A/N I'm posting an extra steamy version of the hot tub part of this chapter in the newly created Something Other Outtakes. Outtakes will be marked as M rating in case I get brave enough to try writing a lemon later on. The hot tub remix is more in lime territory, but still too steamy for the T rated version.

EPOV

I didn't like leaving Bella to hunt, but Carlisle persuaded me to go, especially with what he had asked me to do to help Bella today. While my control had proved remarkable with regards to Bella, he was right, I couldn't risk it.

I felt a palpable sense of relief as I entered the house. Emmett and Bella were entrenched in a video game. I paused and said hello. I noticed that Emmett's shirt said "Got Squirrel?" I sensed Bella's humor in this. She was wearing a t-shirt with a beautiful oak tree on it. I was not a fan of printed shirts, but it was actually lovely.

I ran upstairs to shower.

Alice met me in the hall and thought, Edward, everything will be okay. You won't hurt her. Just go with your instincts.

I cocked an eyebrow at her in question.

You'll see. But she blocked her vision from me.

I showered and changed into shorts. Grabbing a towel, I returned downstairs. I almost choked as I saw the back of Bella's shirt. It read, "Climbing Wood is Good."

Rosalie must have helped him with that one. Emmett wasn't normally that subtle or clever.

Alice called out as I neared the couch, "Bella, it's time to get changed!"

"Changed for what?" she hollered back and then murmured to Emmett, "I didn't realize multiple clothing changes were needed as one convalesces."

I grinned.

"I don't know what that word means, but it sounds dirty." Emmett drawled.

My grin turned into a slight frown at his thoughts, "It means recovering from illness or injury, Emmett. That's why Carlisle wants her to spend time in the hot tub."

I noticed how Bella's eyes roamed over me. After nearly a century of ignoring adoring eyes, I was happy, proud even, that my appearance pleased her. Any further thoughts of Bella were interrupted by the song running through Emmett's mind.

Move to the Jacuzzi, ooh, that booty
Smack it up, flip it, rub it down, oh, no
Do me, baby (Yeah...)

Do me, baby…

I whipped the towel from around my neck and smacked him in the head.

"Ow!" Emmett yelled but smirked at me, Come on, Edward. I know you can't be that much of a prude to not have impure thoughts about your girl in the hot tub.

I resisted the urge to growl by turning and walking to the door.

Was I imagining Bella's eyes on me as I walked? Nope, apparently I wasn't…

She's so checking you out, Bro.

I heard the distinctive sound of something breaking. I grinned to myself.

Deciding to tease her a bit, I stopped, looked over my shoulder, and deliberately used my most alluring voice. "Will you be joining me, Bella?"

Then I left, not waiting for her to reply, giving her time to recover.

"Hey, you busted my best controller!" Emmett whined.

I chuckled.

Bella replied agitatedly, "I'm really sorry, Emmy. Rose, come take care of him, please."

Bella was so flustered, I was certain she didn't realize that she'd just called him Emmy. I covered my hand over my mouth and laughed again at Emmett's thoughts. Emmy?! What the hell? Huh, that's actually kind of sweet.

Rose said in a syrupy voice, "Poor Monkey Man, did she break your thingie?"

Emmett laughed, "At least it wasn't the one that counts."

You can do me in the morning
You can do me in the night
You can do me when you wanna do me

I sighed as his mind started up with that horrid song again as they took off into the woods.

I pulled off the cover from the hot tub, and checked the temperature. Yes, it should be warm enough for Bella.

I sank into the water, and Bella appeared wearing a blue bikini. I closed my eyes briefly. There was no doubt about it; Alice was evil.

I opened my eyes and held out my hand to Bella. She took it and entered the hot tub.

"Carlisle feels this will be beneficial to your shoulder and arm." I said. I instructed her to submerge them for awhile. Then I began rotating her arm carefully, working her shoulder in different directions. I paused to make sure none of the movements hurt her. I was glad for the medical training I had received. It was important that I take care of my angel. I began to massage her shoulders and upper arms.

"So strong and yet so soft" I murmured as my fingers trailed over her skin, my thoughts straying from their therapeutic purpose.

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BPOV

I was impressed by Edward's thorough knowledge and how he tested my shoulder and arm so expertly.

He began massaging my shoulders and upper arms. Oh, that felt very nice…

I noticed that the house was quiet. We were alone. Now was the time to ask him what happened when I bit him…now before my mind stopped functioning properly due to his touch.

"Edward?" I asked, annoyed at the breathless quality to my voice.

"Hmm?" He managed to sound quietly amused.

"Would you tell me what happened when I, um, bit you?" I couldn't keep the chagrin out of my voice. God, I'm an animal.

"You came to, despite being given a large dose of medication. Your natural defenses told you to escape, and I could see from your thoughts that you wanted to jump through my window."

I grimaced and said dryly, "That would've hurt."

"Yes. So I ran to block your exit. Then Emmett bumbled in, and you felt threatened by his idiotic actions. I managed to convince the fool to leave, but you still saw me as a threat. I tried to appear innocuous by taking a docile position. You took the back of my neck in your mouth and bit down gently. You called me your love, your mate."

I didn't know what to say. That was intense shit, and I didn't remember any of it.

"So, uh, how did all that make you feel?" Please don't say that it freaked you out…

He paused to form his words as he continued massaging my shoulders, moving to the base of my neck. I felt restless, wondering what he would say.

"Before I met you, my life was orderly and controlled. I can see now that it was… boring. But then you came into my world and dumped everything upside down. I feel things I never thought I could. I knelt before you and felt your teeth on my neck, knowing that you could kill me. Yet I knew you wouldn't. I trusted you. I gave you complete control over me, and despite being highly medicated, you did not harm me."

I swallowed and said huskily, "I trust you in this way too."

I turned towards him, and he wrapped his arms loosely around my waist. I looked into his eyes and slowly tipped my head back and to the side, exposing my neck's vulnerability.

He looked down at my neck and then back up to my eyes.

He pulled me closer and blew cool air gently against my neck. I held still as he placed kisses along my pulse point. I suppressed a gasp as he circled his tongue around my thudding skin. He then did something he couldn't do to a human, given their delicate skin. He scraped his teeth along my neck hard enough for me to feel it, but not enough to break the skin.

He pulled back, and his topaz eyes pierced mine. "I am your mate, and you are mine. As is the way of my kind, I will be your mate for the rest of my existence."

"As is the way of mine." I returned.

He gathered me to him again, kissing me fervently. I raised my hands to his shoulders to steady myself as I eagerly returned the kiss. I gasped softly when his hands ghosted over the sides of my bikini top.

"I'm sorry," he whispered.

"No, it felt good." I murmured.

He moaned and his hands returned a whisper touch. I deepened our kiss in encouragement. I sighed as his large hands moved to cup me completely. My nipples hardened at the cooler temperature of his hands. I arched my back, pushing myself more firmly into his palms.

He ran a thumb over one of my nipples, and I moaned in delight. That moan turned to a gasp as he gently pinched and rolled the other one.

He growled softly and ran his hands down my back. Grasping my butt in his hands, he pulled me up against him and kissed the tops of my breasts. He then kissed and sucked my nipples through the bikini top. Fire coursed through me as I felt a burning heat flare between my legs.

I whimpered and rubbed up against him, instinctively trying to find some friction to relieve the ache.

Understanding more than I did, he carried me over to the seat, sat down, with me straddling him. I bit my lip as his large erection bushed up against my stomach.

He looked at me with smoldering, half lidded eyes. Without words, he asked for permission, which I readily gave.

I groaned loudly as two of his fingers rubbed me over my bikini bottoms. I rocked onto his fingers, and began to rub against them, lost in intoxicating sensations. I panted into his neck as he kissed my shoulder. I started to shake and sensing that I was hovering on the edge, Edward gently pinched my clit through the thin fabric. The fucking 4th of July exploded in my head as I cried out in ecstasy.

He held me close and murmured softly as I slowly returned to Earth.

He pulled away slightly and kissed my forehead. I looked up with wide eyed wonder into his eyes and found both heat and tenderness in them. I lifted a hand and caressed his jaw.

He caught it up in his and pressed loving kisses to my finger tips.

He gave me a crooked grin, "We should get out; someone's getting pruny."

I frowned in confusion, knowing that he was still fully aroused, yet not knowing his limits "But what about you?"

He smiled gently, "Your pleasure is my own."