Mafia Princess

Chapter Forty-Three

Twilight...not mine (sigh).

Chapter Forty-Three

Edward led me out to the driveway and parked there was his Mustang. My eyes widened and my jaw dropped. That was not the same car. With a smirk, he helped me into the passenger seat before jogging to the driver's side. Even the interior was different. Similar but different.

"Can I drive it?" I asked when he slid into the car.

"Not tonight, Little One," he chuckled. "But, you will be able to drive it."

"Kay," I said as I touched everything. "You got a new sound system."

"Ro set me up with the awesome paint job, work on the interior and the new sound system. I was thrilled when I picked it up yesterday," Edward grinned as he easily backed out of the driveway. On a mounted GPS, he plugged in the address of the speedway. "When I came back from getting the flowers, I noticed Angie leaving with Jessica. Angie looked upset. Is everything okay?"

"Angie and I had a bit of a disagreement," I said. I pursed my lips thoughtfully. "She was asking questions about our relationship and make comments about the speed at which we are going."

"A snail's pace?" Edward snorted. "I'm sorry..."

"Don't you dare apologize," I said heatedly. "I'm happy that my touch makes you feel happy, safe and secure. I don't want to rush you, though."

"I'm guessing, though, that the rate at which we're taking our relationship is not the norm with you, right?" Edward asked. I blushed, feeling ashamed of my slightly slutty behavior. "Bella, don't feel badly."

"No, I was a skank. Probably still am a skank," I muttered. I shot a look at him and his lips were smashed in a grim, pissed-off line. "The way I'm with you is completely the opposite of how I was before. At Verdant, when we met, I would have lured you back to my house, fucked you senseless, kicked you out after two, maybe three romps between the sheets and not returned your phone calls. That is unless you were fuck awesome in the sack, then we'd become fuck buddies." I sighed, leaning my head back on the seat. "I like sex, Edward. A lot."

"Believe me, I know," he deadpanned. "I've heard your moans."

"I'm also quite vocal. My imagination is quite vivid and dream Edward had a magical tongue with a super schlong," I giggled.

"What's classified as a super schlong?" Edward quipped, his brow quirking in interest.

"Hmmm, nine inches, thick and always ready for action," I replied honestly.

"Pretty close," Edward chuckled as he got onto the highway.

"How close?" I asked, my curiosity piqued.

"You'll have to wait and see," he replied, giving me and adorable crooked grin.

"Tease," I scowled.

"We have yet to kiss, Bella. What if we kiss and it's nothing but fizzling, pitiful nothingness?" he asked. "You may not want to be with me. God knows I'm terrified of not living up to dream Edward's prowess."

"Edward, I want it with you," I said, giving him a warm smile. "There's something different about you. It may be since you're older than me and you're mature or I don't know. I don't want something empty and worthless. I want the real deal. You know?"

"Yeah, I know," he grinned, kissing my knuckles. "I do appreciate your patience with me."

"I may be young but I know that good things come to those who wait. You, my dear sir, are something incredibly special and I'd wait forever for you," I said honestly. Edward didn't say anything. He did flip my hand over and pressed a lingering kiss to my palm before keeping my hand in his lap, our fingers threaded together tightly.

The rest of the drive was quiet, save for the music playing on the radio. It was refreshing not to have to talk to fill time. Plus, the quiet wasn't uncomfortable. Edward pulled the car into the nearly full lot of the speedway. He reached behind his seat and handed me some ear plugs. "Emmett told me it's going to be loud. If I had time, I would have picked up some noise-canceling headphones but these will have to do for now."

I put the ear plugs into my ears and Edward did the same. Like a true gentleman, he opened my door and took my hand as we walked toward the stadium. The sounds of the cars' engines were pummeling my eardrums, even with the extra protection. He picked up our tickets from will call and to my surprise, we were right at the finish line. We got to our spots and Edward stood behind me, his arms around my waist.

I explained the nuances of drag racing, as best I could over the roar of the engines. I also told Edward about my brief stint as a street racer when I was in high school. His evergreen eyes widened. However, Charlie put a stop to that when I got into a particularly bad accident, totaling my car and breaking my leg.

Fast and the Furious I was not...

Edward watched the races with mediocre attention. However, every so often, his eyes fell on me and they sparkled. The hollow, emptiness there when he first started working for my dad or even when we met at Verdant, wasn't there anymore.

Tenderly, his hand raised to caress my jaw. His eyes were swirling with excitement, anxiety and affection. Finally, I thought. He leaned down. My eyes fluttered shut and I waited nervously for that first kiss.

Instead, I got a goose egg.

"OW!" I whined, throwing my hand up to my forehead.

"Sorry, man," grumbled a short guy with no hair. "Didn't see you there."

Edward, also rubbing his forehead, glowered at the blind asshat who ruined our first kiss. "I'm sorry, Bella."

"It's okay. I'd rather our first kiss not be on the kiss cam," I snickered, trying to blow it off as a joke. Edward shot me a look. He looked dejected and upset. I took his arms, wrapping them around my waist. "We'll have plenty of time to kiss. Standing in a sea of humanity, while cool, is not what I was imagining."

"Okay," he sighed, putting his chin on my head. I snuggled back into his embrace, watching the races, but secretly wanting to drag him back to his car and make out in the backseat.

A/N: Picture teaser is on my blog for the drag race. I've personally never been but I've had friends tell me that it's super loud and there are a ton of people there...a mass of humanity, as it were. The link for my blog is on my profile. You can also find me on Facebook: Tufano79's Twilight Fanfiction Appreciation or on Twitter: tufano79. Leave me some lovin!

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