broke her left arm and collar bone. Those were the worst of her injuries; the others were scrapes, bruises and a few minor cuts that required a few stitches. She was out of surgery for her leg and her arm was in a cast but she wouldn't be able to move around for a few weeks till her leg healed up.
Phil, her husband, was a minor league baseball player and he struggled to maintain his pitching position; he was surrounded by so many younger, stronger players that if he took the time off to be with Renee then he would likely lose his position on the team. That would mean their income would be gone, so he had no choice but to pack up and leave when the team headed out on their ten day road trip. I understood and couldn't blame him. He was too old to have to start all over again with a new team. So that left me to stay and take care of my mom while she healed. I would gladly do it, she was my mom after all, it just meant that I would lose my last month with Edward.
All at once I came back to reality and began to comprehend that I was about to leave Edward. The one thing I feared most, was our separation. It was funny because at some point in time over the summer I had let that fear go slightly. To the extent that it didn't rule every decision I made concerning us. Sure I thought about it but I had relaxed and just took us one day at a time. I enjoyed our time and would deal with later when later happened. Unfortunately, later was about to happen now.
ARLTY-Chapter 37
The next three weeks were slow in spots and fast as hell in others. Bella relayed the talk she had with the girls the night after the misunderstanding. I agreed with all of them. We needed to work hard to not only be individuals and couples, but friends as well. Each day that the girls worked we had our boy time to go and surf, play pool, or just hang around the house. Then we made sure we cooked for the girls so that when they got home we all could spend time together listening to how their days went. We sort of melted into this large hodge podge family unit. We complained a lot but you could certainly tell that each and every one of us enjoyed it to the fullest.
When Emmet found out how much we made modeling with Bella and Alice, he agreed to contact Rose's Uncle with us. The girls thought we were joking but I could see how much Bella's bank account grew with each job she did. So there was no way I would turn down an opportunity to take advantage of that kind of payday myself! Soon all six of us were scheduled for jobs, sometimes together, sometimes alone. Uncle Aro helped provide transportation on those days when we all went in separate directions.
Each night we met back at the house, had our dinner, then the bon fire time with our group of friends, then we would all separate to give each couple some alone time. I loved the alone time, it allowed Bella and I to talk about our future. We discussed what we wanted out of life, our dreams and goals for the future. It made me happy to see that both of us wanted the same basic things out of life. As the time went on, I could even see how our ideas bended and molded to match each other's a little more each day.
Once every couple of weeks we made a Saturday date, we spent the whole day together, without any interruptions from either of the other couples. The idea caught on and soon all three couples were using the Saturday date system. I was okay with that.
Bella and I talked about the shoot she was on the previous day. I heard her talk about the photographer's directions to her, the shoot director's words as well. She seemed to be out of her shell, she was the strong confident woman I always knew she could be. She just needed unconditional love to make her see that she could be that as well. I was proud to say that I helped her become that person; she loved me enough to allow her inner self to come out. I was humbled by her gift.
I pulled her close and kissed her temple. I tried to hide the tears that flowed but she saw them. No words were spoken; she wiped the tears away and then kissed the spots where they marched across my face. She didn't need to explain. We understood each other very well. She felt what I felt, we were in this together.
When Emmet found out how much we made modeling with Bella and Alice, he agreed to contact Rose's Uncle with us. The girls thought we were joking but I could see how much Bella's bank account grew with each job she did. So there was no way I would turn down an opportunity to take advantage of that kind of payday myself! Soon all six of us were scheduled for jobs, sometimes together, sometimes alone. Uncle Aro helped provide transportation on those days when we all went in separate directions.
Each night we met back at the house, had our dinner, then the bon fire time with our group of friends, then we would all separate to give each couple some alone time. I loved the alone time, it allowed Bella and I to talk about our future. We discussed what we wanted out of life, our dreams and goals for the future. It made me happy to see that both of us wanted the same basic things out of life. As the time went on, I could even see how our ideas bended and molded to match each other's a little more each day.
Once every couple of weeks we made a Saturday date, we spent the whole day together, without any interruptions from either of the other couples. The idea caught on and soon all three couples were using the Saturday date system. I was okay with that.
Bella and I talked about the shoot she was on the previous day. I heard her talk about the photographer's directions to her, the shoot director's words as well. She seemed to be out of her shell, she was the strong confident woman I always knew she could be. She just needed unconditional love to make her see that she could be that as well. I was proud to say that I helped her become that person; she loved me enough to allow her inner self to come out. I was humbled by her gift.
I pulled her close and kissed her temple. I tried to hide the tears that flowed but she saw them. No words were spoken; she wiped the tears away and then kissed the spots where they marched across my face. She didn't need to explain. We understood each other very well. She felt what I felt, we were in this together.
ARLTY-Chapter 36
For the next four days straight we worked. It was hard being away from Edward all that time but it did allow Rose, Alice and I have a lot of girl time. We managed to grab a few items off of the numerous racks of clothes that we modeled as well. Our last day at work that week Jasper and Edward came by to bring us some food for lunch. The director liked the way the boys looked and asked them to stay and work with us as well. Emmett had stayed home and played Wii with 'tall dude', who we know knew was Demetri.
The photographer decided that we would head to the beach to shoot a few more shots of us with the boys. It was fun to see the boys dressed up and going through the photo shoot with us. Rose stayed behind and did a solo shoot for a shoe designer. That was a no brainer for her because she loved shoes and this was a new up and coming designer, so she was proud to say she wore him before anyone else did. Turns out she kept three pairs from that shoot as well.
Alice, Jasper, Edward and I played around on the beach while the photographer took our photos. He commented at the end of the day how our personalities meshed well and we fed off of each other. The thought sounded like a compliment and I'm sure he meant it that way for us, but I just couldn't shake the feeling that it was anything but that…a compliment.
On the way home, Jasper drove. Edward and I snuggled in the middle seat together. We laughed over how much money we just made and how ridiculous that people would pay that kind of money for a single days work. Edward joked about calling Rose's Uncle Aro and we both laughed over that. Deep down inside I think he was serious about it though. It would be nice to bank roll the entire amount I needed for my last year of college in one summer.
I couldn't even fathom the thought of not working this last year. I would be free to take an intern position and possibly secure a job after graduation. How sweet would that be?
Of course graduation brought sad thoughts as well. It made me realize exactly how long it will be before I see Edward again. I pulled my phone out and pulled up the school schedule for next few semesters. I made Edward open his as well. We marked out dates on our calendars that we would see each other; we planned who would fly where and how long we would stay. The last date we marked was the first day or our trip back to the beach. We decided, along with Jasper and Alice, that this beach trip should be an annual event for us. For as long as we can make it we will. All six of us, even if we break up, we will still come as friends. Our young, optimistic hearts were telling each of us that there was no way we would ever be part of the broken up couple, that our love was the forever kind. I glanced nervously at Edward to see that he had glanced at me as well. I think the distance would weigh on both of us for the entire time we were at the beach.
It would hurt because no matter how many memories we made, how much fun we had and however much money we made it would not cure our biggest problem…the distance between us when this was all over. I glanced down at the calendar and counted the times we would see each other between now and next year at this time. It would be seven trips to see each other. It would average about once every six weeks we would see each other. In the mean time we could skype, text, call and email each other. It was the modern age and we would be able to keep in touch. It just wouldn't be as much fun as lying in bed with Edward at night to talk about our day with each other. It wouldn't compare to the mind blowing sex we have had here this summer so far. Nothing would ever compare to that, nothing.
When we pulled into our driveway, I realized that we had at some point stopped to collect Rosalie from her shoot. Edward held me close and dozed while I pondered our fate. It felt so natural to be with him, he allowed me to be me and I, hopefully, allowed him to be him. I shut off the worries of tomorrow and made sure to walk into our house living fully in today.
The photographer decided that we would head to the beach to shoot a few more shots of us with the boys. It was fun to see the boys dressed up and going through the photo shoot with us. Rose stayed behind and did a solo shoot for a shoe designer. That was a no brainer for her because she loved shoes and this was a new up and coming designer, so she was proud to say she wore him before anyone else did. Turns out she kept three pairs from that shoot as well.
Alice, Jasper, Edward and I played around on the beach while the photographer took our photos. He commented at the end of the day how our personalities meshed well and we fed off of each other. The thought sounded like a compliment and I'm sure he meant it that way for us, but I just couldn't shake the feeling that it was anything but that…a compliment.
On the way home, Jasper drove. Edward and I snuggled in the middle seat together. We laughed over how much money we just made and how ridiculous that people would pay that kind of money for a single days work. Edward joked about calling Rose's Uncle Aro and we both laughed over that. Deep down inside I think he was serious about it though. It would be nice to bank roll the entire amount I needed for my last year of college in one summer.
I couldn't even fathom the thought of not working this last year. I would be free to take an intern position and possibly secure a job after graduation. How sweet would that be?
Of course graduation brought sad thoughts as well. It made me realize exactly how long it will be before I see Edward again. I pulled my phone out and pulled up the school schedule for next few semesters. I made Edward open his as well. We marked out dates on our calendars that we would see each other; we planned who would fly where and how long we would stay. The last date we marked was the first day or our trip back to the beach. We decided, along with Jasper and Alice, that this beach trip should be an annual event for us. For as long as we can make it we will. All six of us, even if we break up, we will still come as friends. Our young, optimistic hearts were telling each of us that there was no way we would ever be part of the broken up couple, that our love was the forever kind. I glanced nervously at Edward to see that he had glanced at me as well. I think the distance would weigh on both of us for the entire time we were at the beach.
It would hurt because no matter how many memories we made, how much fun we had and however much money we made it would not cure our biggest problem…the distance between us when this was all over. I glanced down at the calendar and counted the times we would see each other between now and next year at this time. It would be seven trips to see each other. It would average about once every six weeks we would see each other. In the mean time we could skype, text, call and email each other. It was the modern age and we would be able to keep in touch. It just wouldn't be as much fun as lying in bed with Edward at night to talk about our day with each other. It wouldn't compare to the mind blowing sex we have had here this summer so far. Nothing would ever compare to that, nothing.
When we pulled into our driveway, I realized that we had at some point stopped to collect Rosalie from her shoot. Edward held me close and dozed while I pondered our fate. It felt so natural to be with him, he allowed me to be me and I, hopefully, allowed him to be him. I shut off the worries of tomorrow and made sure to walk into our house living fully in today.
ARLTY-Chapter 35- Alice's POV
Alice POV
Rose and I paced around downstairs as we waited for Bella to emerge from their room. We were thrilled that they were a couple but at the same time we were so damned scared that we had screwed up with the Fort Knox comment.
Emmett apologized to Rose and myself several times before he and Jasper headed out to surf. He wanted us to know that he would apologize to Bella as well, later today. Rose kissed him sweetly and told him not to worry over it, we would be good. That Bella would see reason and realize we were happy for her and that we had not actually talked about her per say.
When the boys left we began to pace again. We both wanted to just go, to move, to do something but at the same time we perched ready to wait for Bella. It was all about her, she got her feelings hurt and we needed to make her see that we were sorry.
Bella was strong on the outside and took care of herself but those close to her, those she had let in had the power to shatter her. She was so scared and never got over her mother leaving her and Charlie, so it was a deep seeded issue that she would have to learn to deal with but in the mean time Rose and I understood. Besides we wanted some girl time to talk about the new relationships as well so this would kill two birds with one stone. I heard Edward's footsteps on the stairs and hoped that it also meant that Bella was ready as well. I frowned when I realized that he was alone.
His gaze caught mine and noticed the look of dismay obviously because he immediately began to explain. "No, she'll be down in a minutes, she's just washing her hands." He looked nervous and ran his tell tale hand through his hair. Now I worried too. "She feels bad that she jumped to conclusions last night, she worried that you two will be angry at her actions and the fact that she didn't let you explain before she ran off." I rushed over and grabbed his hand on its journey back to fondle his hair again.
"Never, we know Bella. We knew that she would do this, we know the real reasons behind her hurt and anger. I promise, she is safe with us. We want to help and explain, we are the furthest thing from angry."
Bella stepped off of the bottom step and rushed for Rose and me. She half hugged half tackled the both of us. A few tears and whispered apologies later, we were out of the house and off to have our girl time.
We talked about the misunderstanding and she explained her reason, it was exactly what Rose and I already knew. We explained the talk with Emmett and Jasper. We told her how we wanted to get a better understanding of Edward and what he felt. She blushed and finally came out with the exact nature of their relationship.
"Holy shit, you slept in the bed naked with him and nothing happened? Wow, the two of you are saints." Rose said as she picked a piece of bacon off of my plate. "What, don't gape at me, you know you thought it." I did in fact think it but sometimes I swear that girl has no damn filter at all. I just shook my head at her and turned back to Bella.
She regaled us with tales of how good it was between them and she shared about her surfboard nookie as well. Got to admit that I was jealous of that one. After we all shared our stories, I had to voice out loud our luck. "You know girls; it looks like we each got very worthy men who treat us well." I was met with vigorous nods of agreement by the other two.
We paid and decided to go and shop some more. Well I decided and they tagged along. Rose stopped us as we were about to climb into the Sub. "Hey, let's promise each other that we won't get so wrapped up in our men that we forget each other, okay? I don't want to be one of those girls."
Bella stepped forward to hug both of us again. "I promise, I know I kind of have done that and I'm sorry. It is just so overwhelming to me, to be here with him, doing what we are doing. I just can't explain how good it feels." Rose and I snickered at this comment, Bella shared that Edward did this thing with his tongue and of course that was exactly the place our dirty minds went to when she spoke to us. After a few slaps to our arms we stopped snickering again. "I mean it, what Edward and I have is intense but I will work on making it relaxed and spend time with you guys as well. I promise." She raised her hand into the middle of the make shift circle our bodies made.
"I promise." Rose stated and mimicked Bella's hand.
I threw my hand up as well. "I promise, as well."
We did a funny little hand shake and linked arms to finish our shopping trip.
Rose and I paced around downstairs as we waited for Bella to emerge from their room. We were thrilled that they were a couple but at the same time we were so damned scared that we had screwed up with the Fort Knox comment.
Emmett apologized to Rose and myself several times before he and Jasper headed out to surf. He wanted us to know that he would apologize to Bella as well, later today. Rose kissed him sweetly and told him not to worry over it, we would be good. That Bella would see reason and realize we were happy for her and that we had not actually talked about her per say.
When the boys left we began to pace again. We both wanted to just go, to move, to do something but at the same time we perched ready to wait for Bella. It was all about her, she got her feelings hurt and we needed to make her see that we were sorry.
Bella was strong on the outside and took care of herself but those close to her, those she had let in had the power to shatter her. She was so scared and never got over her mother leaving her and Charlie, so it was a deep seeded issue that she would have to learn to deal with but in the mean time Rose and I understood. Besides we wanted some girl time to talk about the new relationships as well so this would kill two birds with one stone. I heard Edward's footsteps on the stairs and hoped that it also meant that Bella was ready as well. I frowned when I realized that he was alone.
His gaze caught mine and noticed the look of dismay obviously because he immediately began to explain. "No, she'll be down in a minutes, she's just washing her hands." He looked nervous and ran his tell tale hand through his hair. Now I worried too. "She feels bad that she jumped to conclusions last night, she worried that you two will be angry at her actions and the fact that she didn't let you explain before she ran off." I rushed over and grabbed his hand on its journey back to fondle his hair again.
"Never, we know Bella. We knew that she would do this, we know the real reasons behind her hurt and anger. I promise, she is safe with us. We want to help and explain, we are the furthest thing from angry."
Bella stepped off of the bottom step and rushed for Rose and me. She half hugged half tackled the both of us. A few tears and whispered apologies later, we were out of the house and off to have our girl time.
We talked about the misunderstanding and she explained her reason, it was exactly what Rose and I already knew. We explained the talk with Emmett and Jasper. We told her how we wanted to get a better understanding of Edward and what he felt. She blushed and finally came out with the exact nature of their relationship.
"Holy shit, you slept in the bed naked with him and nothing happened? Wow, the two of you are saints." Rose said as she picked a piece of bacon off of my plate. "What, don't gape at me, you know you thought it." I did in fact think it but sometimes I swear that girl has no damn filter at all. I just shook my head at her and turned back to Bella.
She regaled us with tales of how good it was between them and she shared about her surfboard nookie as well. Got to admit that I was jealous of that one. After we all shared our stories, I had to voice out loud our luck. "You know girls; it looks like we each got very worthy men who treat us well." I was met with vigorous nods of agreement by the other two.
We paid and decided to go and shop some more. Well I decided and they tagged along. Rose stopped us as we were about to climb into the Sub. "Hey, let's promise each other that we won't get so wrapped up in our men that we forget each other, okay? I don't want to be one of those girls."
Bella stepped forward to hug both of us again. "I promise, I know I kind of have done that and I'm sorry. It is just so overwhelming to me, to be here with him, doing what we are doing. I just can't explain how good it feels." Rose and I snickered at this comment, Bella shared that Edward did this thing with his tongue and of course that was exactly the place our dirty minds went to when she spoke to us. After a few slaps to our arms we stopped snickering again. "I mean it, what Edward and I have is intense but I will work on making it relaxed and spend time with you guys as well. I promise." She raised her hand into the middle of the make shift circle our bodies made.
"I promise." Rose stated and mimicked Bella's hand.
I threw my hand up as well. "I promise, as well."
We did a funny little hand shake and linked arms to finish our shopping trip.
ARLTY-Chapter 34
I threw myself on the bed and wondered what possible reason they could have to talk about me. Just as a sob broke free from my mouth Edward's arms went around me. I laid in the safety that he provided and cried for a few minutes, he murmured and cooed quiet words to me the whole time. I could hear the rest of the group cleaning up the living room, before they all drifted off to bed. Rose stopped and knocked on the door. Edward had locked it so he just called out to whoever it was on the other side.
"Yeah?"
"Bella, Alice and I want to take you out to breakfast, if that is okay with you?" I could hear the sincerity in her tone and knew deep down that neither Alice nor Rose would ever intentionally hurt me so I just nodded my head. I knew there was no way my voice would echo out loud enough for her to hear me. Edward's eyes caught mine and he called out my answer for me.
"She said okay." I nodded at him again and he kissed my forehead.
"Whenever she's ready, we'll go." Rose spoke once again. I nodded again.
"Okay." Edward's husky voice rang out across the room again.
"I love you, Bella, you know that right." Rose sounded so broken and hurt.
This time I used my voice to reassure her. "I know." It was hoarse and not as loud as I wanted but she got the message. I heard her heels click as she walked off from our room.
Edward unwrapped my arms from around him and stood. His warm hands pulled me up with him. "Let's go and shower, then we can flop, okay?" I didn't answer, I didn't need to he already pulled the two of us toward the bathroom. He knew I wouldn't protest.
He undressed me and then himself. We stood for a long time under the spray. Edward pressed into my back with his arms wrapped around me. I felt warm and loved. No words were spoken, we didn't need them. The silence was enough. When the water began to cool, Edward washed and conditioned my hair and we stepped out together. I almost cried at his tender hands as they dried me off. I had never known this kind of devotion before, never.
When we laid in bed, Edward began to hum and I was almost asleep when he began to sing.
Tell me your story, show my your wounds
And I'll show you what love sees when love looks at you
Hand me the pieces broken and bruised
And I'll show you what love sees when love sees you
It was the last straw and more tears fell. He shushed me and sang a bit more to me until I calmed down. His voice and his love soothed me. I wrapped my arms around him and allowed my mind to shut off, I just listened to him sing.
"You're going to give them a chance to explain, right? You know they love you more than words and would never intentionally hurt you." His words were spoken into my hairline at the edge of my fore head.
"Yeah, I am."
"Okay, good, now go to sleep." His song changed but he still sang me to sleep.
"Yeah?"
"Bella, Alice and I want to take you out to breakfast, if that is okay with you?" I could hear the sincerity in her tone and knew deep down that neither Alice nor Rose would ever intentionally hurt me so I just nodded my head. I knew there was no way my voice would echo out loud enough for her to hear me. Edward's eyes caught mine and he called out my answer for me.
"She said okay." I nodded at him again and he kissed my forehead.
"Whenever she's ready, we'll go." Rose spoke once again. I nodded again.
"Okay." Edward's husky voice rang out across the room again.
"I love you, Bella, you know that right." Rose sounded so broken and hurt.
This time I used my voice to reassure her. "I know." It was hoarse and not as loud as I wanted but she got the message. I heard her heels click as she walked off from our room.
Edward unwrapped my arms from around him and stood. His warm hands pulled me up with him. "Let's go and shower, then we can flop, okay?" I didn't answer, I didn't need to he already pulled the two of us toward the bathroom. He knew I wouldn't protest.
He undressed me and then himself. We stood for a long time under the spray. Edward pressed into my back with his arms wrapped around me. I felt warm and loved. No words were spoken, we didn't need them. The silence was enough. When the water began to cool, Edward washed and conditioned my hair and we stepped out together. I almost cried at his tender hands as they dried me off. I had never known this kind of devotion before, never.
When we laid in bed, Edward began to hum and I was almost asleep when he began to sing.
Tell me your story, show my your wounds
And I'll show you what love sees when love looks at you
Hand me the pieces broken and bruised
And I'll show you what love sees when love sees you
It was the last straw and more tears fell. He shushed me and sang a bit more to me until I calmed down. His voice and his love soothed me. I wrapped my arms around him and allowed my mind to shut off, I just listened to him sing.
"You're going to give them a chance to explain, right? You know they love you more than words and would never intentionally hurt you." His words were spoken into my hairline at the edge of my fore head.
"Yeah, I am."
"Okay, good, now go to sleep." His song changed but he still sang me to sleep.
ARLTY- Chapter 33
Obviously no on protested that one, it was as basic as they get. I knew I had this one licked. I internally snickered at my pun and glanced over at Bella.
I knew this kind of thing didn't seem like her scene but she looked over at Rosalie who sat next in our circle. Rose looked around and said out loud, "Cooch."
No arguments so it went to Emmett. "Stairway to heaven."
I was next and I didn't know if I should go with sweet and sincere or down and dirty. One look into Bella eyes told me where I should take this. "Lucy."
It was Bella's turn, her eyes contained no clear tell as to how she would play it. "Pink playground." I heard Emmett comment.
"Ohh, good one." He held out his fist for a bump from Bella. She promptly reached across me and bumped him like she did it every single day. I kissed her face as she moved back across my space.
We all looked to Alice. "Pocketbook." The three of us guys called bullshit right away. Alice waved her hands frantically. "Wait, my Grans called it that. Women have pocketbooks and men have wallets. She would say, 'Prissy,don't mess with that man his wallet looks too big for your pocketbook.', swear it." She held up her hand to attest to her statement.
Rose interrupted, "I've met her Grans, it is something that bird would say that is for sure."
Emmett shouted over Rose when he realized where her line of talk headed, "No matter three of us called 'bullshit', so she has to drink." He turned back to Alice, "Bottoms up girlie!" Alice gave a quick huff but downed a shot like she did it for a living.
We passed through the normal-cooder, hoo ha, vajajay, and cookie- to the abnormal- Garden of Eden, The Promised Land, warm and fuzzy, funny face and firecracker- all from Emmett no less.
We were all pretty much shit faced from the game and toward the end it just became a game of who could call out 'bullshit' the fastest.
We were almost out of names anyway, Em tried with 'down there' and was called, I was called on 'lady in waiting' and Jasper was out with 'Cooka'.
Rose didn't even try, she just downed a shot. Emmett's face took on a look of satisfaction as he shouted out, "Fort Knox." All three girls shouted 'bullshit' at once. His face fell.
"You don't listen for shit, do you?" Rose slurred as she slapped him across the back of his head. "That is her heart not her pus, dumb ass." Alice nodded furiously, as she looked very much like one of those bobble head dogs that sat on the dashboards of tourists' cars. I held my head; surely hers hurt with the action. Mine did as I just watched her, much less actually forcing to complete the action.
"Wait, you guys talked about my heart and Lucy?" Bella stood and left the room amidst of protests from the other occupants. I followed her quickly. I needed to fix this and quickly.
I knew this kind of thing didn't seem like her scene but she looked over at Rosalie who sat next in our circle. Rose looked around and said out loud, "Cooch."
No arguments so it went to Emmett. "Stairway to heaven."
I was next and I didn't know if I should go with sweet and sincere or down and dirty. One look into Bella eyes told me where I should take this. "Lucy."
It was Bella's turn, her eyes contained no clear tell as to how she would play it. "Pink playground." I heard Emmett comment.
"Ohh, good one." He held out his fist for a bump from Bella. She promptly reached across me and bumped him like she did it every single day. I kissed her face as she moved back across my space.
We all looked to Alice. "Pocketbook." The three of us guys called bullshit right away. Alice waved her hands frantically. "Wait, my Grans called it that. Women have pocketbooks and men have wallets. She would say, 'Prissy,don't mess with that man his wallet looks too big for your pocketbook.', swear it." She held up her hand to attest to her statement.
Rose interrupted, "I've met her Grans, it is something that bird would say that is for sure."
Emmett shouted over Rose when he realized where her line of talk headed, "No matter three of us called 'bullshit', so she has to drink." He turned back to Alice, "Bottoms up girlie!" Alice gave a quick huff but downed a shot like she did it for a living.
We passed through the normal-cooder, hoo ha, vajajay, and cookie- to the abnormal- Garden of Eden, The Promised Land, warm and fuzzy, funny face and firecracker- all from Emmett no less.
We were all pretty much shit faced from the game and toward the end it just became a game of who could call out 'bullshit' the fastest.
We were almost out of names anyway, Em tried with 'down there' and was called, I was called on 'lady in waiting' and Jasper was out with 'Cooka'.
Rose didn't even try, she just downed a shot. Emmett's face took on a look of satisfaction as he shouted out, "Fort Knox." All three girls shouted 'bullshit' at once. His face fell.
"You don't listen for shit, do you?" Rose slurred as she slapped him across the back of his head. "That is her heart not her pus, dumb ass." Alice nodded furiously, as she looked very much like one of those bobble head dogs that sat on the dashboards of tourists' cars. I held my head; surely hers hurt with the action. Mine did as I just watched her, much less actually forcing to complete the action.
"Wait, you guys talked about my heart and Lucy?" Bella stood and left the room amidst of protests from the other occupants. I followed her quickly. I needed to fix this and quickly.
ARLTY- Chapter 32
I looked deep into his eyes and realized that he truly mean the words coming out of his mouth, not just saying them because he thought it was what I wanted to hear. So I responded the only way I knew how. The way that felt right to me. "I love you too, Edward."
When we were too pruney to stay in the water any longer we made our way up to the beach and laid out on the blanket I had brought with us. I was happy and satisfied just being with Edward. No words, no expensive activities, just spending time together.
I fished around in my bag and we scraped enough money together to go and buy a couple of hot dogs and cokes for us to eat. Edward promised me a better meal when we got back to the house and he could access his wallet. I told him that this was fine, again, I was happy just being with him.
We listened to music and I read aloud to us. He frowned when he saw that it was PrideandPrejudice but he listened anyway. I made him promise that he would read to me from his book at home I had seen him reading each night.
When we had finally found our way back to the house it was close to dark and we were almost exhausted, well at least I was. Sitting in the water and paddling back and forth, even with Edward's help, had used muscles that I didn't even know I had. Everyone else was getting ready to head to a beachside cook out.
After much cajoling from Rose and Alice we agreed to go with them but I made them promise I could leave any time I wanted to. Edward and I showered together and dressed quickly. All conversation stopped when we walked in hand and hand.
"So, I guess that was the two of you that I heard last night when I came down to get some chips," Emmett boldly asked.
"Hm, I'm not sure what did you hear?" Edward asked as he took a sip from his water bottle.
"Oh, Edward, harder, that feels so good, right there, yes, yes, oh God, yes." Emmett faked a feminine tone of voice, very badly but he did it anyway.
"Well, yeah then that would have been us," Edward answered as he kissed the side of my bright red face.
"Well glad to know it, buddy. Can we get the hell out of here now? I'm starving!" Emmett's enthusiasm took over and we all shuffled out the door, nothing else was said about Edward and me together. But then again, no one made a big deal about Alice and Jasper nor Emmett and Rosalie either, so I guess we were off the hook. Well, he was, I was not, without a doubt Alice would not be letting that thing go. She would ask every single question she wanted to and expect an answer out of me as well. I was not looking forward to that conversation.
After we'd eaten our food and had drank several beers on the beach, Jasper brought up what seemed to be a strange conversation but then again maybe not so strange considering the company we kept.
"Okay so Alice said something today that we need to clarify, she called her lady parts Fort Knox. Now, I know not all of you have the same names so I think we need to share these so we don't have any encrypted conversations that us guys are not clued in on, okay?" The guys all nodded but there was no way in hell I was sharing that shit with any of them. Not without a few more beers in me anyway. So I voiced that exact thought.
"There is no way in hell without a lot of Tequila in me that I am sharing those answers with you men!" I held up my beer and the girls tapped theirs to mine. A united front, I loved it.
"Well then, Ms. Bella, we will bring on the Tequila 'cause we ain't letting this one go." Emmett grabbed the large tote bag that Rose had carried down to the beach with us and pulled out a bottle from it. What do you know, they had brought Tequila.
"Okay, rules are…you have five seconds to think of a name for lady parts. If you can't think of a name you must take a shot. If you say a name that has already been said, you take a shot, if you call out a name and at least three of us call bullshit on it, you take a double shot. We okay with the rules?" I gulped, the only name I knew was Lucy. Damn it. Everyone else nodded their head and so I did as well. I wasn't going to be the only stick in the mud.
"I'll start," Jasper offered. "Pussy."
When we were too pruney to stay in the water any longer we made our way up to the beach and laid out on the blanket I had brought with us. I was happy and satisfied just being with Edward. No words, no expensive activities, just spending time together.
I fished around in my bag and we scraped enough money together to go and buy a couple of hot dogs and cokes for us to eat. Edward promised me a better meal when we got back to the house and he could access his wallet. I told him that this was fine, again, I was happy just being with him.
We listened to music and I read aloud to us. He frowned when he saw that it was PrideandPrejudice but he listened anyway. I made him promise that he would read to me from his book at home I had seen him reading each night.
When we had finally found our way back to the house it was close to dark and we were almost exhausted, well at least I was. Sitting in the water and paddling back and forth, even with Edward's help, had used muscles that I didn't even know I had. Everyone else was getting ready to head to a beachside cook out.
After much cajoling from Rose and Alice we agreed to go with them but I made them promise I could leave any time I wanted to. Edward and I showered together and dressed quickly. All conversation stopped when we walked in hand and hand.
"So, I guess that was the two of you that I heard last night when I came down to get some chips," Emmett boldly asked.
"Hm, I'm not sure what did you hear?" Edward asked as he took a sip from his water bottle.
"Oh, Edward, harder, that feels so good, right there, yes, yes, oh God, yes." Emmett faked a feminine tone of voice, very badly but he did it anyway.
"Well, yeah then that would have been us," Edward answered as he kissed the side of my bright red face.
"Well glad to know it, buddy. Can we get the hell out of here now? I'm starving!" Emmett's enthusiasm took over and we all shuffled out the door, nothing else was said about Edward and me together. But then again, no one made a big deal about Alice and Jasper nor Emmett and Rosalie either, so I guess we were off the hook. Well, he was, I was not, without a doubt Alice would not be letting that thing go. She would ask every single question she wanted to and expect an answer out of me as well. I was not looking forward to that conversation.
After we'd eaten our food and had drank several beers on the beach, Jasper brought up what seemed to be a strange conversation but then again maybe not so strange considering the company we kept.
"Okay so Alice said something today that we need to clarify, she called her lady parts Fort Knox. Now, I know not all of you have the same names so I think we need to share these so we don't have any encrypted conversations that us guys are not clued in on, okay?" The guys all nodded but there was no way in hell I was sharing that shit with any of them. Not without a few more beers in me anyway. So I voiced that exact thought.
"There is no way in hell without a lot of Tequila in me that I am sharing those answers with you men!" I held up my beer and the girls tapped theirs to mine. A united front, I loved it.
"Well then, Ms. Bella, we will bring on the Tequila 'cause we ain't letting this one go." Emmett grabbed the large tote bag that Rose had carried down to the beach with us and pulled out a bottle from it. What do you know, they had brought Tequila.
"Okay, rules are…you have five seconds to think of a name for lady parts. If you can't think of a name you must take a shot. If you say a name that has already been said, you take a shot, if you call out a name and at least three of us call bullshit on it, you take a double shot. We okay with the rules?" I gulped, the only name I knew was Lucy. Damn it. Everyone else nodded their head and so I did as well. I wasn't going to be the only stick in the mud.
"I'll start," Jasper offered. "Pussy."
ARLTY-Chapter 31-Rose's POV
Rose's point of view
"Hey, is it strange to anyone else that they are gone, first thing this morning?" I asked as I slipped a piece of croissant into my mouth. Jasper and Em were shoveling store bought cereal into their mouths like their lives depended on it. Alice paused with her eyeliner pencil halfway to her eye and the mirror held up ready to finish her face. "What, you all would have brought it up if you had thought of it first." I pushed another bite into my mouth and searched all of their eyes to see if any of them had any ideas.
"Edward's hiding something for sure, he always made himself scarce whenever he's had a secret or something like that," Jasper said in between bites. "Always has, when he lost his virginity, I didn't see him for like two weeks." Another bite was crammed into his mouth. I wanted to call him out for being a pig but when I looked over at Emmett he was matching Jasper stroke for stroke with the spoon. So nothing I could say really.
Alice went ballistic, "You think him and Bell have done the nasty? I know Bella needs it, I mean not that she doesn't have lots and lots of admirers at school but she won't allow any of them inside her Fort Knox."
Emmett and Jasper snickered at her words.
"Is that what y'all really call it? Fort Knox?" Emmett watched with rapt devotion like he was being let inside the inner circle of knowledge.
"No, that is not what we call it. I meant her heart when I said Fort Knox. And, for Bella, if they don't win her heart they don't get inside of her other parts either. She's a good girl that way." Alice snickered and winked at me.
Yeah the two of us were not so much on the rules. We went with what felt good but Bella had some discipline about her. I think her past was pushing that rule more so than her morals but either way she needed some attention paid to her. And I thought Edward was just the man to do it for her. She may have thought she could fool me but I saw her, really saw her when he talked or ate, or hell just breathed. She had been hanging on every single thing he had done and he was almost as bad with her. They deserved each other, it would benefit both of them.
I snapped back into reality and realized that Em and Jas were now getting a lecture on what women called their lady parts. "So you two need to mind your own business and leave our parts alone. When we trust you enough you will find out what they are called. Now eat up, we've got lots to do today." Both men dropped their gaze, sufficiently chastised by Alice and began to finish up their breakfast as she stated.
Halfway through our shopping Emmett piped up and spoke all of the sudden. "You know I heard noises from their room last night." We all stopped and waited for him to finish but he didn't.
I smacked his head. "Emmett, you heard noises and said nothing before now? Why didn't you share this little piece of info earlier when we were all talking about it?"
Emmett looked over at Jasper and they just exchanged looks before he continued. "Well, cause Ed's kinda private when it comes to that sort of thing, so I felt weird talking about it. I mean he jokes with us and all but he never really talks about things in detail or anything. I do think Bella would be good for him though." Emmett shrugged like that was his final idea about things.
"You think?" Jasper drawled. "I mean I have seen more of him and have heard more from him on this trip than we have in an entire month back at school. She really has brought him out of his shell some." He turned to look at Alice and myself. "He really has changed since high school. I mean not that he was a terrible person then, but he seems to think things over more and not just jump into decisions now." Jasper stopped walking abruptly and slapped Emmett on the arm. "Damn does that mean our boy has grown up?" Emmett and Jasper stared at each other again and seemed to shutter before they began to walk away from a stunned Alice and I.
"Do you think he's fallen in love with her?" Alice whispered.
"I don't know but I would bet the next pair of shoes I buy that she has fallen for him." Alice was nodding before I could even finish my sentence. "Now, the question is…will she admit it before it's too late?"
"Hey, is it strange to anyone else that they are gone, first thing this morning?" I asked as I slipped a piece of croissant into my mouth. Jasper and Em were shoveling store bought cereal into their mouths like their lives depended on it. Alice paused with her eyeliner pencil halfway to her eye and the mirror held up ready to finish her face. "What, you all would have brought it up if you had thought of it first." I pushed another bite into my mouth and searched all of their eyes to see if any of them had any ideas.
"Edward's hiding something for sure, he always made himself scarce whenever he's had a secret or something like that," Jasper said in between bites. "Always has, when he lost his virginity, I didn't see him for like two weeks." Another bite was crammed into his mouth. I wanted to call him out for being a pig but when I looked over at Emmett he was matching Jasper stroke for stroke with the spoon. So nothing I could say really.
Alice went ballistic, "You think him and Bell have done the nasty? I know Bella needs it, I mean not that she doesn't have lots and lots of admirers at school but she won't allow any of them inside her Fort Knox."
Emmett and Jasper snickered at her words.
"Is that what y'all really call it? Fort Knox?" Emmett watched with rapt devotion like he was being let inside the inner circle of knowledge.
"No, that is not what we call it. I meant her heart when I said Fort Knox. And, for Bella, if they don't win her heart they don't get inside of her other parts either. She's a good girl that way." Alice snickered and winked at me.
Yeah the two of us were not so much on the rules. We went with what felt good but Bella had some discipline about her. I think her past was pushing that rule more so than her morals but either way she needed some attention paid to her. And I thought Edward was just the man to do it for her. She may have thought she could fool me but I saw her, really saw her when he talked or ate, or hell just breathed. She had been hanging on every single thing he had done and he was almost as bad with her. They deserved each other, it would benefit both of them.
I snapped back into reality and realized that Em and Jas were now getting a lecture on what women called their lady parts. "So you two need to mind your own business and leave our parts alone. When we trust you enough you will find out what they are called. Now eat up, we've got lots to do today." Both men dropped their gaze, sufficiently chastised by Alice and began to finish up their breakfast as she stated.
Halfway through our shopping Emmett piped up and spoke all of the sudden. "You know I heard noises from their room last night." We all stopped and waited for him to finish but he didn't.
I smacked his head. "Emmett, you heard noises and said nothing before now? Why didn't you share this little piece of info earlier when we were all talking about it?"
Emmett looked over at Jasper and they just exchanged looks before he continued. "Well, cause Ed's kinda private when it comes to that sort of thing, so I felt weird talking about it. I mean he jokes with us and all but he never really talks about things in detail or anything. I do think Bella would be good for him though." Emmett shrugged like that was his final idea about things.
"You think?" Jasper drawled. "I mean I have seen more of him and have heard more from him on this trip than we have in an entire month back at school. She really has brought him out of his shell some." He turned to look at Alice and myself. "He really has changed since high school. I mean not that he was a terrible person then, but he seems to think things over more and not just jump into decisions now." Jasper stopped walking abruptly and slapped Emmett on the arm. "Damn does that mean our boy has grown up?" Emmett and Jasper stared at each other again and seemed to shutter before they began to walk away from a stunned Alice and I.
"Do you think he's fallen in love with her?" Alice whispered.
"I don't know but I would bet the next pair of shoes I buy that she has fallen for him." Alice was nodding before I could even finish my sentence. "Now, the question is…will she admit it before it's too late?"
ARLTY-Chapter 30
We spent all day in the water, and I enjoyed every single minute of it, some more than others…yeah, definitely some way more than others.
Edward's hand slipped up under my shirt and bikini top, and the other slipped down under my bottoms. One hand fingered across my clit while his other hand pinched and pulled my nipples. Each one getting its own attention, while his mouth sucked and whispered naughty things to me. Things he wanted to do to me, with me and for me. Each single action worked together to push me closer and closer to the live wire that my body was turning into. I felt the heat, the energy as it slowly made its way across my body. The revelation that he wanted us to be together after this summer was over and then his actions now, pushed my body closer to the ecstasy that he wanted for me. I leaned back against him as his finger pushed into my body, they curled forward and his thumb brushed across clit. He bit down slightly on my neck before he whispered, "I'm so in love with you Bella," I cried out his name as his words and my orgasm washed over me.
His sweet, talented hands righted my clothes and cradled me against him. "I'm sorry if it's too soon for me to tell you I love you but it's how I feel. If you aren't ready to say it yet, then don't. I will wait on you, Bella. You're worth it."
I turned to look at him, not sure exactly what it was that my mind wanted to say to him at this point. I wanted to tell him that I loved him back but my heart was still screaming at me to protect myself. So instead of saying anything I just leaned up and kissed his sweet lips.
Edward's hand slipped up under my shirt and bikini top, and the other slipped down under my bottoms. One hand fingered across my clit while his other hand pinched and pulled my nipples. Each one getting its own attention, while his mouth sucked and whispered naughty things to me. Things he wanted to do to me, with me and for me. Each single action worked together to push me closer and closer to the live wire that my body was turning into. I felt the heat, the energy as it slowly made its way across my body. The revelation that he wanted us to be together after this summer was over and then his actions now, pushed my body closer to the ecstasy that he wanted for me. I leaned back against him as his finger pushed into my body, they curled forward and his thumb brushed across clit. He bit down slightly on my neck before he whispered, "I'm so in love with you Bella," I cried out his name as his words and my orgasm washed over me.
His sweet, talented hands righted my clothes and cradled me against him. "I'm sorry if it's too soon for me to tell you I love you but it's how I feel. If you aren't ready to say it yet, then don't. I will wait on you, Bella. You're worth it."
I turned to look at him, not sure exactly what it was that my mind wanted to say to him at this point. I wanted to tell him that I loved him back but my heart was still screaming at me to protect myself. So instead of saying anything I just leaned up and kissed his sweet lips.
ARLTY- Chapter 29
I laid in bed and held Bella against me. Last night had been perfect and I wanted it every single night for the rest of my life. Hmmm…I wonder if I could work that out. I knew we were both college students and had quite a distance between us when we actually got back there but it is our senior year so it wouldn't be for that long, right?
My subconscious took over and answered for me…yeah, not that long. Then you both could move to be together and life would work put perfectly for you, 2.5 kids, picket fence, dog, house with a two car garage with kid's toys all over the driveway so I can't drive in at all. All of that used to scare me, the thought of being an adult and living the adult life scared the hell out of me but now…well all I can think of is getting done with school and getting back to Bella.
She stirred next to me so I decided to kiss her awake. "Wake up sleepy head, let's go and surf?" She stretched and nodded her head at me. I threw on a pair of my shorts to wear under my wet suit while Bella watched me pull them on. I could admit I did it a little slower than normal just to give her a show. I threw on some cargo shorts over them, a t-shirt and slide my feet into some flip flops. Bella had been to the bathroom, had thrown her hair up in a sloppy bun, and had donned her bikini. I grabbed an old wet suit shirt, something to cover her and keep her from getting a sun or sand burn. She pulled on a pair of shorts and flip flops as well. We made our way out of the house holding hands before we saw any of the other occupants of the house. It's okay, I didn't think Bella was ready to answer questions yet.
We stopped at a little beachside stand, and we grabbed two breakfast burritos and a couple cokes. When we were finished we tossed our trash and made our way out to the water. Bella was nervous but I assured her that I had been surfing for years so she was fine. I had towed Emmett's ass in one time when his board had hit him on the head, so I could certainly tow her in if something happened. She tossed her head back and laughed at Emmett's misfortune. I stared at her, she was simply the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I wanted to take her right back to bed but another idea hit me instead. I have to get her out on my board in the water where no one else is close to us and no one else can see us.
Somehow or another that was exactly where we ended up, on my board in the water. She sat in front of me, pressed against my chest, my thighs matching the outside edge of hers. We were touching from the neck down. Even our feet were tangled together beneath the surface of the water.
"Bella, I have so many things I want to say to you…but I'm afraid it will scare you away," I whispered in her ear. She turned slightly to look into my eyes.
I pressed a gentle kiss to her lips to soothe away that small amount of doubt that shows me she is worried this is a scary kind of talk. When it is exactly the opposite of that kind. She smiled when our faces separate. I felt her lips pulling up as they ghosted against mine for a few more small pecks on my mouth.
"Okay," she simply said. Is that okay she's ready to hear it or okay that she knew it's not a scary kind of talk, okay what?
"This is more for me," I blurted out. "I mean, I don't do this kind of thing. I'm not the kind to sleep around but I'm not usually the relationship kind either." I felt her body pull away from mine as soon as the words came out. I threw my arm around her waist and pulled her back to me. "Usually, but with you, Bella, I can see it all. I know that is pretty stupid because we haven't talked in years and it's only been a few days but damn it, you make me want all of it. The house, cars, dogs, garages, toys, all of that shit." I run a nervous hand through my hair and hope that my impulsiveness doesn't scare her off.
"Me too," she whispered and I could hear the tears hidden in her words. I turned her towards me so I could look at her, wipe them away and make it all better for her.
"Don't cry, baby, please." I kissed her temple and pulled her close to me with her body twisted so I ended up with her shoulder pressed against my sternum but it worked anyway. "I didn't mean to upset you. I just wanted to know how you felt so I didn't get my heart broken when it was time to end this thing. When you walked away unscathed and I walked away crushed."
"No, I have a feeling we are both going to be in the same boat at this end of this summer."
"Well, see this morning I thought about that. This is our senior year so we need to rush through it and get back to each other when it ends. It's longer than either of us wanted to be away but we can make this work. We will have holidays in Forks and then we can visit each other as often as possible. We can make this work, we can." I kissed her mouth and begged for her to agree with me. Once again, I felt the smile form on her lips as they pressed against mine. I knew I had her on board with me, no pun intended.
"Okay."
We turned back to watch people further down the beach catch a few waves, nothing major but enough to show Bella how it's done. Yet neither of us moved from the position we were in right this moment. We were happy staying right where we were.
I moved my hand across her stomach and realized that her shirt had slipped up when my hand met the warm, soft skin of her abdomen. I applied a little more pressure and rubbed gently. She purred and slipped closer to me. With my free hand I tread through the water to turn us slightly away from the rest of the surfers view.
My hand on her stomach slipped lower, into her bikini bottoms and my free hand slid up under her shirt to move the scrap of fabric that covered her breast. Her body responded to the slight temperature difference in the hand that was recently in the water and her sun warmed chest. Her nipple tightened immediately and she moaned. That moan is a go sign for me and I pressed both hands further into her body.
My subconscious took over and answered for me…yeah, not that long. Then you both could move to be together and life would work put perfectly for you, 2.5 kids, picket fence, dog, house with a two car garage with kid's toys all over the driveway so I can't drive in at all. All of that used to scare me, the thought of being an adult and living the adult life scared the hell out of me but now…well all I can think of is getting done with school and getting back to Bella.
She stirred next to me so I decided to kiss her awake. "Wake up sleepy head, let's go and surf?" She stretched and nodded her head at me. I threw on a pair of my shorts to wear under my wet suit while Bella watched me pull them on. I could admit I did it a little slower than normal just to give her a show. I threw on some cargo shorts over them, a t-shirt and slide my feet into some flip flops. Bella had been to the bathroom, had thrown her hair up in a sloppy bun, and had donned her bikini. I grabbed an old wet suit shirt, something to cover her and keep her from getting a sun or sand burn. She pulled on a pair of shorts and flip flops as well. We made our way out of the house holding hands before we saw any of the other occupants of the house. It's okay, I didn't think Bella was ready to answer questions yet.
We stopped at a little beachside stand, and we grabbed two breakfast burritos and a couple cokes. When we were finished we tossed our trash and made our way out to the water. Bella was nervous but I assured her that I had been surfing for years so she was fine. I had towed Emmett's ass in one time when his board had hit him on the head, so I could certainly tow her in if something happened. She tossed her head back and laughed at Emmett's misfortune. I stared at her, she was simply the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I wanted to take her right back to bed but another idea hit me instead. I have to get her out on my board in the water where no one else is close to us and no one else can see us.
Somehow or another that was exactly where we ended up, on my board in the water. She sat in front of me, pressed against my chest, my thighs matching the outside edge of hers. We were touching from the neck down. Even our feet were tangled together beneath the surface of the water.
"Bella, I have so many things I want to say to you…but I'm afraid it will scare you away," I whispered in her ear. She turned slightly to look into my eyes.
I pressed a gentle kiss to her lips to soothe away that small amount of doubt that shows me she is worried this is a scary kind of talk. When it is exactly the opposite of that kind. She smiled when our faces separate. I felt her lips pulling up as they ghosted against mine for a few more small pecks on my mouth.
"Okay," she simply said. Is that okay she's ready to hear it or okay that she knew it's not a scary kind of talk, okay what?
"This is more for me," I blurted out. "I mean, I don't do this kind of thing. I'm not the kind to sleep around but I'm not usually the relationship kind either." I felt her body pull away from mine as soon as the words came out. I threw my arm around her waist and pulled her back to me. "Usually, but with you, Bella, I can see it all. I know that is pretty stupid because we haven't talked in years and it's only been a few days but damn it, you make me want all of it. The house, cars, dogs, garages, toys, all of that shit." I run a nervous hand through my hair and hope that my impulsiveness doesn't scare her off.
"Me too," she whispered and I could hear the tears hidden in her words. I turned her towards me so I could look at her, wipe them away and make it all better for her.
"Don't cry, baby, please." I kissed her temple and pulled her close to me with her body twisted so I ended up with her shoulder pressed against my sternum but it worked anyway. "I didn't mean to upset you. I just wanted to know how you felt so I didn't get my heart broken when it was time to end this thing. When you walked away unscathed and I walked away crushed."
"No, I have a feeling we are both going to be in the same boat at this end of this summer."
"Well, see this morning I thought about that. This is our senior year so we need to rush through it and get back to each other when it ends. It's longer than either of us wanted to be away but we can make this work. We will have holidays in Forks and then we can visit each other as often as possible. We can make this work, we can." I kissed her mouth and begged for her to agree with me. Once again, I felt the smile form on her lips as they pressed against mine. I knew I had her on board with me, no pun intended.
"Okay."
We turned back to watch people further down the beach catch a few waves, nothing major but enough to show Bella how it's done. Yet neither of us moved from the position we were in right this moment. We were happy staying right where we were.
I moved my hand across her stomach and realized that her shirt had slipped up when my hand met the warm, soft skin of her abdomen. I applied a little more pressure and rubbed gently. She purred and slipped closer to me. With my free hand I tread through the water to turn us slightly away from the rest of the surfers view.
My hand on her stomach slipped lower, into her bikini bottoms and my free hand slid up under her shirt to move the scrap of fabric that covered her breast. Her body responded to the slight temperature difference in the hand that was recently in the water and her sun warmed chest. Her nipple tightened immediately and she moaned. That moan is a go sign for me and I pressed both hands further into her body.
ARLTY- Chapter 28
Edward tugged my hand and pulled me directly to the bed. I went willingly, nothing in me wanted to fight against the pull or him. In fact every single nerve ending I had was on fire for him. He had touched me in the shower and set my body on fire. He breathed life into me and now I never wanted anything else but him. Again I worried that time would eventually tear us apart, but I couldn't worry about that now. Now, I had Edward in my arms and his lips kissed my body. Now, I had him and so I would occupy myself with that thought.
"Bella, I have wanted this for so long. Since I spoke to you on the phone. I could feel it even then, the pull you had on me. This has nothing to do with who we used to be, this is all about who we are now. You and me, Bella, don't forget that."
His full lips kissed mine again and I dropped open my legs to allow him to fit into the cradle that I created for him. He gladly positioned himself there, and he fit there as if it had been created for him.
I pulled his head back to me and we kissed with sloppy warm kisses that spoke so many words that we couldn't yet. The proof of all that we felt but still weren't ready to admit to ourselves much less each other. But it was enough to prove to me what I needed to know in order to give my heart to him completely.
Edward moved one last time and with a gentle push of his hips he was deep inside of me. He fit perfectly, like I knew he would. Not too large, not too small, just right. I wanted him here with me like this for all of time. Was there a way we could live like this? Where we could tune out the world and just be with each other, no such thing as a need for food or sleep? Just each other? I wished.
My heart felt like a puzzle and with each push into my body I felt like Edward was putting me back together. Like he held the final piece that would make me whole. All worries and pain were gone, I only thought of us, together, exactly like we are right this moment.
I pulled his head to me and kissed the side of his neck. "Edward, do you feel it?" I asked against the warm skin of his neck.
"Yes, baby, I feel it. I feel us. We are so good together." His strokes were deep and steady, each one driving me towards the only place I want to go right now. The peak. The journey is so sweet, yet I can't wait to be there. I reached it way too fast but still couldn't wait to jump off the edge of it. "Bella, stop thinking and feel how good we are together," Edward admonished. His lips attached to the tender skin of my neck behind my ear, his hand shifted my leg, and I fell.
Fell hard, but it was the sweetest journey I had ever been on.
"Bella, I have wanted this for so long. Since I spoke to you on the phone. I could feel it even then, the pull you had on me. This has nothing to do with who we used to be, this is all about who we are now. You and me, Bella, don't forget that."
His full lips kissed mine again and I dropped open my legs to allow him to fit into the cradle that I created for him. He gladly positioned himself there, and he fit there as if it had been created for him.
I pulled his head back to me and we kissed with sloppy warm kisses that spoke so many words that we couldn't yet. The proof of all that we felt but still weren't ready to admit to ourselves much less each other. But it was enough to prove to me what I needed to know in order to give my heart to him completely.
Edward moved one last time and with a gentle push of his hips he was deep inside of me. He fit perfectly, like I knew he would. Not too large, not too small, just right. I wanted him here with me like this for all of time. Was there a way we could live like this? Where we could tune out the world and just be with each other, no such thing as a need for food or sleep? Just each other? I wished.
My heart felt like a puzzle and with each push into my body I felt like Edward was putting me back together. Like he held the final piece that would make me whole. All worries and pain were gone, I only thought of us, together, exactly like we are right this moment.
I pulled his head to me and kissed the side of his neck. "Edward, do you feel it?" I asked against the warm skin of his neck.
"Yes, baby, I feel it. I feel us. We are so good together." His strokes were deep and steady, each one driving me towards the only place I want to go right now. The peak. The journey is so sweet, yet I can't wait to be there. I reached it way too fast but still couldn't wait to jump off the edge of it. "Bella, stop thinking and feel how good we are together," Edward admonished. His lips attached to the tender skin of my neck behind my ear, his hand shifted my leg, and I fell.
Fell hard, but it was the sweetest journey I had ever been on.
ARLTY- Chapter 27
I walked Bella back to the house. So far I had held her, kissed her, and slept naked in bed beside her. I needed more from her or else my balls were going to detach themselves, and run away screaming from my body. They had revolted several times already so I had better not push my luck. I would take things slow but tonight I wanted more with her. Whatever she would allow me to have, I would take it.
When we reached the house I stored my board in the unused dining room along with all the others and pulled Bella's hand to take her upstairs with me. I tugged her into our room and closed and locked the door. She raised an eyebrow but said nothing in protest so I left it as it is. I removed my wet suit and draped it across the window sill to dry out before I needed it again. That left me in the shorts I wear under my wet suit. They are more like bicycle shorts, tight black lycra that doesn't bunch up like the board shorts do but still keeps the wet suit from rubbing my junk and giving me a rash. Learned that lesson the hard way.
Bella's eyes took in my body in nothing but those tight shorts; they showed her just how ready I was to be with her. Her eyes drifted from my waist up to my eyes. "I thought you went commando under those things," she waved towards my suit, "I just assumed." I chuckled it never failed to excite me when she got flustered and blushed.
"Well the suit rubs and the combo of the sand and water will make a rash in certain areas so I wear these to protect the parts I don't want hurt." I pulled her to me and pressed her warm body against mine. "Looks like you have too much on…" I let the comment drift away as I pushed the tiny strap of her sundress off of her shoulder. She removed the other one and pushed it down her body. As she stood before me in just her panties, I had to suppress a moan. They were the lace kind that showed off the beautiful swell of her ass cheeks. They were my undoing. "Bella," I groaned. She stepped back into my arms and kissed me gently. When I needed air I pulled away slightly. "I need a shower," I said as I turned to walk away from her because she didn't look like she was ready for the next step yet.
Her hand caught my wrist right before I stepped into the bathroom. When I turned to look at her she was completely naked and biting her lip again. "Can I join you?" I just nodded because words just wouldn't work in that situation. We stepped into the warm shower and stood to watch the water cascade down our bodies. My lips found Bella's shoulder and began to kiss any available spot they could reach. When they ran out of spots I moved my body to give them a new area to cover until I found myself on my knees before her. Without a sound I pushed her legs farther apart and my mouth attached to her…core, pussy, I didn't know what to call it. I mean core sounds very Harlequin Romance but pussy just seems so crude, like I'm hooking up with her for a booty call. So…I'm at a lost. My mind caught up with my body when Bella moaned and attached her hand to my hair. I wondered all at once why the hell I'm was spending my energy worry about what to call her parts when my face was buried in them and I could enjoy that instead.
I pushed her outer lips open and sucked her clit into my mouth. I flicked it with my tongue and felt her pulse under my ministrations. I hoped that this meant she was close; I couldn't wait to see her face flushed and glowing after her release. I added two fingers and increased my pressure to enhance her pleasure. "My God, Bella, you are so beautiful." Her hand tightened on my hair as her legs began to quiver. She lifted her right leg and slipped it over my shoulder, it gave me more room to get further in her. "Come on, baby, does that feel good? I can feel you shaking, baby, you are so close." Her head thrashed back and forth, her eyes shut tightly, while her lips dropped open as she panted for air. She was exquisite and I wanted to see her like this as often as I could.
Her body tensed several times but she never allowed herself to fall over that edge that usually followed. I could see her furrowed eyebrows and knew she was over thinking this. "Baby, don't think, just feel. Feel what your body needs, let go and let it happen. Trust me to take care of you, let me give this to you." I sucked her clit back into my mouth and curled my fingers slightly. Her body tensed again but this one was different, this one was the coil that her body makes before it snaps and releases. I moaned around her body as I realized that my words worked together with my actions to send her over the edge.
Bella moaned and whimpered very quietly as she gave into her release. I wanted to hear her shout and moan and carry on to let everyone know that she was mine and I did this to her. But I knew at the same time that wasn't Bella's style at all. So I was happy with just watching her fall apart and then make her descent back to earth in the aftermath. I slowed my actions but continued to work her body. I was hoping that she would want more from me, the wicked gleam in her eyes once she finally opened them told me that my hope was probably about to be granted.
I shut off the water and grabbed at towel to dry us both off. I didn't do a very thorough job but it was because I didn't care, I was only focused on getting Bella back in our bed so I could make love to her.
When we reached the house I stored my board in the unused dining room along with all the others and pulled Bella's hand to take her upstairs with me. I tugged her into our room and closed and locked the door. She raised an eyebrow but said nothing in protest so I left it as it is. I removed my wet suit and draped it across the window sill to dry out before I needed it again. That left me in the shorts I wear under my wet suit. They are more like bicycle shorts, tight black lycra that doesn't bunch up like the board shorts do but still keeps the wet suit from rubbing my junk and giving me a rash. Learned that lesson the hard way.
Bella's eyes took in my body in nothing but those tight shorts; they showed her just how ready I was to be with her. Her eyes drifted from my waist up to my eyes. "I thought you went commando under those things," she waved towards my suit, "I just assumed." I chuckled it never failed to excite me when she got flustered and blushed.
"Well the suit rubs and the combo of the sand and water will make a rash in certain areas so I wear these to protect the parts I don't want hurt." I pulled her to me and pressed her warm body against mine. "Looks like you have too much on…" I let the comment drift away as I pushed the tiny strap of her sundress off of her shoulder. She removed the other one and pushed it down her body. As she stood before me in just her panties, I had to suppress a moan. They were the lace kind that showed off the beautiful swell of her ass cheeks. They were my undoing. "Bella," I groaned. She stepped back into my arms and kissed me gently. When I needed air I pulled away slightly. "I need a shower," I said as I turned to walk away from her because she didn't look like she was ready for the next step yet.
Her hand caught my wrist right before I stepped into the bathroom. When I turned to look at her she was completely naked and biting her lip again. "Can I join you?" I just nodded because words just wouldn't work in that situation. We stepped into the warm shower and stood to watch the water cascade down our bodies. My lips found Bella's shoulder and began to kiss any available spot they could reach. When they ran out of spots I moved my body to give them a new area to cover until I found myself on my knees before her. Without a sound I pushed her legs farther apart and my mouth attached to her…core, pussy, I didn't know what to call it. I mean core sounds very Harlequin Romance but pussy just seems so crude, like I'm hooking up with her for a booty call. So…I'm at a lost. My mind caught up with my body when Bella moaned and attached her hand to my hair. I wondered all at once why the hell I'm was spending my energy worry about what to call her parts when my face was buried in them and I could enjoy that instead.
I pushed her outer lips open and sucked her clit into my mouth. I flicked it with my tongue and felt her pulse under my ministrations. I hoped that this meant she was close; I couldn't wait to see her face flushed and glowing after her release. I added two fingers and increased my pressure to enhance her pleasure. "My God, Bella, you are so beautiful." Her hand tightened on my hair as her legs began to quiver. She lifted her right leg and slipped it over my shoulder, it gave me more room to get further in her. "Come on, baby, does that feel good? I can feel you shaking, baby, you are so close." Her head thrashed back and forth, her eyes shut tightly, while her lips dropped open as she panted for air. She was exquisite and I wanted to see her like this as often as I could.
Her body tensed several times but she never allowed herself to fall over that edge that usually followed. I could see her furrowed eyebrows and knew she was over thinking this. "Baby, don't think, just feel. Feel what your body needs, let go and let it happen. Trust me to take care of you, let me give this to you." I sucked her clit back into my mouth and curled my fingers slightly. Her body tensed again but this one was different, this one was the coil that her body makes before it snaps and releases. I moaned around her body as I realized that my words worked together with my actions to send her over the edge.
Bella moaned and whimpered very quietly as she gave into her release. I wanted to hear her shout and moan and carry on to let everyone know that she was mine and I did this to her. But I knew at the same time that wasn't Bella's style at all. So I was happy with just watching her fall apart and then make her descent back to earth in the aftermath. I slowed my actions but continued to work her body. I was hoping that she would want more from me, the wicked gleam in her eyes once she finally opened them told me that my hope was probably about to be granted.
I shut off the water and grabbed at towel to dry us both off. I didn't do a very thorough job but it was because I didn't care, I was only focused on getting Bella back in our bed so I could make love to her.
ARLTY- Chapter 26
The next day I called Charlie and gave him our address. Not sure why he needed it but you know the cop in him never rests, so I gave it up without a fight. He at least deserve that much, I mean he did let us go with the boys so I guess this was his reward. Believe it or not he was happy that we ended up renting the house with the boys. He didn't want us alone in a strange town, especially one like Malibu. Not sure exactly what he thinks happens here but it whatever it was worried him, that much was clear.
Rose called her uncle at the same time. She told him that we were here and settled in. He gave her the info on our first job. We would be doing some photo shoots on the beach, for some bikini company. Rose and Alice squealed like a stuck pig when he shared the name but it was foreign to me. Personally I didn't care, I just wanted the paycheck and would do almost whatever I needed to get it.
The next morning we left the boys sleeping in their beds as we made off in the Sub towards our jobs. It felt so good to say that, our jobs. The boys would spend the day surfing and hanging out while we would spend the day working. Each shoot was for a different company so our pay would be sent to Rose's uncle Aro and he would make us out a check at the end of the week, minus his commission of course. I didn't care about that either, I just loved life right now.
That was until the handler for the three of us came over and took us to this fully enclosed tent. It seemed strange because none of the other tents were fully enclosed. I understood why when we got inside. It was the waxing tent. We were each waxed from head to toe and then sent out to stand for hours in the hot sun in our bathing suits. This sounds easy enough, right? Well, you're wrong, it's not. My Lucy hurts and burns, my shoulders are getting sunburnt and I am about to pass out from hunger.
At the end of our day, we all felt like we had earned every single bit of the money we would get paid. Every damn dime.
Good news was that we had the next three days off, Aro handed us the address to show up at on Friday. We would be doing clothes this time for a catalog, so it would be inside work. Thank heavens for that. Besides Aro would be there with our paychecks on Friday as well, so all in all it was a good day.
After our showers and changing into some normal clothes we made our way down towards the beach. We stopped at the burger joint and grabbed us all some food and walked the few blocks to join the guys as per their note stuck to the front door. It read simply, Still surfing, come find us!
We all ate our make shift dinner and began to form the circle as we did last night, sure enough the same group joined us. This time 'tall dude' brought his own girl. Edward saluted him with his beer and he saluted back, guys were so weird.
Before long the group became a bunch of couples off in their own little world. Edward stood up and tugged at my hand. He was still in his wet suit. He tossed his head in the direction of our new home and I nodded. He held his surf board under one arm and me under the other.
I was like a pre-teen at her first boy girl party, I couldn't wait to get back home and make out with Edward some more. Maybe tonight he would touch me, actually touch me, like touch Lucy and all. God, I hope so.
Rose called her uncle at the same time. She told him that we were here and settled in. He gave her the info on our first job. We would be doing some photo shoots on the beach, for some bikini company. Rose and Alice squealed like a stuck pig when he shared the name but it was foreign to me. Personally I didn't care, I just wanted the paycheck and would do almost whatever I needed to get it.
The next morning we left the boys sleeping in their beds as we made off in the Sub towards our jobs. It felt so good to say that, our jobs. The boys would spend the day surfing and hanging out while we would spend the day working. Each shoot was for a different company so our pay would be sent to Rose's uncle Aro and he would make us out a check at the end of the week, minus his commission of course. I didn't care about that either, I just loved life right now.
That was until the handler for the three of us came over and took us to this fully enclosed tent. It seemed strange because none of the other tents were fully enclosed. I understood why when we got inside. It was the waxing tent. We were each waxed from head to toe and then sent out to stand for hours in the hot sun in our bathing suits. This sounds easy enough, right? Well, you're wrong, it's not. My Lucy hurts and burns, my shoulders are getting sunburnt and I am about to pass out from hunger.
At the end of our day, we all felt like we had earned every single bit of the money we would get paid. Every damn dime.
Good news was that we had the next three days off, Aro handed us the address to show up at on Friday. We would be doing clothes this time for a catalog, so it would be inside work. Thank heavens for that. Besides Aro would be there with our paychecks on Friday as well, so all in all it was a good day.
After our showers and changing into some normal clothes we made our way down towards the beach. We stopped at the burger joint and grabbed us all some food and walked the few blocks to join the guys as per their note stuck to the front door. It read simply, Still surfing, come find us!
We all ate our make shift dinner and began to form the circle as we did last night, sure enough the same group joined us. This time 'tall dude' brought his own girl. Edward saluted him with his beer and he saluted back, guys were so weird.
Before long the group became a bunch of couples off in their own little world. Edward stood up and tugged at my hand. He was still in his wet suit. He tossed his head in the direction of our new home and I nodded. He held his surf board under one arm and me under the other.
I was like a pre-teen at her first boy girl party, I couldn't wait to get back home and make out with Edward some more. Maybe tonight he would touch me, actually touch me, like touch Lucy and all. God, I hope so.
ARLTY- Chapter 25
After our tasty dinner of beer and hot dogs we decided to wander down to the beach and see what we were close to. Each couple walked just far enough away from the other to give us all space but close enough that we looked like we were a group of people together.
After we arrived at the beach we walked until we found a good place to sit down. Jasper and I brought our guitars. Naturally we sat and played a few songs, eventually we all began to sing along. Before long we had a group that joined us and the guitars got passed around as different ones took turns playing. The whole scene reminded me of the movie Point Break with Keanu Reaves. The beach and the surf just bonded us and we belonged because we liked the same things.
After a while Bella moved back around the circle to sit beside me, practically on me in fact. I gave her the questioning eyebrow. Not that I minded but I just wanted to know what was up. She leaned in like we were whispering to each other and said, "That tall guy keeps asking me how long I'm here for and where I'm from." I chuckled.
"So you want me to be the stand in boyfriend for you?" I faked shock and anger. When I really wanted to be just that, her boyfriend.
"I don't know about boyfriend but the stand in something. I mean we are sort of a couple, right?" She seemed suddenly unsure of herself.
My thumb involuntarily pulled her lip out from in between her teeth while I gently tugged her into my lap before I responded. "Do you lay in bed naked with many guys that you aren't involved with?" I whispered it across her mouth right before I kissed her. It was a full on the mouth, wet kiss where I held the back of her neck and ghosted my thumbs across her cheeks. I kissed her like she had never been kissed before. I made sure 'tall dude' saw me kiss her, in fact I made eye contact with him as I leaned back in to kiss her again. My eyes said, stay the fuck away from my girl or I will cut your nuts off and feed them to you. I hoped he could read the words my eyes were speaking, because I really didn't want to have to go to jail because he was unfamiliar with the language.
That night in our bed, Bella and I lay naked under the sheet. We kissed a lot and we talked just as much. She told me about her dreams to write a novel and I told hers about my dreams to design houses. We talked about school and our lives since we saw each other last. We talked about our lives then even. How her perception and mine were so different, and how both of our perceptions were wrong about the other. We just talked.
While I wanted Bella under me, yelling my name, I found that I wanted this as much if not more than the first option. At least I think I do, wait…yeah I do, definitely do.
After we arrived at the beach we walked until we found a good place to sit down. Jasper and I brought our guitars. Naturally we sat and played a few songs, eventually we all began to sing along. Before long we had a group that joined us and the guitars got passed around as different ones took turns playing. The whole scene reminded me of the movie Point Break with Keanu Reaves. The beach and the surf just bonded us and we belonged because we liked the same things.
After a while Bella moved back around the circle to sit beside me, practically on me in fact. I gave her the questioning eyebrow. Not that I minded but I just wanted to know what was up. She leaned in like we were whispering to each other and said, "That tall guy keeps asking me how long I'm here for and where I'm from." I chuckled.
"So you want me to be the stand in boyfriend for you?" I faked shock and anger. When I really wanted to be just that, her boyfriend.
"I don't know about boyfriend but the stand in something. I mean we are sort of a couple, right?" She seemed suddenly unsure of herself.
My thumb involuntarily pulled her lip out from in between her teeth while I gently tugged her into my lap before I responded. "Do you lay in bed naked with many guys that you aren't involved with?" I whispered it across her mouth right before I kissed her. It was a full on the mouth, wet kiss where I held the back of her neck and ghosted my thumbs across her cheeks. I kissed her like she had never been kissed before. I made sure 'tall dude' saw me kiss her, in fact I made eye contact with him as I leaned back in to kiss her again. My eyes said, stay the fuck away from my girl or I will cut your nuts off and feed them to you. I hoped he could read the words my eyes were speaking, because I really didn't want to have to go to jail because he was unfamiliar with the language.
That night in our bed, Bella and I lay naked under the sheet. We kissed a lot and we talked just as much. She told me about her dreams to write a novel and I told hers about my dreams to design houses. We talked about school and our lives since we saw each other last. We talked about our lives then even. How her perception and mine were so different, and how both of our perceptions were wrong about the other. We just talked.
While I wanted Bella under me, yelling my name, I found that I wanted this as much if not more than the first option. At least I think I do, wait…yeah I do, definitely do.
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