Dark Awakenings - after Breaking Dawn (Twilight)

Promises

Inevitably Edward and Mari took things very slowly. Edward still remained a true gent and controlled his urges, just as he had done while courting Bella. Being born in a era where sex before Marriage was forbidden it could not be forgotten, not even for the immortals of that time.
Daylight by daylight they grew closer and it wasn't long before the tension in the household was forgotten and the laughter returned.
One dusk they lay out on the veranda loungers overlooking the forest drinking their favourite tipple of lambs blood. While the family were out on a hunt.
"I don't think I've officially thanked you all for taking me in." Mari sighed.
"I don't think you need too." He turned his head towards her with smiling eyes.
"Well I am grateful." She turned her face towards him now.
"We know...I'm grateful too...despite the first misgivings" his face lit up at the late sun broke through the trees.
"I tried to tell you .." She looked back out at the view
"I know you did.. What can I say? Im a stubborn Vampire." This made them both titter.
"Hmmm..don't I know it!" Mari turned to her side to face him and picked up her glass to sip the sweet nectar.
He swung round his legs and dropped to his knees and crawled over to her lounger.
"I'm nothing if not traditional" he smirked and his beautiful eyes sparkled.
"You are stunning...." She got lost in his aura.
"I know....it's my favourite trait!" He shrugged and chortled aloud.
"Along with self adoration it seems?" She placed her glass back on the decked floor.
He pushed himself up and perched on the side of her lounger. As he moved closer the pull inside her heightened and as his mouth fell open inviting her inside. Lifting her hand she ran it through his tousled hair, letting it rest on his left cheek.
"Edward..." She began... But he silenced her.
"Shhhhhhhh.....don't ...speak" his eyes took in every micropore of her face. He moved a ringlet of her hair from its place to expose her neck.
"You are so beautiful Mari" he said slowly in a low soft voice only he knew how. "So ...beautiful"
His face inches from her own as the hunger between them grew the pull inside them both was at breaking point. The kiss came. And as a tear trickled down her pale face He wiped it away without even opening his eyes...he knew it was tears of happiness and as he tilted his head to deepen the kiss she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him as close to her as possible. She'd found her Edward.

"Edward!!!!! Edward!!!" Esme called to him from downstairs.
Edward was still smiling to himself remembering those moments the dusk before as he sat listening to music in his room. Mari and The rest of the family were out at work. Esme had just come home.
"Edward!!" She called again snapping Edward out of his trance. He raised from his armchair and went to face Esme.
"Sorry!" He owned up, he had no choice, he knew why she was mad. He held up both hands.
"Edward...I don't care what you get up to or where...but that decking furniture was expensive. You will do some extra hours work to pay for a replacement!"
Still smiling he backed out the doorway. Esme called after him again. "I mean it Edward!"
"Sorry Esme" he called back as he closed the front door behind him.

"Was she really mad?" Mari grimaced as Edward entered the boatyard office.
"Nah! She just wants me to buy a new one...I have to do more shifts to pay for it." Edward smirked.
"You really have to control that urge of yours Edward Cullen!! Or I may have to steal your virtue?" Mari smiled back and chewed on a pen.
"Well..." He sat on the edge of the desk and studied his hands "....I may have to steal yours if you keep smelling so good?"
"Mr Cullen....are you hitting on me?" Mari swung flirtatiously in her leather bound easy chair.
"You bet I am...." He said shyly. "You done here?" He said after a pause.
Glancing at her watch she threw her pen on the desk. "I am now!"
After leaving a note for the others and locking up the office they jumped in Edwards Jeep she had borrowed for work and drove up to Summit Point.
The views were stunning from here and they sat huddled on a rock till the sun went down. Edwards arms wrapped around Mari from behind and she played with a strand of her hair. He planted a kiss on the back of her head, which made her smile.
"You should arrange to meet her soon.." Mari said hearing his thoughts about Renesmee.
"I think I will...missing her a bit lately." He admitted, he didn't need to ...she knew.
"Why don't you invite them round for dinner?..no puns intended" she placed her hands on his and it was only then she realised the ring...he'd taken it off.
"Maybe we'll stop by there on the way home.......and it was time" he said into her hair with a smile referring to the ring.
"Edward....you didn't need to" she rubbed her thumb lightly over where the ring once lay.
"Yes I did.....I wanted to"
She turned her head round to look into his sparkling eyes..he answered her silently with a soft kiss to her lips.