When Dawn Breaks 44

"God.” Rosalie groaned as she fell on top of a naked Bella after enjoying a rather desperate bout of love making. She had impatiently waited while Bella had talked to the doctor and some of the shifters but as soon as Bella finished eating her dinner Rosalie had dragged her to Bella’s bedroom. Not even waiting for Bella to close the door Rosalie had ripped Bella’s clothes off her, then her own quickly followed. Rosalie knew they had things to discuss but the need she felt to connect with her mate had been overwhelming. Licking her lips to catch any blood that spilled while she fed from Bella’s neck Rosalie took a minute to enjoy the skin on skin contact before moving to lay down next to her mate.

“You never cease to amaze me.” Bella leaned over and gave Rosalie a kiss before laying her head on Rosalie’s chest. She loved the way that Rosalie’s slow heart beat raced to almost human speed after such exertion.

Rosalie put her arms around Bella and pulled her closer making sure there was no space between the two of them. “I could say the same to you.”

“I can’t believe how much I want you all the time. We have been dealing with all this serious business and in the back of my mind I have been counting down the minutes until we could have the chance to be alone.” Bella told her.

“I hope you always feel that way.” Rosalie began trailing her hand down Bella’s stomach only to be stopped by Bella when her hand reached the apex of her thighs. “What’s wrong?”

“Before we begin again we should probably discuss everything that has happened.” Bella rolled off of Rosalie to put some distance between them ignoring Rosalie’s pout.

Rosalie sighed. “I know you’re right but I don’t have to like it.”

“You’ll live.” Bella swatted Rosalie’s hand away from her body. “Behave, the sooner we start our talk the sooner it will end and then I have plans for you.”

“I would like to know what these plans are before we talk.” Rosalie smiled as she watched Bella roll her eyes. “Ok so what do you want to discuss first the shifters?”

“That would be good. How do you think they are coping? You spent the most time with them.” Bella had felt guilty leaving the responsibility to Rosalie but she was the only one Bella trusted enough to leave in charge.

“Well initially they were weary of me and kept their distance but as I interacted with them and helped the doctor they became more comfortable. I think the parents were mostly stressed about what was done to their children. The kids themselves mostly hung out with Alice who kept them occupied under the watchful eye of Jasper of course.” Rosalie knew that Jasper wasn’t worried about Alice’s safety, he was more worried about Alice doing something dangerous that would hurt the shifters. Rosalie was positive that Alice would never intentionally hurt any of them but Alice also didn’t know how to limit her excitement and sometimes got in over her head. That’s why Jasper was such a good match for her. He was the calming presence needed to tone down Alice’s exuberance.

“How did the doctor interact with them?” Bella asked. She and Emmett had taken longer than she had wanted and she hadn’t had a chance to be there when the doctor was looking over the children.

“He was very gentle and caring. You could see the sadness in his eyes as he examined each of them. I actually caught him wiping his eyes after he looked over the boy who’s leg had a hole through it. He wasn’t positive that the missing tissue and muscle would repair itself but was happy they didn’t take part of the bone as well.” Rosalie herself found her eyes filling with tears that would never fall numerous times while she watched the doctor with the children.

Bella reached out and took Rosalie hand in her own knowing that Rosalie was still feeling the emotions of the day. “I was happy that he was able to send the nurse to get the supplies needed and a wheelchair for the boy. I think like the doctor said if he has his first shift soon then he will probably be able to speed up the heeling process.”

“That is if they didn’t do something that would stop him from ever shifting.” Rosalie sighed. “I know he took blood samples but I’m not optimistic that the doctor will actually find anything or know what it is he has found.”

“Yeah,I think you’re right.” Bella agreed. “That just shows how important going through the stuff we found in that building is.”

“What did you and Emmett do with all that stuff?” Rosalie asked.

“We put all the weapons and tactical suits in the armory. The rest of the stuff we set up in one of the spare bedrooms. We had to clear it out first , then we set up the computers we confiscated and sorted through the laboratory equipment and the paper work. That’s what took us so long. Not only did we have to be extra careful with the weaponry but we had to figure out what to do with the lab stuff. I put it in one of the empty storage sheds furthest away from the living quarters.” Bella told her.

“Was Emmett impressed with your bunker?” Rosalie herself was curious about the secret entrance and the out buildings she didn’t know existed until she ask Bella what her plan was with what to do with all they stuff they brought with them. She was already making plans on looking around the next time she visited Bella there.

Bella chuckled. “I thought his eyes were going bulge out of his head when he saw me move the rock aside to activate the gates.”

“I bet he didn’t expect you to have a secret hideout.” Rosalie laughed thinking about how her brother would have reacted when he found out. If his reaction from when he went with them to buy spy stuff as he called it was anything to go by she wouldn’t have been surprised if he had fainted.

“No he didn’t. He told me he thought we were just going a different way to the White House than you guys. I didn’t show him everything. I kept him from all the secured rooms but let him see everything else. It was only with a promise he could come back that he was willing to leave. I think he now sees himself as some kind of spy.” Bella wasn’t going to rain on Emmett’s fun. If he wanted to think he was part of a secret society then Bella would let him. She and Rosalie had already planned on giving him something to show him their appreciation she just needed to send an email.

“He probably does see himself as a spy.” Rosalie rolled her eyes thinking of how insufferable he was going to be about it. “I think Alice sees herself as the lady of manor. She was eager to take everyone on a tour and was showing off her familiarity with the estate. I wouldn’t be surprised if she asked if she could live here full time.”

“I doubt she would want to live here full time. She wouldn’t want to be that far away from you and the rest of your family.” Bella couldn’t imagine Alice wanting to live isolated with just Jasper. She was to outgoing and enjoyed being around others too much.

“It is nice staying here from time to time though. Maybe one day we can stay here by ourself with no other guests.” Rosalie suddenly remembered she wanted to ask Bella something. “Actually I wanted to bring something up to you about us staying here.”

“What?” Bella asked.

“I was thinking maybe we could move into your grandparent’s bedroom.” Seeing Bella’s expression unchanged Rosalie hurried to explain. “It’s just with so many people here it would be nice to have our own space. I like your room but I feel like it would be better if we had a place to relax that is just our own.”

Bella thought about how she felt about moving into her grandparent’s room. She honestly never considered it. Then again Rosalie did have a good point. It would be nice to have their own space and it was now their home. It would only make sense for them to take the master bedroom. “I think that actually would be a good idea.”

“Really?” Rosalie tried to hold back her excitement because she wanted to be sensitive to Bella’s feelings but it was hard.

“Yeah it should be fine. They only thing you will have to do before we move in is clear out my grandparent’s belongings.” Bella said.

“Are you really sure this is ok?” Rosalie noticed some hesitation in Bella’s words and didn’t want to upset her mate.

Bella nodded. “Yes it’s fine. You can box up all their stuff and I will go through it later to decide what to keep. Their clothes you can do what you want with.”

“You don’t want to keep anything?” Rosalie would have thought Bella would have wanted to at least keep a couple of her grandfather’s shirts or something.

“No, I have the outfit my grandfather was wearing when he shifted for the first time and have the suit he wore for his wedding and my grandmother’s wedding dress so I don’t need anything else.” Bella already had plenty of her grandparents’ things so she wasn’t worried about their clothes.

“You have the clothes he wore when he shifted?” Seeing Bella nod Rosalie asked. “Do you have the ones you were wearing?”

“Of course. Each generation keeps the outfit they first shifted in. The only one we don’t have is Gorgen’s. He started the tradition with his sons and it continued throughout my family.” Bella was very proud of this as it was a way for each tiger shifter to share a part of themselves that wouldn’t be obvious if found by an outsider.

“I bet your clothes were something extremely cute.” Rosalie remembered that Bella had shifted when she was ten during the night. “Did you have on pajamas?”

“Yes I was wearing a green pajama set that was covered in cartoon tigers playing in the jungle.” Bella told her.

“Can I see this collection?” Rosalie was interested in seeing what each of Bella’s ancestors wore when they first shifted. Bella’s family history went back hundreds of years so the array of clothing would be amazing to see.

“Of course.” Bella would deny Rosalie nothing so it was easy to give her permission. “They are in the secure wing so the next time you visit I will show them to you.”

“Than you sweetheart.” Rosalie gave Bella a kiss. “So it’s ok to start clearing out your grandparent’s room tomorrow? I will need help of course so could I ask Alice and Charolette to help me?”

“You can ask whoever want. No matter what Alice thinks she is not the lady of the manor, you are. This is your home and you have just as much say as I do. I have a request though. I want you to get a new mattress before we move in.” Bella told her.

Rosalie chuckled. “I wouldn’t want to sleep on the bed your grandparent’s had sex on either.”

“Gross don’t even talk about them having sex.” Bella groaned trying to stop any images from entering her mind. “Also you are more than welcome to change the rooms anyway you wanted. If you don’t like the way it’s set up there is a bunch of furniture and bedroom sets that are in storage you can use or you could buy something new.”

“You know I don’t want to spend money but I will check out the storage room. I’m sure I’ll find something that we will both like.” Rosalie was rather excited about the prospect of decorating the rooms differently from the way Bella’s grandparents had them. This was Rosalie’s first step as Bella’s partner to leave her impression on the Shurlong family estate.

“Good. Now that we have all that out of the way, was there anything else you wanted to discuss?” Bella hoped not, because she was losing her battle at keeping her distance from Rosalie’s naked body.

Rosalie smirked when she saw Bella trailing her eyes over her body knowing exactly what her mate was thinking. “How about we discuss how hot it would make me to feed from your thigh after I’ve made you cum with my mouth.”

“That’s a wonderful idea.” Bella leaned back pulling Rosalie with her as she kissed her hungrily. They had many stressful busy days ahead of them but for tonight Bella didn’t want think of anything other than Rosalie’s body. She was positive they wouldn’t be getting much sleep but couldn’t find it in herself to care that much. As Rosalie kissed her way down Bella’s body Bella pushed away all thoughts of the days to come and decided that for now she would just bask in her imprint’s love.