Guardian of the Shadows ~Closed

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Once out of the shower she threw on a robe as he led her down stairs to eat. "yes fine" she replied to him choosing dinner.
Lily ate her meal slowly as she listened to Edward explain his early history. "This was really good" she exclaimed having worked up quite an appetite. I'll have to cook you something some time.. What did you enjoy most about where you were raised?" she asked trying to limit her questions. Rising up out of the chair she picked up their dishes and took them to the kitchen sink where she rinsed them off, before heading back and sitting back down.

She listened to his answer before she replied. "I'm quite tired. I need to change the bed stuff. I will not object if you wish to rest with me, but i know you probably have other things you may need to attend to."
Lily knew that the dreams weren't magically going to disappear, but with them touching she'd get another full nights sleep. Slowly she rose up and walked over to him kissing him softly on his lips. Electricity seemed to run through her when she touched him and her heart raced.

A soft moan exited her lips when she released the kiss. "Thank you for everything" she said softly. "you are certainly the most incredible man i've ever met."

 

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When Lilly approached and kissed him, Edward could sense the feeling of contentment that she’d seemed to settle into. If was a welcome change to the frantic worry that seemed to engulf her the night before. “Why don’t we deal with the linens tomorrow. You can stay in my room tonight if you wish.” He offered, as his eyes fell to the flesh exposed when she rose up from kissing him and her robe fell away from her body slightly. The was every chance that the sheets on his bed might need to be changed in the morning as well but at least it wouldn’t be something they’d have to deal with tonight. Getting up from his seat, Edward gripped Lilly’s hand then led her up the stairs toward his room.

Edward’s room was very different from the guest room in the way it was furnished. It had a far more masculine feel to it with large black furnishings with simpler lines. The exception was the large canopy that was draped over his bed with dark colored fabric, sufficient to cast the inside into darkness regardless of the rooms lighting, that was tied off on each of the four posts that extended from each corner. It wasn’t often that he closed the canopy but it came in handy after late nights when he slept throughout the day.

 

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Lily nodded "ok that sounds good" she replied to the staying in his room for the night. It was probably a good thing he had two rooms, because there was every chance they would need a fresh bed to sleep in quite often if she stayed. When he took her hand she followed obediently up the stairs to his room. Her eyes took in the masculine setting and his canopy bed. It was a good fit for a vampire. Approaching the bed she let her fingers touch fabric of his comforter. "I like the feel of this" she said softly. Her eyes looked more around the room and her body followed to the wall with a painting. "Did you paint this?" she asked wondering what other talents Edward had hidden away.

Making her way back to him she draped her arms over his shoulders and got on her tip toes to kiss him again. That aching she had before in the shower was returning. The hunger and passion in which she kissed him let him know. Slowly breaking the kiss her heart was racing, and breathing ragged. Was this what it was like for everyone she wondered. This insatiable appetize for the flesh. There was probably a million things he could teach her if he wanted to. Lily knew at this point she wanted to please him and make him happy. Blood be damned. Perhaps it did intensify the feelings and hungers that she was currently having. But there was something more there.

"Tell me what you want me to do" sent to his brain as her eyes looked up at him through her lashes.

 

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Edward watched as Lilly took in his room. It was as if she was trying to learn more about him as she took in his most personal space. Knowing her inquisitive nature, he allowed her that moment as she approached the bed then stroked her fingers along the fabric of the comforter that stretched across it.

Her question drew his eyes to the painting that hung on the far well of the room. "I wish I could say that I did." he replied, thinking back to the day Penelope showed it to him. Painting was a hobby that had kept her occupied through the long winters that kept her closed off in his manor all those years ago. The painting that hung on his wall was the last one she'd done before she fell ill and passed away. A wave of sadness washed over him as the parallels between the two formed in his mind. He knew that, if this were to last, it would end the same way but he couldn't bring himself to do what he needed to do to spare him from that pain.

Lilly's arms draped over his shoulders brought him back into the moment and he returned her kiss with the same passion with which she gave it. When their lips parted he could hear her words echoing through his mind as clearly as if she'd screamed them into his ear. Slowly he pushed her robe off her shoulders causing it to fall in a pool at her feet. His hands cradled her cheeks as he pulled her lips to his and kissed her tenderly before letting the weight of his hands fall to her shoulders, guiding her down to her knees before him.

 

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She took the guidance from his hands and went down to her knees. She looked up at him with a smile as her fingers laced around the top of his pants slowly to his feet. "One moment" she said softly. As she got up and went into his bathroom and placed some warm water on a washcloth. Returning she got back down on her knees and slowly washed some dried residue off of him from their earlier encounter. While she slowly stroked his member with the rag her other hand fondled his balls.

Deciding he was clean enough, her mouth took his member in and placed her tongue firmly under the tip as she sucked his length like a hard candy. Working her mouth down his length she sucked him into the back of her throat where she gagged and gurgled. Before giving her throat a little relief and bobbing her head up and down his hardening cock. Lily worshiped his cock like it was the most important thing in the world to her. Grabbing his hips she pulled him into her throat again gagging moaning and sputtering as she repeated over and over again.

Lily wasn't confident in sex talk but she was curious so as she sucked him deeply and moaned over his cock her mind asked him "am i doing this right?"

 

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Edward's cheeks reddened slightly when Lilly returned from the bathroom with the washcloth. He'd lost track of the fact that he hadn't cleaned up after their previous encounter but was glad that she hadn't. Expecting this might be her first experience with something like this he wouldn't have wanted it to be marred by his oversight.

The subservient way she kneeled in front of him to clean him only added to the anticipation of the moment and what was going on between them. She was his to mold and it was a responsibility he didn't take lightly. He wanted to show her all the physical joys that were there to be discovered. Chief among those was that submitting to the right person, who had her interests in mind, could be a freeing experience.

Edward's hand combed through her hair as her lips traveled down the length of his shaft. "That's a good girl." he whispered as his hips subtly rocked to meet her motion. "Just like that." It was obvious that there were moments she had difficulty taking him but she seemed to press through those eagerly.

After a few moments Edward guided Lilly to her feet then cradled her cheek in his hand as he kissed her tenderly. When their lips parted his hand slipped down her arm to take hers then guided her onto the bed. Moving her to the center Edward guided her arm towards the corner of the bed then produced a restraint that had already been attached. Gently he secured her wrist in it before moving to the other side to secure the other. "You're mine now." he whispered before tugging the ties on each of the posts causing the canopy to close around them, enveloping them in darkness.

Cast in darkness Edward hovered over Lilly letting his warm breath wash over her. After a teasingly long moment his lips moved to her neck taking in the sweet taste of her skin before slowly working lower to her breasts. His tongue glided slowly across her skin then circled each of her nipples before finally taking one between his lips to gently nibble it.

 

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Rising to her feet at his guided her up. She searched his eyes to be sure she hadn't failed him. Kiss soft tender kiss as he cradled her cheek. Let her know he was pleased. When their lips parted she rubbed her cheek on his hand. Taking her to the bed she laid down. When he secured her wrists to the bed. She had a moment of panic. It hadn't been the first time she'd been tied down, just not in the way Erik was restraining her. Perhaps it was a slight touch that calmed her, or when he said 'you're mine now' that caused her to relax. It was the way he said it. Something about him from their first meeting caused her to relax.

Even when the darkness surrounded them, it his warm breath, his lips on her neck, or the way his tongue licked her nipples like whip cream off a sundae. Her body relaxed more and slowly began to become aroused. 'What does it mean to be yours' Lily asked his mind, also letting him feel her emotions of semi fear at the restraints, but pleasure at his tongue. It wasn't that she wouldn't let him tie her up and do whatever he wished to her, but her past still had some triggers. She was however working on them. Lily knew in her heart and mind Erik wouldn't hurt her like Jake did. He'd been so wonderful to her.

"Oh God" she moaned her back arching as he nibbled her nipple. He made it ache and the pain seemed to extenuate her pleasure. It didn't take long for him to make her a wet mess, She didn't know it was possible to ache and hunger for man so much as she did for him. He already had her pussy wetting, remembering how it felt to have him buried inside of her.

 

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Edward could sense Lilly's apprehension about the restraints but it seemed necessary at the moment. She'd spent the better part of the last several years in fear do the control that had been exerted over her. In her mind, control seemed inextricably linked with terror and he needed to break that link. He needed to show her that she could trust him enough to allow herself to be vulnerable and know that nothing bad would come of it. Right now, she was the most important thing to him and he needed to know that he'd treat her as such.

Lifting his lips from her breast he climbed her body again, bringing his lips to her ear then brushing against it. "To be mine means I'll treat you as my most valued possession. Nothing will ever harm you again." he whispered into her ear before letting his teeth close gently around the lobe and tug at it.

Edward's lips moved from her ear, slowly down her neck before he lifted himself from her then sat up on his haunches between her outstretched thighs. Slowly he teased the head of his cock between her dampening folds before guiding it in then slowly pressing into her.

With each rock of his hips Edward sank deeper into her until finally she'd taken his full length. His hands gripped her hips then lifted them off the mattress as he rose up from his haunches and began to thrust into her with increasing intensity.

 

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The sound of his voice in her ear as almost more then she could bare. In just a few words he made it clear that she was safe with him. She didn't' dwell on the possession thing just being his was more than enough. She purred and growled as his lips went down her neck. Never had she imagned she could want someone inside her as much as she did him.

As if he read her mind his body was now at the entry point. He teased her wet little slit with his cock before giving her what she wanted and needed. "oh god" she moaned again. The feeling of his hardness slowly sliding into her very wet, slightly raw pussy was like heaven to her. Yes she was a bit sore, but the way he fit inside of her was as if she was made for him.

As he rocked his hips and pushed all the way in she practically growled at him with a carnal lust. His cock was home where it needed to be. It was deep and giving her insatiable pleasure. The more intense he thrusted the louder her moans and grunts got. Oh she was his, there was no doubt. He could take her anytime she wished and she doubted she'd ever deny him anything.

"Yours" she moaned loudly grunting as his cock was thrusting into her with more intensity. "oh ..my....goddddd" she cried out as her orgasm was pending to erupt from her folds."

 

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In the many years that Edward had been alive he'd become quite adept a reading the way a woman's body responded to him and adjusting his own actions to maximize their pleasure. At times this called for a softer touch while others demanded a harder intensity. Lilly seemed to be one of the rare few that seemed perfectly synchronized to his own natural desires. Perhaps it was because he was the only one she'd ever been with. It was a rare treat for him to be able to mold someone in this way so he didn't have a significant history to pull from in that regard.

Edward could tell Lilly was teetering on the edge. The angle of his assault sent his thrusts pounding against her g-spot virtually assuring that her climax would come hard and fast. "That's it. Cum for me." he grunted out as he worked himself into a fevered pitch so that he might meet her pending orgasm with is own.

When he felt her body shudder against his Edward let out a low groan as his own orgasm ripped through is body causing every muscle to contract at once. "Oh Fuck! Yes." he cried out as he held himself inside her then released streams of his seed into her depths. A shudder passed through his body as the convulsions of his member inside her began to subside and he lowered her hips back onto the mattress.

After letting out a long breath to re-center himself Edward climbed the bed to free her wrists from the restraints. One by one he loosened the buckles and freed her arms then nestled in beside her, pulling her body close to his as the aftershocks of their respective orgasms continued to pass through them.

 

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Lily massaged her wrists when they were released. It was more habit than because he'd hurt her by dong so. Nestling beside him seemed natural, and immediately calmed any anxiety that was teetering on breaking through. "Why did you restrain me?" she asked softly. as her finger circled over his chest. "I didn't believe you were going to hurt me ..like i'd been, I will admit it did take me a few to get my brain right though. Was that why?" she asked curiously. She knew Edward was a smart man, she also knew that he would never do all that he'd done for her and put her in the same situation. He'd put himself and is life at risk for her.

Her brain was on over active thought process. Kissing his chest softly seemed to calm her as she cuddled as close as she could to him. As she listened to his explanation she nodded and simply said "ok". Before her eyes closed and she got the first uninterrupted nights sleep in years. When she awoke the next morning, she as still in the same position. "hi" she said softly looking up at him. "Have you been up long?". When she went to move her body, she groaned in pain. "oh god i hurt everywhere" she mumbled.

It had been a long day, followed by two love making sessions only a couple hours apart. She as raw, sore, and her muscles screamed at her from the sensational thrusting he'd given her newly deflowered pussy. Collapsing back on the bed she groaned in misery. "I'm not complaining" she said smiling at him. "wouldn't trade it for the world. But i am human" she laughed a little before groaning again. "you sir are what they mean when someone says They want to be able not to walk the next day." she let out another laugh before groaning and laughing at the same time.

 

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Restraints were never a go-to for Edward when he’d first become intimate with someone. In the past it was reserved for those who craved to be controlled in that way. He’d always been more than eager to oblige but it wasn’t something he found himself particularly drawn to. With Lilly, the use of them was deliberate and meant to help her start to address the residual affects of her ordeal with Jake. Not addressed, he expected that it would be something she would deal with for the rest of her life. He was happy that she seemed to accept his explanation without question and soon they were both asleep in each other’s arms.

Edward woke in the morning but refrained from stirring. Instead he just laid there enjoying the rhythmic movements of Lilly’s chest against his as she breathed. The previous day had been a rollercoaster for both of them but especially her so he decided to let her sleep as long as she could.

“Not long.” Edward replied when she asked how long he’d been up. It had been an hour but he could have laid like that with her for far longer. He couldn’t help but laugh at her comment about being sore. “Yeah, I guess maybe we got a little carried away. I couldn’t help myself though.” He relied, still chuckling.

“Why don’t we get showered and go do some shopping for you. It’s going to be a beautiful day and you deserve to enjoy your new found freedom.” He continued after a few moments of silence. Now free from Jake it was time for her to put her past of owning only what she could carry with her behind her.

 

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"ooh a hot shower sounds good." she exclaimed needing to loosen up the muscles n her body. "Perhaps we can get some breakfast too, i suppose you don't have any Advil or any over the counter pain meds" she asked curiously as she forced her body to slowly get up. Lily made it to her feet and wobbled as her body started to loosen, until she could manage to walk semi normally. "I'll be right there, I need to get my brush and get rid of these knots or they'll just get worse." With that she walked as quickly as she could manage naked to her room. and brushed her hair out before heading back to his room to join him in the shower.

His bathroom was a lot more posh than hers. She took in the more masculine colors, jacuzzi tub, and the double shower with benches. Getting to know Edward, meant starting to understand his reasonings for things. There were even handles in the shower. She looked at him and just giggled before heading in to start the water for them. Waiting until he got n and wet she took his soap and lathered it over her hands and began to wash his body slowly massaging his shoulders and chest and working her way down to his penis and balls. The man was built for sex. There was no other way to accurately describe him.

"I suppose I will need some new clothes if I'm to be your wing woman and score you food" she teased him as she moved to his back and began at his shoulders and neck and worked her way down his muscular back. and his ass cheeks. For a moment she considered smacking his butt, but then thought against it, cause it could very well spark a response her body couldn't take right now. "I can't reach your hair, so that's on you" she said handing him his shampoo with a smile. She could have asked him to sit, but that meant she'd have her breasts at his face and his leg between hers.

 

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"Yes, of course we'll have some breakfast before we go. Don't want you going all day without eating again." Edward replied with a grin, remembering their first encounter that interrupted their dinner plans. "Not sure I can do much for you in the way of Advil though. We can pick some up while we're out."

It was a surprise treat to see Lilly padding through his apartment naked. The transition between "No Monkey Business" and being that comfortable was remarkably quick but not at all unwelcome. When she exited Edward took a moment to look over the location of his wound from the day earlier in the mirror to see it had vanished entirely.

Another unexpected treat was the way Lilly took it upon herself to wash him. Feeling her hands working across every part of her body brought an extra feeling of intimacy between them. When she worked her way below his waist, Edward reached up and grasped the bars he'd had installed in the shower for support. Feeling one of her hand cupping him as eh other worked it's way along his shaft caused a low groan to escape from his lips as she began to stir him to life. Given the soreness she was feeling, Edward knew that any though of acting on that arousal would have to wait but enjoyed the sensation nonetheless.

"Yes, you've proven to be quiet an adept wing woman. I kind of like the idea of you helping me in that way." he said as the sensation of her fingers working across his back caused a chill to run through him. "God that feels good." he breathed out as he leaned back into her touch.

When Lilly handed Edward the shampoo he set it aside for the moment then guided her hands to the bars he'd just been grasping. "Your turn." he said softly as he began to lather up his hands then work them slowly over her body. As he worked his hands over her breasts Edward drew close allowing his warm breath to wash over her ear and neck. He knew that his touch lit a fire inside of her and enjoyed every bit of the response that it produced.

Working lower, Edward tenderly allowed his fingers to draw between her folds. He knew the bulk of her soreness as likely isolated to that spot so he didn't linger too long but long enough to cause her breath to quicken. Moving to her back, he worked his way slowly down from her shoulders to her exquisitely shaped ass then down to her legs. As he crouched behind her Edward leaned in and playfully bit at a cheek of her ass.

When they were done, Edward turned off the shower then pulled a towel off the rack just outside the shower and wrapped it around her. His hands worked once again over her body as he dried her making the experience as sensual as possible without transitioning to sexual. "I could get used to starting my days like this." he said with a grin before he dried himself with the towel then got dressed for the day.

Downstairs his assistant had already set out an assortment of pastries and backed goods. Knowing that Edward had house guests, she knew to enter and exit the residence with haste to afford them the privacy she knew that he demanded. "Hopefully something here will be acceptable." he said as he motioned toward the platter on the island as they entered the kitchen.

 

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That had to been the most erotic shower she'd ever had in her entire existence. If she wasn't in so much pain she would have wanted a repeat performance from the previous night. Sometmes he said the sweetest things. Things that made her hope when they finally had the 'talk' would be favorable. But the only thing that had ever been positive in her life in the past five years had been meeting him. She wasn't much of an optimist. She hadn't asked if he had sex with that girl he took to his office. It wasn't her place, or was it, that was the confusing bit.

At the same point, he had told her that she was his. Was it just a sex thing? In some sense she understood that she was under his protection. That was just the way he was around her. No one would touch her unless he said it as okay was her understanding. "oh you could, could you?" She answered with a smirk to his statement about getting use to his days starting this way. She watched him as he dried himself with the towel. "I can't say i minded it much myself" she said with a grin admiring his nakedness on quite a few levels.

As they would be going shopping after breakfast, she went to her room to put some shorts. Thinking it would be funny, she put on her oversized Fangtasia T-shirt and put her hair up in a pony tail.
With her shoe and socks on she bound her way down to the table where he and the pastries sat. "I'm sure I can find something" she said as she playfully stole a croissant off his plate. Placing it behind her back she got up on her toes and kissed him softly. Place it back on his plate she went to work finding a couple pastries that would feed her hunger. If she wasn't careful, all this exercise with him would have her losing weight.

"I've already decided that i'll pick out things and you just pick what you want. Your the one I'm dressing for anyway." she grinned at him as she grabbed her purse getting ready for them to leave. "So where are we to go first?"

 

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Lilly's playfulness was refreshing to Edward. At the club and in his other business dealings there was always a level of seriousness that surrounded him. Even the hangers on that gravitated toward him at the club lacked the whimsey that Lilly was now showing him. It was a nice change and he sought to encourage it. After she returned his croissant he gave her a playful swat on her ass as she started on her way to grab something for herself.

"I think we can do most of this in one stop. There's a boutique I've used in the past and while you were dressing I took the liberty of calling ahead. They'll be closing for us so you'll have their full attention." Edward replied as they walked toward the elevator to leave.

Edward's driver met them at the front of the building then closed the door behind them after they climbed in. "We'll be going to Swoon today." Edward said when the driver climbed behind the wheel. Though the boutique was only a couple blocks away and easily walkable, Edward thought it best to have the car and his driver with them to assist with what he thought might be a substantial haul of clothing.

When they entered the boutique a woman met them at the front door then locked the door behind them before flipping the sign to closed. "Meagan let me know you were on your way and I'm here for whatever you need." the woman said before extending her hand. "I'm Rachael."

Edward had been used to dealing with Meagan directly when he'd visited in the past so he was a little surprised to see someone new. Though not unattractive, Rachael skewed on the heavier side with her blonde hair cascading over her full breasts that peaked out from the low cut top of her sundress that showed an ample portion of her thick thighs. "Nice to meet you Rachael. Lilly here is in need of the works." Edward replied as the three of them walked further into the boutique.

"Oh aren't you gorgeous." Rachael exclaimed as she grasped Lilly's hand and lifted it up so she could take a look at her figure. "God I'd kill for an ass like that." she whispered as she looked Lilly over then led them back into a large sitting room in the back of the store. "Make yourselves comfortable, I'll be back in a moment and we can start out with the base layer." she said with a mischievous grin before exiting back through the curtained entryway they'd just passed through.

Edward guided Lilly down onto the sofa beside him as they waited for Rachael to return. After a few moments she returned with a stack of drawers draped across both of her arms. Walking over to a table she place the two drawers side by side then called Lilly over. "These should be the right size and we have about every style you might want." she said as she directed Lilly's attention to the array of bras and panties on display for her to choose from.

 

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Lily giggled at Edward slapping her ass. "mmm kinky" she replied with a giggle. He really was going all out on taking care of her with this shopping trip. She'd been by Swoon a couple of times. The clothing was high end and way out of her price range. But she'd amuse herself by going inside on occasion and just browsing.

"Hi Rachael, I'm Lily" she said extending her hand. "aww you're so sweet thank you" she replied to her stating she was gorgeous. It had been a long time since she'd even bothered to be dressed like herself out in public. It was a treat to be in her own clothes. and not dressed up like a frumpy nerd. Lily followed Edward to the sofa and cozied up beside him while she brought out the undergarments. As she couldn't imagine wearing any of them for anyone else she looked at him for his suggestions.

Lily found herself gravitating toward the lace halters, garters and panties. She even choose a couple of corsets. The rest she left up to Edwards choices. With way to many options selected they then moved on to the dresses for the club excursions and whatever else he may have in mind. Then on to shoes which seemed to end up being heels that would extenuate her shapely legs and make the men fawn over. Though she knew with Edward never to far from her she would be safe.

"This really is too much clothes" She exclaimed to Edward before he handed Rachel his card. "Thank you for the clothes, they are really gorgeous." she said as they were heading back to the car after their couple ours at the boutique. "Shall we go to lunch? My treat."

 

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Edward remained on the sofa watching as Rachel helped Lilly select the things she wanted to get. From time to time he'd offer his opinion and point out things that he liked but overall, he thought Lilly's style and choices suited him just fine. Through it all he couldn't help but notice Rachel's occasional glances in his direction and the blush that came over her face when he'd caught her. She seemed perfectly ripe for him to feed on but he wasn't entirely sure he wanted Lilly to witness that quite yet. When Rachel handed him the receipt Edward glanced down at it and notice a phone number scrawled across the bottom. Looking up, he noticed the blush return to her cheeks before giving her a nod and turning to go.

On the way to the car Lilly's suggestion about lunch brought a light chuckle from Edward. "I was tempted to have lunch in there but yes, let's. Seems like I can circle back to that later" he replied, showing Lilly the receipt with the number printed at the bottom.

The driver popped the back of the car then helped them load the bags in then the climbed in for the short drive to the outdoor café Edward liked to frequent. The plaza that surrounded the café offered a perfect spot to people watch and he often found ample opportunities to feed. Even though it wasn't his goal at the moment, he still enjoyed the scenery and the location.

 

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Lily rolled her eyes at the receipt. "If you're hungry i can wait in the car. I don't mind. But if you eat now, will you be hungry tonight? It would be a shame not to wear one of these sexy little numbers for dessert." Lily couldn't help but suck her cheeks in and spin around as if she were walking a runway for him. Teasing Edward was something new. It was so uplifting not to have to walk on eggshells with a man. It gave her a new bounce to her step. She didn't have to worry about looking over her shoulder.

"if you are hungry, we can just pick up subway or something for me." she added with a smile. The driver took her bags from her and Edward and placed them in the car opening the backseat door for her. Playing with the hem of her shirt she taunted him as if she were going to lift it up before giggling and getting into the car. Edward followed and they made their way to an outdoor cafe'. "chicken salad on croissant" she told the waiter "and ice tea please" she added before looking to Edward for his choice.

As they ate Lily froze midbite seeing the front page article about Jake and his entourage being murdered. From what she could read there was no witness' and no leads. 'Paper'. she sent to Edward . Before finishing her bite. She couldn't stop the anxiety that flooded her so quickly in that moment. She reached her hand out for his and upon taking it her eyes locked with his as the calm flowed through her. Closing her eyes, she then opened them giving him a soft smile letting him know she as ok.

 

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When the waiter turned his attention to Edward he looked up from behind his sunglasses and nodded. "That sounds great, I'll have the same." he said before handing the waiter his menu. They sat for a while, enjoying the beautiful day until the food arrived then just as Edward was about to take a bite of his sandwich he could feel Lilly's distress. Looking up he took her silent guidance and glanced over at the paper the person at the table next to them was reading. Edward quickly read the headline as Lilly's anxiety flooded his sense.

It wasn't surprising to him at all that Jake and his crew were found and that it was news worthy. It's not often that something like that happens so why wouldn't it be? He had little concern about any of it being traced back to them though. In an isolated environment like that he could easily sense the presence of people around them. Even among the chaos of his attack, he didn't sense anyone else that might have seen anything.

When Lilly's hand grasped his Edward guided her to feel the calmness in him. He had little concern for being caught and even less for the consequences of such an unlikely event. Eventually, he could feel Lilly calm as well but he could sense some lingering apprehension. When they finished their sandwiches Edward turned his chair toward Lilly then leaned back, folding his hands over his stomach. He knew she needed something to direct her mind away from the shock of the article and what she'd done earlier gave him an idea on how to distract her.

"So earlier, getting into the car, it seemed like you wanted to show me something. Would you like to do that now?" he said as a grin stretched across his lips and he conspicuously looked down at the hem of her skirt.

 

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A blush came across Lily's face as he demanded her attention by brining up her teasing him after the store. "I um" she blushed again. She laughed lightly at his grin. "You are a bad bad man," she teased giggling again. her mind was once again focused on the handsome man that sat closer to her. Deciding to play along she continued. "I suppose if you don't think everyone wouldn't mind I could show you now. Or perhaps you may wait till we get back to your place, and we can ..go for a swim"

Lily couldn't help but blush again as she remembered the last time they were in the pool together. Which of course let to what happened after they got home from the club, and then this morning. "We do still need to stop and pick up something , Advil or a pain relief medicine. At some point I should probably also check to see if i have any new assignments. Unless you rather we start work on the ideas for the books. Theres so much i want to know about you."

Her eyes caught his and she smiled, he knew exactly how to get her mind to focus on other things. What if we make the idea of a vampire into a angel that had fallen? Cursed for their departure from the heavens to roam the nights and forced to feed on those they had once sworn to protect. I don't think i've ever heard that angle before."

 

[cnuveau]

Edward could sense that what he was asking lay just outside of what Lilly was comfortable with so he decided not to press it. After all, it was primarily just meant to distract her from her concern over the new paper article that had made her nervous so there was little sense in trying to force it. He'd much rather allow her to arrive at something she was comfortable with on her own. The mere fact that she toyed with the idea outside the store told him it was only a matter of time before she might cast off the remainder of the insecurities that were holding her back and embrace whatever her true nature was. To him, she was like a flower slowly opening in the morning sunlight to display the full measure of her beauty and he was here for all of it. "You can show me any time you'd like." he said with a grin before raising his eyes to her, lifting any expectation she might have felt from him.

"I'm sure we can stop on the way and get you whatever you need." It was a rare occasion that he needed to tend to such mundane things himself. Typically, something like that would be something that was handled by his assistant. It was the reason that he housed her in the floor just below his. It was a convenience that allowed for her availability at a moments notice and in the past has proven invaluable. He liked the feeling of domesticity that tending to these things with Lilly gave him though.

"Unfortunately, there's so much about me and my past you might not want to know." Edward replied, turning more solemn. Though it would be easy enough for him to whitewash many of the unpleasantries of his past, it was his evolution over the years that would make any story about him even remotely interesting.

Through the years, he'd refined himself and taken on a more humane approach to how he moved among the humans. The origin's of his new reality were far different though. Filled with rage from the isolation he'd been thrust into involuntarily his feeding habits were horrific in relation to today's. What Lilly had witnessed with Jake and his men was just a small measure of the brutality he was capable of. It wasn't something that he was proud of, it was just part of the process as he came to grips with what he was. Edward wondered if hearing of such stories would change the way she looked at him and eventually lead to her wanting to leave. Knowing what she does, he wasn't sure he'd be able to allow that to happen. "If you do decide you want to know it all, I'll tell you and you can decide how best to spin the tale to abstract the details of my existence."

When the waiter passed by Edward flagged him down and asked for the check then flipped a couple of bills onto the small tray to settle with him. "Let's get you what you need." he said pushing up from his chair.

 

[Perplexia]

"Ok great" she replied n reference to being able to stop and pick up some pain meds.
Lily watched his facial expressions when he told her there was probably things she didn't' want to know. She was glad that he was willing to share if she really wanted to know. She was sure there was a lot of things about him she couldn't even begin to imagine in his past. But one thing about the past was it was then, and help to define who he as today.

"I can't imagine theres anything about your past i don't want to know. I'm sure there's a lot I couldn't even imagine, and things that are different then who I see before me. But what's most important is who you are today. The past is just what made you into who you are. Perhaps tonight we can sit by the fire with a glass of wine and i cant make notes at you start at the begging." The waiter brought the check to the table, and Lily snatched it before he could and put her card on it handing it back to the waiter.

The waiter came back with her receipt and she stood up offering Edward her hand. The trip home consisted of a stop at a pharmacy where she was able to fine some extra strength meds and take them in the car on the drive back to Edwards penthouse. After she put the clothes away she bounded down the stairs to greet him. Taking the edge of her tank top she slowly wiggled it like she had teased him earlier and walked backwards to the double doors that led to the pool. Turning around she pulled it over head, and reached back undoing her bra tossing it at him. Before her shorts dropped and her panties. Giggling she headed into the pool.

The self-consciousness about her scars was there when it came to going out in public, but with Edward he'd seen every inch of her body and still seemed to want more. He didn't seem to pity her or look at her like she was a freak because of them. With him, she was learning the joy of being carefree.

 

[cnuveau]

Edward appreciated that Lilly seemed to understand that who he was in the past, regardless of how brutal and cruel he might have been, was all part of shaping who he now was. Though there were obvious benefit to having been turned, they came with a long list of difficulties that could only be understood if you'd been through it. Going through that process was something that he wouldn't wish on anyone.

Back at the apartment Edward waited downstairs while Lilly put away the haul from their shopping trip. He'd resolved to tell her every horrifying detail from beginning to end and allow her the latitude to determine how to use the information. He was starting to see how cathartic it might be to truly let someone know him and what he'd done along the way. There was a chance that in sharing it, it would all go wrong but it seemed worth a try.

The playful way she bound down the stairs and passed him in the living room caught his attention. His eyes followed her as she exited onto the patio then seductively shed her clothing. "Hmmmm, aren't you the little temptress." he said, though he doubted it was loud enough for her to hear of the splashing as he entered the pool.

Edward pulled his shirt over his head and his walk took on a sort of swagger as he followed behind her. Stopping at the edge of the pool Edward kicked off his shoes one by one then let his pants fall to his ankles before kicking them off and diving in after her.

Beneath the water it took a moment for him to pick up the sight of her naked body but once he did, the continued just beneath the surface, closing the distance between them, until he was able to grip her waist. With a single motion he pulled her under the water and held her there as his lips found hers and he kissed her passionately. The kiss seemed to last for minutes until finally he pushed up from the bottom of the pool and their heads broke the surface of the water.

 

[Perplexia]

When he found her and pulled her under she didn't panic. Her lip's responded to his with the same passion and desire. It hadn't even crossed her mind that she needed air until Edward pushed them to the surface and she gasped for breath for a moment before her lips found his once again. Her arms were wrapped around his neck, her legs wrapped around his waist. Perhaps it was that moment she realized that to be parted from him would be the most terrifying existence she'd ever have to endure. It had only been a couple of days, she tried to rationalize within herself. She still could be still effected from him drinking from her.

Slowly her lips parted from his as they made the way slowly to his earlobe taking it between her teeth she tugged and nibbled it lightly before whispering "yours". She moved her lips to his neck kissing and nipping lightly at it. Her mouth found his once again where she kissed him with a passion she'd never known could exist. Each moment with him was bringing out something in her she didn't know she'd ever be capable of. She teased him in public with out a care who was watching. She stripped in front of him daring him to come after her.

She had told him she was his, not caring to what extent it took her. Because there was something about him that made her feel safe, and calm. The word "mine" was what she yearned to hear. God how she wanted to be his n whichever way he deemed. Perhaps it was still the effect of him having drank her blood, or perhaps for the first time she was actually finding out what it meant to be falling in love. For him she was a blank canvas in a lot of ways. There was of course still repair that needed to still happen. But she meant it with every fiber of her being when she said she was his.