CHAPTER ONE

Before, I had decided not to wear the ring. I was very against it, and the marriage. Edward knew this - And he said he was okay with it. He knew I loved him more then anything else, he knew that! I just didn't want to get married because we were so young. He knew how I was raised with my mother, who said that people who get married young are stupid. I really didn't like the word 'marriage'. I loved him so much, and I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him, but not get married right out of high school. I still hadn't told Charlie... I didn't even know how I'd tell him. But I knew this was important to Edward. It would make him happy, which was really all I wanted.

I walked into his room, and I saw him opening the small box with my ring in it. He closed it when he saw me, and tried to put it back in the drawer without me noticing.

"Edward..." I said softly, sitting next to him on the bed that had no purpose. He smiled that crooked smile that I absolutely loved, and kissed my forehead.

"It's alright, Bella," He said, his voice smooth.

"You know I love you," I said. He nodded.

"Mmm," he said, closing the drawer. "And I love you too, darling."

"You know why I don't want to get married too," He nodded again. But I knew our conditions, and I was willing to agree with them. If I married him, he would turn me into a vampire, and not Carlisle. I know that it really didn't matter who did it, just that I was going to be turned into one, but something felt good knowing that Edward's lips would be the last thing that touched me in my human life. This may be stupid, I know, but it was what I wanted. And then there was my condition, which he said we would try, after our wedding, before the vampirism.

But I knew he wanted me to wear the ring; that beautiful ring. I sighed slowly, and a grabbed his hand, turning slightly to face him, and I looked up into those eyes.

"I'll wear it," I said. He was silent for a moment, studying my expression as he does often. "We're getting married in a month and a half; I should wear it, I want to wear it."

"What?"

"The ring," He glanced up at me, looking into my eyes, and I nodded. "I want to wear it." He slowly opened the drawer and pulled out the little box, never taking his eyes off of me. He opened the box, still looking at me, waiting for me to interrupt, and slid it on my ring finger. I smiled slightly, looking at it on my hand, and leaned in and kissed him. He kissed me back, so gently, but so romantic, and I lost my breath. He pulled back, chuckling at my human ways, and kissed my forehead, putting his arm around my waist.

"I love you," he whispered. I smiled and leaned into his chest, shivering against his cold body.

"I love you too," I said, "and I can't wait to spend the rest of my existence with you," I looked up at him, as his gorgeous, perfect lips curved into a smile. He kissed my forehead again, but noticed I was cold, and quickly frowned. He pulled the big blanket off of the bed and wrapped it around me, pulling me close again.

"Better?" He asked. I looked up and nodding, smiling. I was still cold, but it didn't matter, I could sit like this, with him, forever. We sat in silence for a while, him playing with my hand in his. All this time, I thought about how to tell Charlie. I knew I'd have to, and I knew I'd have to soon.

Someone knocked on the bedroom door, and I knew it was Alice. Did she see my decision that it was time to tell Charlie? I needed her there, too, when I did, just so Charlie wouldn't try to kill Edward. Or me.

"Come in, Alice," Edward said, knowing it was Alice too. Alice walked in slowly, with a smile on her face.

"Edward," she said, her voice velvety and soft. "I assume you know that Charlie needs to know about the engagement." He nodded. "So we're going to tell him, today, at dinner." I looked at Alice, my expression confused, and she giggled, taking a seat on the edge of the bed. "We're going out to dinner. It will be you, Edward, Charlie, me, and if you don't mind, Jasper."

I knew she'd think of some fancy way to let Charlie know that I was engaged.

"Dinner? Why?" I asked.

"Don't worry, Bella. It won't be horrible. We'll go to a nice restaurant -"

"But not too nice," I cut her off. I didn't want this to be a big extravagant deal. She glared at me.

" - But not too nice," She continued, "And we'll eat, and let Charlie know."

"But you guys don't eat." I said, hoping she'd forget the whole dinner thing and try something else.

"No worries, Bella," She said, smiling. "We'll take care of that."

"But!" I tried to interrupt.

"Bella," Alice scolded. "Don't worry about it."

Now, Edward had a grin on his face, and he was happy about Alice's idea of dinner. Ugh, why couldn't we just go to Charlie's house, announce the marriage and leave? "Now Edward," she said, standing up, "I'm going to need Bella to help her get ready. I already made reservations, and I called Charlie and invited him." She grinned, knowing that I hated the idea. Edward was still smiling as he stood up, helping me up as well.

"Don't I have a say in this?" I asked.

"No, love. I'll see you soon," He said, kissing me on the lips quickly, and he left the room.

"We have so much to do!" Alice exclaimed happily, clapping her perfect hands together.

A/N: Sorry, it's somewhat short... The others will be longer, I've written up to the third chapter, but still tweaking! Please review! :)