When Dawn Breaks 53

“Let’s at least get to the bedroom.” Bella said from her position on the wall in the hallway of the family wing where Rosalie had her pushed up against. The pair had just finished their run with the shifters and as soon as they made it to the family wing Rosalie wasted no time in pressing Bella to the wall and attacking her with her lips. Bella of course didn’t mind, it was just someone could catch them and she didn’t want to have to hold back Rosalie from killing someone or having to kill someone herself if they saw them in an intimate moment.

“Hurry then.” Rosalie growled as she pulled Bella into their new rooms.

Bella didn’t even waste a moment looking around at the new decorations before she jogged after Rosalie through the sitting room into their bedroom. Noticing their new bed Bella complimented Rosalie. “I like the bed sweetheart.”

“I used the furniture I found that came from my human years to decorate.” Rosalie told her.

“I’ll look at the rest later.” A nod was all Bella got in reply as she pulled at Rosalie’s shirt to remove the garment.

Rosalie being to impatient to wait ripped Bella’s clothes of her body before shredding her own and throwing Bella on the bed. Ever since she had seen the way Bella’s tiger had looked she had been impatiently waiting until they had a chance to be alone. Bella had been wrong when she told Rosalie that her tiger would have only grown half a foot. It really grew a foot and a half and if that hadn’t been attractive enough the changes to Bella’s human body would have pushed her over the edge. Her mate was in great shape but with the growth spirt her body became more toned and her abs now had a very defined six pack.

“I need you.” Bella couldn’t wait any longer. She had been away from her imprint to much lately and needed to feel Rosalie’s skin on her own to reinforce their bond.

“I’m right here.” Rosalie laid her body down gently on top of Bella’s and kissed her hard on the lips. Every time they made love it was different. Sometimes it was slow and gentle, others it was hard and fast but this time Rosalie felt almost frantic to connect with her mate.

“Fast now slow later.” Bella told her catching on to Rosalie’s mood. It matched her own completely. They could take the time to enjoy each other later. Now she needed to feel Rosalie inside and out.

Rosalie didn’t bother to reply, she simply lined up her member with Bella’s entrance and pushed in slowly inch by inch. She relished the moans coming from Bella and once she gave Bella enough time to adjust she began thrusting. She wasn’t going to last long especially when she felt Bella’s fingernails lengthen and began to claw at her back. This was the first time Bella partially shifted while they were like this and Rosalie had a faraway thought to ask her about it later. As she felt Bella to begin to tighten around her Rosalie bit Bella’s neck taking a long pull of her blood feeling her own orgasm flow through her body.Giving herself a moment to bask in Bella’s emotions Rosalie released Bella’s neck and licked her lips as she rolled off of Bella and snuggled into her side.

“Gods.” Bella exclaimed breathlessly. “It seems as I was the teenage boy this time my love.”

“We needed to get the edge off for the first time.” Rosalie wasn’t embarrassed that she didn’t last long. That’s how it usually went. It was the second time they went slowly and took the time to enjoy each other.

“Agreed.” Bella said stretching her body out letting out a small roar while she did.

Rosalie laughed. “You are so cute.”

“I am not cute. I am a ferocious beast.” Bella told her slightly offended at being called cute.

“Sure you are darling. I am positively terrified of your kitten roar. Anne and Joe are more terrifying than you are right now.” Rosalie squirmed away from Bella’s fingers as they began tickling her sides. “Quit it that tickles.”

“I find it amusing that you are a ticklish vampire.” Bella said.

“I wasn’t before but since my temperature changed I feel things differently.” Rosalie enjoyed being warmer but was still getting used to how her body reacted to things now that she could feel the difference in temperatures better.

“Does it bother you?” Bella asked.

“No it’s nice. Before I felt a bone deep coldness that permeated through my entire being even my bones. Now I get to enjoy putting on a sweater if I’m cold and taking a cool shower when I’m to warm.” It made Rosalie feel closer to human than she ever had before she met Bella. “When we went swimming that one time I finally understood how people described it as refreshing. Even though the water was cold with my body heat combined with yours I was so relaxed.”

“We should take some time to go swimming here. After I shifted my grandmother would throw a fit when my grandfather and I would play in the pool in our tiger forms but our fur didn’t ruin the filters and after a good cleaning the pool was fine.” Bella knew that her grandmother didn’t actually mind them playing in the pool she just hated that when her grandfather was done he would get her all wet when he shook out his wet fur near her.

“I do want us to take advantage of the baths in the basement. When were they added to the estate?” Rosalie asked.

“They were original to the house. My ancestor and his wife went to Rome on their honeymoon and toured the ruins and enjoyed the culture. It was a gift to her that he had them included.” Bella told her.

“That’s very romantic.” Rosalie was beginning to understand that all the Shurlongs that came before Bella cared deeply for their imprints. She didn’t think it was a shifter trait but then again Rosalie hadn’t been around that many shifters. It did seem that the ones she met didn’t have equal relationships with their imprints like she and Bella had though. The fact that Gil and the others could travel without them was something Rosalie would never consider with Bella. It was proven when she made Bella ride with them on the plane instead of traveling by truck like she originally wanted to.

“You better not tell Alice about it. I don’t think poor Jasper can handle another date anytime soon.” Bella said.

Rosalie chuckled. “I don’t think he can either. I wasn’t planning on telling anyone about them though. I selfishly only want you and I to use them.”

“Oh yeah and what would we use them for?” Bella asked.

“I want to surprise you with a romantic evening. As a half gentleman it is my job to romance you as much as you romance me.” And Rosalie had quite the romantic evening planned. It was just finding the time to do it.

Bella was thinking along the same lines as Rosalie. “Maybe we will have to add a week at the estate to the week at the cabin.”

“You mean we can have two weeks instead of one?” Rosalie hoped that was what Bella meant.

“After this is over I think we deserve it.” Bella knew that her father wouldn’t be happy but she needed some alone time with her imprint. She and Rosalie hadn’t even had an entire day to themselves. Two weeks wouldn’t be enough either but it was a start.

“When do you want to get started on building our house?” Rosalie asked.

“That’s up to you. We need to first find land then we need to hire an architect.” Bella wasn’t looking forward to all the work they had to do to get to the point of living on their own.

“I think we should help the wolves set up their own construction company.” Rosalie had been thinking about it ever since they dealt with the coyotes.

“You want them to build the house?” Bella wouldn’t be opposed to the idea.

“I think it would be good for them in the long run. We can talk to the elders and Sam and see what they would need in terms of schooling and certifications. Then if we can buy them the tools and vehicles they need they would be able to start their business. I mean think about it. How much respect would they get if it was found out they built a custom home for the Shurlong heir.” Rosalie knew if they could get the wolves started after they built their house they would get plenty of work.

“They may not be able to get the certifications they need and the proper schooling done in time.” Bella liked the idea but didn't want to wait to build.

“They could hire people to fill in for the jobs they couldn’t legally do themselves. They could also contact other shifters to see if they wanted some work as well. I’m starting to see a trend of shifters being so isolated they don’t live in places that offer them the chance to get jobs and do more than squeak out a living.” Rosalie had noticed not only with the wolves but the coyotes and even the bear shifters that they could definitely use some extra money.

“How do you feel about setting up some scholarships for shifters? We could use some more doctors and lawyers to help out.” Bella didn’t want to have to rely on just the doctor they found for future incidents.

“That’s a good idea. Even if they wanted to go to college for other things most don’t have the chance. We would have to offer them a way to have housing and a living stipend.” Rosalie was actually getting excited at the idea. “They could of course live in the dorms if they wanted to but if they had an imprint or family I don’t want to split them up.”

“Good thinking.” Bella was already starting to plan what they would need to do to get this set up. “We need to contact Gene for this. He would know the best people to get this set up.”

“We also need to figure out a way to keep people from knowing you are offering this to shifters. It could be anonymous but I doubt it would stay that way to long.” Rosalie knew even if they asked the shifters to keep it quiet someone would catch on eventually.

“We could always set up a national scholarship for underprivileged children.” Bella said.

“I want to complain about how much this is going to cost us but I know in the end a lot of people could benefit from a good education.”Rosalie realized something important. “We would also have to include people who just want to learn a skill and not go to college at all. Or money to pay for certifications.”

“This is going to be a big project isn’t it.” Bella didn’t know how they were going to actually pick people to receive the money. “How do we even sort through the people who really need the help from the others that just want to scam us.”

“For the shifters we could have the alphas right a letter of recommendation for the people they put forth. Then we could do an in person interview.” Rosalie knew that any shifter who was in the presence of the White Tiger wouldn’t be anything other than sincere because if they weren’t Bella would rip them apart. “For the humans we could have a committee that picks out the recipients.”

“That’s a good idea. Maybe have one of your siblings or Peter or Charolette oversee it and bring us any concerns.” Bella figured that it would be good to have eyes on where the money was going.

“I don’t think my siblings are the best idea to help with this. Peter or Charolette yes, Emmett or Alice no. Jasper wouldn’t want to do it but the other two no way.” Rosalie could only imagine how Alice would mess up.

“I actually think Alice would be perfect for the job.” Before Rosalie could protest further Bella continued. “Think about it. Who out all of them worries they can’t help out. If we gave Alice such an important job one she wouldn’t be doing by herself then she would go above and beyond to prove she was worthy of getting more jobs.”

Rosalie thought about it for a minute. “You know I hate that you’re right. Alice has been jealous we have been using Emmett more than her. That’s why she has been focussing so hard on the outfits we gave her. If we let her work on this she would probably work harder than anyone else we picked out.”

“Plus she will be working remotely that means that there will be a paper trail that we can check anytime we want to.” Bella said.

“True.” That made Rosalie feel a lot better about it.

“Do we have anything else we need to talk about because I have definitely had enough time to catch my breath.” Bella liked her and Rosalie’s talks but feeling Rosalie’s naked body pressed against her was beyond distracting.

“Well I was hoping we could discuss astro physics. I took quite the interests in the subject.” Rosalie smiled when Bella cut her off with a kiss. She agreed with Bella. Their talks of the future were nice but Rosalie knew that their time to enjoy each other’s bodies would be sparse over the next few weeks. The shifters were coming the next day and Bella was going to be purchasing the things they needed to gain information on the people they were targeting. It was at times like this she wished Bella didn’t need sleep. Then again if her mate didn’t sleep she would probably just spend more time away from Rosalie doing other things. At least they got to spend time together every night and Rosalie cherished the chance to check in with each other each night and snuggle together while they slept. As she began kissing down Bella’s body Rosalie decided that she would worry about how much time they spent together later and just enjoy the private moments they had right then. Tomorrow was another day and she could stress about everything in the morning.