TWILIGHT BURNING

I was blinded.

I knew there were tall shoots of wild plant life surrounding me, but I couldn't see it. A fortunate break in the clouds had revealed the moon, and the single silver beam had serendipitously sought out our place in the field. I was surrounded by the opulence of the magnificent men beside me. Jasper, in all his fair-haired, brilliance. Emmett a darker quality stone, but still just as luminescent as the most precious gem.

I was also beyond pleasure. Hands covered me, skin, lips...

My feeling of satisfaction was so deep, so elemental, I couldn't speak. I couldn't protest. Most disturbingly, I found I couldn't leave. I could only remain there, moving as I was asked to.

A tender pressure against my wrist made me lift my arm as cool fingers slid up beneath it, towards my shoulder joint. It said without words, "Yes, your arm, all the way up please."

I felt everything as though something had intensified my sensitivity to sensation. I could feel stray strands of Jasper's hair tickling my throat, at the same time I felt his lips on my cheek.

I could also feel Emmett's hand sliding from as far down my legs as he could reach comfortably, up over the rise of my hip. As I lay on my side, he moved his hand across the slight downward curve of my waist. I felt the slight tightening of his gentle fingers as they moved over my breast. I could also feel the slight movements of Emmett's feet, because he kept them curled beneath my own.

Jasper asked it of me first, he didn't insist, he made it my choice. Both Jasper and Emmett touched me in ways which made me feel incapable of saying no. It was an unusually warm evening, and their coolness on either side of me was like being held inside a pocket. In that pocket I was theirs.

I felt the slight tug and the release of my skin as my clothes were removed. I was deeply aware of the removal of theirs also. I was amazed by these two men who wanted me. There were soft, kisses, and as Jasper's hands took me, I exhaled in pleasure. Emmett held my hip as Jasper entered me. He braced against my body as Jasper's hips thrust against me.

Jasper reached a hand up and held my neck up in such a way as to keep our eyes locked every moment he was inside me. When he reached his release, his eyes slowly drew shut, and he leaned into me. His lips claimed me in a specific way. The kiss grew insistent. Jasper's hand slid lovingly across my front as Emmett's made trails down my back.

Emmett growled softly, as I felt his lips pulled from my neck. Jasper whispered a soft apology and I was turned, ever so gently, onto my other side.

Emmett was in no way cruel, or rough, but he was demanding. He was also not cautious in his approach. Like speech, love making is a conversation between two - or in this case - three, bodies. My conversation with Jasper had been kind, sweet, considerate. With Emmett, there was no small talk, no time for minced words, only a direct conversation about the bare facts.

Emmett swiftly took me. As Emmett had before, Jasper braced me from behind. He helped protect me from the scrapes and bruises which would normally have resulted from the way Emmett battered into me. Unlike Jasper, Emmett never stopped kissing me, his kisses were the smile on his face during conversation. He grinned throughout our coupling, teasing and taunting me with his body every bit as much as he baited me when we spoke. He groaned as he finished, and pulled me tight against him, as if afraid to let me go. I began to feel crushed, suffocated even, when I felt Jasper's hand move slightly to touch Emmett's arm.

"Remember when Esme had to remind you not to crush the flowers, brother?"

Emmett's eyes looked over my head at Jasper with bewilderment, I felt Jasper's body move slightly as he nodded, I assumed indicating he was referring to me. Emmett jerked slightly and exclaimed "Oh!" then he released me.

He pulled his body back, as he pushed me away from to look into my face. "Sorry Bells, are you okay?"

Still unsure if I could speak, I nodded. Emmett scooted down and laid his head gently and cautiously against my chest.

After a few moments he made a sound that I could only describe as purring. Then he reached over me and slapped Jasper. "Listen. It's so strong! It's beating so fast, so persistently."

Jasper moved his head against my back, and pressed his ear against it. He chuckled, "Perhaps it's protesting against what our proximity could mean for it. It's telling us with its relententless pounding, "You will not stop me, I'll continue to beat."

As though answering Jasper's statement, my heart rate increased.

Emmett scoffed, "Nah...she's just excited cause she knows we're about to do that again."

Jasper growled again, "Emmett, she's breakable. It's her choice, we can't force it on her." He leaned up so that his face was in a level place with mine, "Are you okay, Bella? How are you feeling?"

I answered before I was really even aware I was ready, in fact, it was nearly a yell, "I feel blissfull." Both Jasper and Emmett laughed at my energetic exclamation.

We continued into the deeper hours of the night, and at one point Jasper said he needed to get back. Emmett was fine. I, however, was completely spent. I couldn't have done anything else if I'd wanted to.

He lay there, holding me against him. The wind had picked up and so he'd reluctantly allowed me to get dressed. Emmett put his jeans back on, but kept his shirt off. We lay there side by side, I had my head on Emmett's arm.

"Bells, when you gave me the hot oil treatment, do you think you were looking for this?" He turned his head towards me, and looked at me in a purely Emmett way. "You wanted me, didn't you?" he said with a taunting grin. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Not consciously, Emmett."

"Ah...c'mon Bells, you did."

"I didn't say I didn't, Emmett, I just said it wasn't a conscious thing."

He frowned boyishly, "What about Jasper."

"No! Never, that was a complete surprise."

He grinned hugely and focused back up toward the sky. "I'll bet if you'd met me first, and I hadn't been with Rose, you'd have gone for me before Edward."

I smiled at his arrogance, if I'd loved him less, I'd have been annoyed. "I'm afraid not. Edward is everything I've ever wanted. I just didn't know it before I met him. Once I did, there wasn't any other option."

He crooked an eyebrow and looked at me skeptically.

I laughed at him again, "Y-ye-es Emmett, I know it seems questionable after tonight, but remember, I didn't come looking for this, in fact I was trying to get away from the family today. That's why I came out here."

"Why did you want to get away from the family?"

He looked hurt, and I began to speak in a soothing tone. I noticed he'd stiffened all the muscles in his body, but assumed it was because of what I'd said. "Well, things with the family have been strange since Edward's been gone, and then Alice...." as soon as I said her name, I realized that this night, the things which had happened were exactly what Alice had been warning me about. I sat upright. "Oh God,....Alice!"

A familiar voice off to my left spoke in a surprised tone, "What about the little freak?"

Emmett snarled, "Who are YOU calling freak, dog?"

Jacob wrinkled his nose, "Ew...eau de bloodsucker! I thought it was just Bella who had your scent stuck to her. What the hell are you doing out here?"

"Doesn't really concern you, does it?"

"It might concern Edward, I think." Jacob answered menacingly.

"Are you threatening me, Mutt?" Emmett growled, as he stood up.

Jacob's body began to tremble, as two sets of eyes stepped out of the treeline behind him.

They weren't eye-level, and they weren't human...at least not at the moment.

I jumped up beside Emmett. "Jake, no. It's okay...we were just leaving.

Another voice answered as Jake's mouth opened. A female one, it drew everyone's attention. "You're really going to have to start listening to me, Bella. Come on." she held her hand out. The other one was holding one of Jasper's hands. He was quiet, and very subdued.

I looked at Jacob, who had stopped trembling, as soon as he'd registered shock from the sound of Alice's voice.

He was calm, but still glaring at us.

"I'm going to go Jake, it's really ok. I'll see you later."

He called out as we stepped over, and into the tree line, "Yes, you will."

Alice looked at me after we were a good distance into the forest, "Dangerous circumstances, Bella. Do you remember? I said 'dangerous circumstances' specifically."

"I remember Alice, I just didn't realize exactly what you meant" She snorted a little, and faced forward again. "Edward and Carlisle are on their way home. You need to get back & get yourself..." she cast a piercing look at me, "cleaned up.

I blushed hotly. I felt it go the length of my body. I saw Jasper stiffen his shoulders, and Emmett hunched slightly, but neither said a word.

When we reached the house, we all went in separate directions, I went straight to the shower and climbed in with my clothes. I figured I'd explain it to Edward later, but I wanted to minimize the scents of both Jasper and Emmett on me, to acceptable levels.

I finished my shower, hung my clothes over the top of the door, and changed into an outfit which magically appeared on the bed, an ornate little sun dress with cap sleeves. There were even fresh undergarments, each with the tags on them, I assumed Alice was showing me they'd never been worn.

Once I was dressed, I stood at the window and saw Carlisle's car pull up. For a moment I wasn't sure how to respond. I just sat there, pondering.

They didn't know I could hear them, but as I stood in Edward's window, I could hear Jasper and Emmett in the next room. Everyone else was downstairs in the garage thankfully, bringing up Carlisle's things from the car.

"Don't play innocent Jasper, I could smell you all over Bella's truck that day."

There was no denial, no argument.

A moment later I heard Emmett growl, "I hate when you grin that way."

- The End -