Edward was lying on the bed reading when I joined him. He set his book on the table and patted the bed suggestively, a wicked grin playing on his lips. “Care to join me, love?” He sat up gracefully and began unbuttoning his emerald shirt all the while keeping his eyes pinned to mine. “After all, you are much more durable now,” he chuckled. “We don’t have to be quite so careful this time around.” His voice was rough as he ripped the shirt off and threw it haphazardly across the room. What a little sex fiend he’d become. I laughed to myself. I was really liking the new amorous Edward.

I felt an answering smile on my lips as I let the towel drop to the floor. I would never get tired of sex with him. Even now my body thrummed in anticipation just as it had the first time, even though we'd done it many times since our honeymoon night. I caught sight of the reflection of my body in the window as I made my way to the bed. I’d been too preoccupied with my new powers and hunting to think about it before. “Hang on a sec. I want to check out this new bod before you distract me,” I giggled.

I glided back into the bathroom, but the mirror was fogged from the warm bath. “You have a hairdryer?” I called out to him. Of course he’d have a hair dryer; you don’t get hair like his without one. He was holding it out to me smirking from ear to ear. I aimed it toward the mirror and watched excitedly as my new face appeared behind the mist.

I gasped. I’d known my eyes were going to be red, but it still caught me off guard. They weren’t the burgundy of the regular vampires, but a true red from all the human blood I still had coursing throughout my system. They looked out of place, but not evil somehow. My face, which I’d always found plain, was exquisite. I couldn’t put my finger on one particular feature that had changed; just that something had been slightly off before and now no longer was.

I stared intently at my reflection trying to see what it was that now made me so perfect. My lips were a little fuller. The bone structure more precise. The eyes were just a tad wider. My fingers traced over this alien face with its even paler than normal skin.