Body Language (EPOV)

'Jasper, don't. Just… don't.', I sighed while keeping an eye on the recruits around us.

It was a little past midnight now – the time when the training usually started. Everyone however was looking and thinking on edge, trying to decipher my temper. They knew there wasn't going to be a training tonight before even I did.

The soldiers in training were standing next to each other, forming a long line. Nobody was speaking – something I regretted, because Aro could definitely hear my conversation with Jasper now.

'I cannot help my thoughts, can I?', Jasper thought, 'Just like you cannot keep your emotions to yourself.'

'I'm sorry to bring this onto you.', I whispered and tried to reign in my inner struggles to no avail. I was as clear to Jasper as he was to me. And I didn't like that at all.

All heads turned to look at Jasper, awaiting the answer of their commander. Even though Jasper was strict with them, even more so than I was, nobody could resist his charisma. They swayed toward him without really registering it. His commands, as harsh as they sometimes were, were executed with enthusiasm.

'If there's something you should feel sorry about, then that's the course your relationship with Bella has taken.', he eyed me anxiously and continued in his head.

'I've seen centuries-long relationships go to waste, Edward. Attraction, sexual attraction cannot keep you two together. Love can.'

'Jazz-'

'Let me finish. Love can mend anything, but love isn't eternal and you shouldn't take it for granted. What I felt inside Bella before she stormed out of here was… tarnished love.'

'I… I…', before I could find my words Jasper gave me a look that could freeze even the most rebellious soldier. I shut my open mouth and listened to his thoughts while staring at my hands. My teeth clamped together, ready to destroy whatever came in my way.

'Once broken you cannot pretend it's brand new. You can try to glue it together, but the scars will always be visible. And the next time, the whole thing will collapse into a pile of ashes. I've seen how wars have divided loved ones – human and vampire – and it's not worth it.'

This surprised me. Jasper, who had lived to serve in the way, was stating that there was something higher than love. Of course, I knew Alice was his number one priority, but hearing the determination flowing through his head was shocking.

'What are you hinting at?'

'You should ask yourself whether all this' , Jasper's hands flew to the recruits and the training fields, 'Is worth losing Bella. And your son.'

'I will never lose them!', I hissed. My hands balled into fists, but then I felt a wave of comfort wash over me.

'That's what they all said.', a sad smile crept into the corners of his mouth.

'I don't care what they said. What Bella and I have is only ours. It's sacred and nothing can touch it.', I said firmly, but my words wavered while I spoke them. Even the comfort streaming from Jasper couldn't erase my inner doubt.

'Correction: anything but you cannot touch it. You did touch it, Edward.'

'I have never hurt Bella-'

'You killed Tanya.'

'She deserved to die.', I spit the words without any hesitation now. Bella's safety was my life goal. 'Wouldn't you defend Alice at any cost?'

'I would… but not against her will.', again, shock was written all over my face.

These last words were like a knife to me heart. I felt my face cringe and everyone gasping in unison, but I couldn't stop the rush of emotions. Neither did Jasper this time. Murmurs and hums from the fields were now audible, but I let them past me.

As if to slide the knife further into my stone heart, Jasper thought, 'You beheaded Heidi too. And you are training everyone around you to kill Jacob.'

'You… said that that was… inevitable.', I breathed, turning my face away from him. He could read me better than I could ever hear him. The language of the body and the feelings that ran through its nerves were so many times clearer than any words, that I felt like someone kneeling on the wooden stage and being looked at and yelled at while awaiting his beheading.

Words could be deceiving, feelings were sincere.

'The clash with the wolves is inevitable. Sooner or later we will cross the line or worse – they will cross ours.', everyone tensed up, 'But you are fighting for all the wrong reasons.' 'You are fighting for personal gain, not for the vampires around you. Killing Jacob won't secure your hold over Bella.'

'Bella said she was with me. That she'd fight on my side.'

I peeked at Jasper and to my amazement he was smiling.

'Of course she would say that. Bella would do anything for you. Unlike you.'

'That's a lie!', now ours eyes clashed and Jasper stepped two steps backwards, focusing on my exposed teeth.

'Then why are you going to kill Jacob? Knowing she wants him to live?'

I couldn't answer his questions. Having somebody confirm that Bella wanted Him alive was painful. Jealousy began to tear me from inside.

'Jealousy… has destroyed a lot of men and women, brother. It's a nasty emotion even when I sense it from someone else, let alone experience it myself.', Jazz smiled weakly, letting me know that the pain I was feeling now was pure jealousy. Jealousy towards Jacob Black.

After more than 2 decades I was still unsure and insecure when Jacob Black came into the picture. And I had to thank myself for that.

'Stop hurting Bella for your sake. You didn't kill Tanya or Heidi to protect her – you killed them so that you could have Bella for yourself. Don't you see, Edward? The issue here isn't safety, it's claim. Those two wouldn't even dare near Bella again – you damn well knew that – but even the possibility of them being close to her drove you to murder them.'

'You talk… think as if I'm a tyrant.', I accused him.

'You cannot see the forest from the trees, Edward. Just one of love's side effects – it is known to make people blind.'

' "Love makes blind" ', I imitated Jasper, 'You, 'I wiggled my fingers towards him and grimaced', 'sentimentalists are so dramatic. I know myself and I am not who you claim I am. Why the hell are you laughing?', my irritated tone only fueled Jasper's laughter and some of the soldiers in training. They had the guts to laugh only because Jasper was laughing himself.

'What? You enjoy when people suffer?!', I asked exasperated.

'No…', Jasper pursed his lips together, desperately trying to calm himself, 'I find it amusing only when people', he pointed at me, 'cause this to themselves and then play hurt.'

Without saying anything, I started walking to the exit of the huge castle grounds, struggling to keep everyone's laughter outside my head.

'Go fuck yourselves.', I muttered while stepping inside my Lamborghini. Bella's smell was still lingering inside and I took a few deep breaths. Her scent calmed me immediately and I started the engine.

'Maybe he should follow his own advice.', somebody on the training field whispered.

'Yeah, a good fuck who definitely easy him up.', his training mate answered thoughtfully.

'Edward, if you're listening - don't waste time. Being passive won't help you now. Go find her and listen to her. She's not a fragile human anymore so stop underestimating her.'

I pushed the gas and flew through the tiny dirt road onto the highway. I passed the cars by me without them noticing and soon I could distinguish the cityscape of Rome. The ancient city was lit up by hundreds of lights and on my right side I saw the dark orange lights that complimented the Coliseum.

When I took the exit to the city centre I decreased my speed and opened all the windows. Within seconds I caught Bella's scent – I could recognize it from miles away. It was just like these things that are always present in your life without you being completely aware of them, but once removed, the emptiness becomes unbearable.

I also recognized Adam's smell, a mixture of Bella's and mine, which was intertwined with Alice's. I knew that Alice had finally arrived, I met her for a brief amount of time, but our union had been short-lived because she had stormed out of the castle along with Bella and Adam. The protective feelings emanating from her had made all of us cringe away and she motioned to me to take care of the headless body with a look that overruled her explicit thoughts.

Now that I knew Adam was with her, I started worrying about Bella. Where was she? Why did she leave our son with Alice? Not that Alice wasn't capable of taking care of him, but Bella and Adam were inseparable – the mental picture of them playing together came to the surface and a wave of pride hit me.

I sped up once again and crossed the next traffic light just when it turned red. After that, I drove around 20 minutes following her scent. It surprised me when the scent got stronger at the entrance of a 'gentlemen club'. But there was no mistaking it – Bella was inside. I maneuvered the car closer to the entrance which was a screaming red stairway leading underground.

Immediately a very young and nervous boy come out and nodded towards the car. He asked me whether I wanted him to park it for me and I just nodded in return and threw the keys right in his hands before going down the stairs.

Once inside, the loud music hit me and the smell of too much different perfumes concentrated in one place entered my nostrils. I wrinkled my nose and was overjoyed to register the most sublime perfumes of all and just started in that direction.

'Lookin' forr enterrtainment?', a waitress dressed in a nightgown put her hand on my shoulder and eyed me suggestively. Her hard Italian accent was unmistakable.

'No.', I almost growled and pushed her hand away.

'Vel then, if you desirre somethin', don't hezitate to ask me. Or any of the girrls herre.'

Her gaze flowed over the spacious hall that was the night club which gave me the chance to look around. Every single wall was a variant of red. Their were stripping poles put on every table but it didn't gave you the impression of being in a cheap and sleazy restaurant. It was done stylishly and there was an elevated open dance floor with a formally dressed DJ.

The bar was an endless line that began from the stairs and ended in the furthest corner of the club. Their were leather high chairs and small end tables to accommodate the waitresses – also dressed in gowns.

I scanned the people there and my breath caught in my throat when I saw Bella sitting on the very last chair and observing a bright red drink in front of her. I could see that she hadn't even touched the thin glass. Her shoulders were tensed and her eyes were fixed on the drink – she had sensed me too.

'Zo', the waitress puffed, 'if therre's anythin' I can do forr you, tell me. My name is Letizia.', her eyes inspected me from head to toe and I had to shut her out because her thoughts were going over the possible scenarios in which she could help me.

'Actually, there is something that you can do for me.', I declared loudly and instantly I heard someone's breath hitching in her throat as well, Bella had stopped breathing.

'Oh, rreally?'

'Really.', I was very irritated now because her thoughts were very… hmm, colorful and Bella's presence made me lose any kind of control right now.

'Vat is that?'

'Find me a private place where I can spend some time with that lady over there.', all irritation gone when my eyes caressed Bella. She didn't do anything to make it clear that she acknowledged my presence.

Oh, there were so many things I could do to her to make her admit my being her. My jeans got tighter and from the corner of my eye I saw Leticia's eyes popping out of their sockets when she saw my erection. Her breath sped up and her jaw fell slightly open. With one hand she threw some air in her face.

'Letizia?', I called her.

She jumped upon hearing me call her by her name. With her tongue she wetted her mouth and turned to face me.

'Yes, sirr?'

'A place for me and the lady? Can you do that for me?', I used the kind of tone that usually made female's hearts flutter and Letizia was no exception to the rule. 'I can be extremely generous.', putting action to my words, I put some money in her hands and when she saw the sum of money, her head shot up as if she thought I had made a mistake. I just nodded to her.

'A secluded corner. And do it fast because the lady and I are in a hurry.'

She was gone in an instance. Then I moved at vampire speed, my vampire speed, in Bella's direction because she had gotten out of her chair and was preparing to leave.

'Going anywhere, Mrs. Cullen?', I whispered in her ear and it gave me great pleasure when Bella jumped in surprise.

'I told you earlier today to leave me alone!', she hissed which didn't quite help my arousal.

Bella was wearing a purple second skin dress with no sleeves and a bare back which contrasted with her own skin incredibly and her hair was very curly and it flowed freely around her face and shoulders. Her lipstick was a matching purplish color which accentuated the fine lines of her mouth – that mouth – and without even noticing what happened I grabbed her and entered her with my tongue.

The element of surprise worked in my favor only for a couple of seconds. Then, Bella hit me full on the mouth. I closed my eyes instinctively and stepped back – if she only new how dangerous this was for her now… Thoughts of taking her here on the floor in front of everybody were treacherously protruding my mind, but fortunately for Bella the guards and barman came in our direction.

'I just want to talk. Please. Just a couple of minutes. Then, I'll go.' , I explained in a tone that no human could register.

'Is something wrong, Miss?', the guard asked. Contrary to the waitress his English was perfect which made me wonder where he was from. Briefly. Because I had to correct him.

'Mrs. She's a married woman.', I snarled.

'Is something wrong, Mrs.?', the guard asked again. Bella rolled her eyes when she saw my smug face.

'I…', she began.

'Please, Bella.', I breathed, 'I won't go anywhere without explaining myself to you. Just give me a chance and after that – if you still want me to leave – I'll leave.', the guard was still waiting for Bella's answer, not having heard anything I had just said.

Bella assessed my mood and when she saw that I was serious about not leaving, she shook her head.

'Are you sure?', the other guard asked.

'Yes. Completely. Thank you for your concern.'

The guards walked away when Letizia came back, her face beaming.

'I managed to find a cornerr that is completely sheltered frrom the main hall. Follow mee!'

Bella eyed me suspiciously and I motioned for her to go first. Her ass was stirring graciously under the silky fabric of her gown and I couldn't help myself when a throaty moan rippled from my mouth. I knew that she heard it too, but Bella didn't mention it.

'This iz it!', Leticia showed us the place which was a small room on itself and it was connected to the main hall only by a tiny corridor. Nobody could see what was happening inside without completely entering it.

'Thank you. You've outdone yourself.', I took her hand – which caused Bella to hiss but I acted as if I didn't hear her – and put more money inside her palm.

'Mio Dio! Thank you! Is therre something you'd like to drrink?'

Before Bella could say 'no' I spoke, 'Yes. Bring us two glasses of the cocktail my wife was drinking before I interrupted her.', I emphasized the word 'wife' and the waitresses eyes popped like flowers. 'The barman knows what she drank.'

'Alrright. I'll come back in a second.'

I could see Bella's inner curiosity as to why I ordered the drinks but I let her wonder. Instead, I motioned for her to sit on the long leather couch. In front of it was a round, glass table and in the middle of it was a thin, black stripping pole. This time Bella didn't ignore my erection.

'You came all the way here to talk me into performing for you?', her eyes focused suggestively on my jeans and then on the pole.

I gave her the smile I knew she adored, her 'crooked smile' as I'd heard her call it before, and she smirked at me. Then Leticia came and put the two long glasses on the table and left quickly without a word.

'Did you choose the cocktail by the name?', I asked when it became clear that Bella wouldn't start the conversation. She just sat down where I had pointed moments ago and was tapping nervously on the couch.

I wanted the tapping to stop, I wanted to make her feel my presence as hard as I was feeling hers right now. I was afraid, though, that another impulsive reaction might scare her so I chose words instead of body language.

'How did you know what the name was?', her eyes were scorching the ice cubes in the glasses.

'You've always been a desperate romantic, Bella. From Jane Austen down to this cocktail. Love on the Rocks…', my eyes were fixed on the red and orange mixture and I wondered what it would taste like if I poured it onto Bella's naked breasts and licked it off.

That didn't decrease my erection a bit and I scolded myself for trailing off my purpose. I wanted my wife. I had hurt her, I could see that easily. Her eyes, her slumped shoulders spoke stories to me. I knew her better than myself and she was grieving. Jasper was wrong – I was worse than a tyrant.

'A suitable name don't you think?', she breathed and her eyes met mine. The opal color of her eyes was very close to the warm, brown color that her eyes had been when she was human. 'Suitable for us, I mean.', she clarified. 'Our relationship.'

'Bella, I… I won't say that I am sorry, because I've said it so many times to you that I feel I've berated the meaning of the words… and because this time it would be a blatant lie. I am not sorry. I know I should be but I am not.', I realized as I confessed this that all this time I was still standing but I couldn't make myself move even an inch.

'Thank you.', she said.

'What?', I thought by some infinitesimal chance that I'd heard her wrong.

'That's the first time since', she posed to count in her head, 'you left for Volterra that you've been honest with me.', her voice cracked and I turned my face from hers.

'I love you. That's the only thing I am certain of right now.', I countered still staring at the opposite side. I heard her take deep breaths.

'Why did you come here, Edward?', this was the first time that Bella didn't automatically say that she loved me too. I thanked God that Bella couldn't see the tears that should be streaming down my cheeks right now. Still, not being able to grieve through crying made it even harder.

In that moment Jasper's words flooded my mind. I remembered him saying that I shouldn't take her love for granted. Deep down something stung and a question formed inside my head. Was I too late?

'You're my reason for everything.', I held her gaze now, determined to see the truth there. However painful it was.

'You can't justify everything with that sentence, Edward!', she exclaimed desperately, but her eyes told me that she wasn't indifferent.

'I know that you are hurting', I took a step forward, 'I know that once again I am the reason for that', another step forward, 'but if I hadn't met you I would still be leading this pointless and empty life that I had led for 150 years and I wouldn't have met you and have Adam, the son I never even dared to fantasize about, so there is nothing I wouldn't do for you even if that's against your wishes.', I was in front of her now, our legs touching slightly.

'Bella, I am doing everything because I am scared!', finally my knees gave in and my arms cupped her legs. She didn't shift a bit. Her eyes were still connected with mine.

'Scared of what, Edward?', she asked softly.

'Ever since I met you, I've been terrified to lose you. I--', she interrupted me then.

'Terrified of losing me? There hasn't been a day that I haven't thought about the time you left me. Were you terrified then?'

'Yes.'

'You're incredible. I don't know what to say. In fact, I don't think there's something left to say.', I had never seen her so vulnerable and lonely.

My arms grabbed her shoulders and she didn't object when I came up and sat down with her on my lap. My hold on her was so intense that I was afraid I'd leave blue marks on her skin even though that was impossible.

'Release me.', she stammered.

'Why?'

'There's no point in delaying the unavoidable.', my body shivered when I deciphered the meaning behind her words.

'You're not going anywhere, Bella, my love.'

'You said you were going to leave me if I gave you a chance to talk.', her speech was muffled because one of my hands was pushing her head into my chest. Her warm breath sent butterflies down my spine.

'And I distinctly remember that more than 2 decades ago I confessed to you that I was never going to be strong enough to leave you again.'

'So you lied to me again.'

'So, you have a very bad memory and, yes, I lied to you again… technically speaking.', I kissed her curly locks and inhaled her scent. It was a thousand times sweeter than her human scent had been.

'You do realize that I am not a 10 year-old, right? We haven't resolved anything… unresolved between us.', her lips were brushing my shirt, my whole upper body tensed up.

'You tell me.'

'Tell you what?'

'What should we resolve now?'

'How about you explain to me what's going on with the Volturi's bonus system, huh?'

I burst out laughing. My chest was heaving up and going down and Bella tried to disentangle herself from me, but I only tightened my grip on her.

'I told you, I'm never letting go.', I whispered in her shiny hair, while my hands encircled her like restrictors.

'You are avoiding the subject.', Bella murmured.

'No, I am not. I am merely laughing at your remark.'

'Ha-ha. Am I humorless or have the Volturi developed a whole new sense of humor that only parchment-like ghosts can catch?'

'Bella, I'm trying to give you an answer.', I said through my teeth, biting my bottom lip in an attempt to relax my muscles.

'Please do.', she said sarcastically.

'I will if you let me.'

'Go on then.'

'Bella, I am extremely valuable to them. Their whole guard is talented beyond comprehension – you saw what Rousseau and Aurora can do. That's nothing compared to others. But reading minds is the key to controlling these super-powerful vampires.', at this point Bella took a breath and wanted to say something, but I already knew what she wanted to say.

'Yes.', I continued while putting a finger to her soft lips, 'Aro can read thoughts, can read all the thoughts one has ever had, but-'

'He must touch you first.', she finished amazed.

'Exactly. When I train them I also keep in mind their opinions, their… loyalty levels too. Anything that suggest someone might be a potential threat to the Volturi.'

'And you go to Aro and tell on them?!', she was mad now.

'In exchange for immunity.', I said swiftly.

'What?'

'Aro is to never touch me. We agreed on this. You can imagine what kind of control I have on them right now. I hear every single vampire, including Aro. And only I can tell him if there's something out of the ordinary that he hasn't heard of yet.'

'Wait a minute...', Bella managed to untie herself from me now.

A few locks were dwelling on her forehead and cheeks and I brushed them away while her eyebrows furrowed together and she was deep in thought.

'Yes…', I spurred her on. My fingers had already removed her hair, but I couldn't resist the soft skin of her cheeks. She didn't mind it either and that gave me hope that she hadn't completely shut me out.

'Why would Aro give you such control? Over his 'subordinates'? Over him too?', her voice got higher and higher the more she considered what I had told her.

'He wants me to wipe out the dogs.', I stated calmly.

'Liar!', she hissed and before I knew it, her hand gripped my shirt and she threw me on the ground.

With disgust on her face, she put her foot on my chest and her eyes pierced mine. She'd finally understood that there was something more going on. She also knew that there was no chance I could tell her. Yet.

'You worthless piece of stone! I can't believe I married a controlling psychopath like you! You never intended to tell me even a crappy bit of your scheme. Right?! GET UP!, Bella was seething.

I did as she said, knowing that the humans couldn't hear her screams through the loud music. When I was on my feet she threw me against on of the walls and her fingers clutched my throat.

I wasn't scared. She would never hurt me, because she loved me just as much as I loved her. In fact, something inside me wanted her to hurt me, to hit me because I knew how much all the lies and scheming had hurt her.

'Do it!', I urged her on, 'Please, Bella.'

My words had the opposite effect. She released her hold on me and looked away. Then her shoulders slumped down, showing defeat.

'If you don't go, then I will. It's clear there's nothing left to say. Except maybe the lies that you're so willingly feeding me.', her voice broke and she started to the narrow corridor.

I couldn't let her go. Never. My hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her back against my chest. Without even being aware my nose made its way to her ear and down her throat and turned her around so that we were face to face.

'I don't enjoy lying to you, my love. When the time is right, you will know everything. I promise. You need the lies, Bella. Not knowing is the only way to protect you.'

'Don't you even think I will accept-'

I silenced her the only way I could. When my tongue caressed hers we both forgot about the fights, the lies and all the people who came between us. There was only Bella, my love, my life and I got lost in her essence.

When I sensed her finally giving up, I took her in my arms and put her on the table that was in the middle of the small room. Bella leaned her back against the stripping pole on the table and her legs hooked behind my back.

Without waiting another second I threw my shirt on the floor and began to unzip my jeans. Bella threw her hands up and gripped the pole and pushed herself further on the table, pulling me with her legs.

My hands pushed down my jeans and a half second later I released my erected cock from my black boxers. I didn't want to lose any time so I just pushed the clothes down to my knees and then took Bella's skirt up.

When I saw that she wasn't wearing any underwear, I began dripping. With a low growl that matched hers, I hit her, right to her core.

This first, deep push made us forget about where we were and what was going on in our lives. We were primal. There were just feelings and caresses. We communicated through our bodies.

When I pulled out, Bella's legs wrapped tighter around the lower of my back and her heals scraped my bare back which only spurred me on.

With a hiss I took her ass in both my hands and elevated her to my cock. The way Bella was sitting allowed me to take her as deep and fast as I'd never done before. My cock was slamming into her so hard that Bella's back was going up and down the pole.

'Edward', she stammered with eyes closed, 'you're… ooohh', just then I hit her in a slightly different angle, rubbing her g-spot, 'you're AMAZING!', she screamed when my left hand pinched her nipple through her dress. I pinched her again, harder.

She released her hold on the pole and her hands brought my face to her mouth. She bit my lower lip and them sucked it as hard as she could – every time I hit home, she sucked harder and longer – before her tongue opened my mouth and attacked mine.

I was cumming, when I felt her walls contracting around mine. I slowed my thrusts and murmured to her while we were still kissing:

'Love, you can only cum, when I tell you to!', I roared in her mouth.

'What…', she was on her ultimate high now, raising her hips in order to make me speed up the rhythm. I just grinded her hips down while I was still inside her, pushing them against the tiny table and she began to protest immediately.

'Just do it. Remember – cum when I say.'

'I can't wait any longer.', she stuttered.

'I know.', I whispered and then I pulled out before I thrust as hard as I could inside her. Instantly, Bella's scream followed and a moment later the pole broke under the pressure of her back.

'Edward, oh, oh, I'm cumming…', she mumbled more to herself, now lying across the table.

'No, Bella! I haven't told you to.'

A second later, I disentangled myself from her and flipped her with her tummy on the table. Her juices were streaming down her legs and I couldn't wait any a warning, I slammed her in her arse, while I fucked her other entrance with my fist. I penetrated her in both her entrances with vampire speed. With all my might I delayed my own climax.

'Oh. My. God.', she yelled. I could see Bella's reflection in the glass table. There was sweet agony written all over her face.

Her eyes were wide open now and she was gasping for air. Her dress had slumped down her chest and her nipples, hard as steel, were rubbing against the glass every time I propelled inside her.

'Now Bella!', I snarled.

The moment I said that, we both came as hard as ever. We stayed like this for a few minutes. Then, I reluctantly extricated myself from her slowly, trying to make it as painless for her as I could do, and kissed her beautiful back. Her dress had survived the whole thing pretty well, there were just a few spots here and there.

'Make me cum like this again…', Bella mumbled, still lying with her torso spread across the table.

'There's nothing I'd rather do--'

'Then, what's stopping you?', she sounded agitated.

'We have to go, love.', I loved that I could still call her my 'love', 'You may not have noticed, but we just broke the pole and Letizia is on her way.'

'Oh, she's Letizia now?'

I laughed while I kneeled down and brushed my nose along her long legs. I inhaled her aroma and sighed contentedly.

'Just a way to control her, love. You know human females tend to… overreact positively when I am more personal with them.'

'I know!', Bella answered with a rumble, but then she melted again, because I couldn't help myself when I caressed her legs.

With my tongue I licked from her toes up to her clit, removing all the evidence from our passion. When I kissed her folds and nibbled on her bud, she began to plead with me again, forgetting about the waitress instantly.

I couldn't resist her so I continued to nibbled and gnaw the soft flesh, while listening carefully for footsteps and thoughts. Then three of my fingers entered her, while my other hand started massaging her bud.

Bella tensed up, awaiting her climax and with that gripping the glass table with both her hands. When I sensed her being close, my fingers hooked up, so that with every push they grabbed at that point where she was most sensitive.

When she was right there, my other two fingers squeezed her engorged clit and my mouth bit her soft ass and the table collapse under Bella.

'Now you've done it!', I whispered in her ear while taking her in my arms.

She just smiled and kissed my whole face before licking the contours of my mouth and going all the way down my jaw.

'Mmm, you need to dress up. Unlike me, you're naked. I hear the footsteps of that girl and I don't want her to see you like that!'

'Yes, ma'am.', I obliged happily. I put Bella down and just before Letizia knocked in the small passage, I was fully dressed again.

'Is something--', Letizia's jaw dropped down when she saw all the damage. It didn't take her long before she pieced everything together.

I saw her eyes inspecting Bella's wrinkled dress and confused curls and then in her mind I saw that I hadn't zipped my pants. Oops! Carefully, I zipped it without her noticing.

'There was an… accident here', I smiled warmly to her, 'My wife and I tend to be very emotional at times. I'll pay the bill. Just tell me how much the costs are.'

'Oh, no sirr! This is a gentlemen club. We cover everrythin'! We are glad you had a good time herre!', her cheeks became crimson and Bella's jaw tightened.

'Thank you.', I said, before Bella had the chance to interfere.

I put some more money into the palm of her hand and winked at her while hugging Bella close to me and heading to the stairs.

'So, what the hell is a gentlemen club?', Bella said when we were outside and waiting for my car.

'How come you are in a gentlemen club without knowing what it is?', I asked another question.

'Will you tell me what it is, Edward?'

'A gentlemen club is a… luxurious strip club. Everything is of high quality and the prices are way too high for 'normal' men. So, it is meant for men with money, thus 'gentlemen'.', I smiled upon seeing Bella's disgusted look.

'Don't look at me that way', I said, 'I merely followed you here. Which reminds me – what the hell are you doing here?', I was the jealous one now. It had completely escaped my mind to ask her this.

'Uh… it was suggested by someone.', her sheepish look only fueled the monster in my chest.

'Who?', I asked as if I was interrogating a prisoner.

'Aaah…'

'Bella, do you want me to go mad?'

'Alright – Torrin told me about it, okay?'

'What?'

'I saw him in the city and he told me a 'place' that helped him cool off.'

'So you went to that place.', I wasn't angry anymore, laughter was building up and I couldn't stop it now. 'But why did you go inside when you saw it?'

'Well, if you want to know so badly, I had never gone to such a place.', I knew that of course, but I let her speak, desperately trying to guess what was going on in that beautiful head of hers.

'There's no such thing in Forks', she continued, 'and I wanted to see, you know…', she trailed off suggestively.

'No, I don't know.'

'I… wanted to see whether the girls who strip--'

'The strippers.', I said, pursing my lips together when I thought of how innocent Bella really was. Except when we were together. As one.

'Yes, strippers. I wanted to see whether they uhm… really had… aaahm, you know…', she motioned with her hands and sighed loudly. 'I wanted to see whether they had money in they panties. Just like in the movies.'

I lost it right there. And so did a few men who were also waiting for their cars.