This takes place about a week after the end of Eclipse, so Charlie and Renee already know about the wedding.
Bella's POV:
CHAPTER 1: Beginning
Edward and I were in our meadow, the whole world seeming right. We were engaged, Charlie wasn't giving us that much lip about it, and Renee didn't mind either. Absolutely everything was perfect. Except. Except for Jacob. He ran away. It killed me. Every day. Everyone at La Push hated me. Because it was my fault. Everyone hated me but Seth. I liked Seth. He never tried to make me feel guilty about the whole Jacob thing. Of course, none of the rest of the pack did, but that's probably because no one but Seth would even speak to me.
But outside of Jacob and the rest of La Push, everything was right. Nothing could ruin this perfect, seemingly endless moment with Edward. We just lay there, him staring at me, my favorite crooked smile filling his entire face as he looked at me with smoldering eyes. I don't know what expression was on my face, but it probably reflected his. As I stared at him staring at me, with my hand in his, an overwhelming wave of desire crashed over me, taking over my entire mind.
Apparently the same thing happened to Edward, because before I could even move, his hands were in my hair, as mine quickly were, and we were kissing. After a minute or so, our lips had to part, because I was feeling a bit woozy. But his lips never left my skin. They just moved to under my jaw, to my neck. I loved it when he did that, the feeling of his cold lips against my neck and under my jaw was the most amazing sensation. It was like ice against your neck, but not uncomfortable. It was just as relaxing as a hot shower after a long day. Whenever he did that, I just melted. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately), it wasn't for long- I had gotten just enough air to dispel the wooziness, and then Edward brought his lips back to mine. My hands were knotted in Edward's hair again, but his hands were around my waist now, pulling me closer, and I had no problem with that. I crushed myself closer to him, liking very much that he hadn't pushed me away yet. Then it started to rain. I should have seen it coming, but I can be pretty preoccupied when with my personal Adonis.
"Should I get you home?" Edward asked, smiling at my pout as I glared at the sky and the rain falling from it.
"I guess," I replied reluctantly. I liked the fact that when he said home he meant his house and not mine, like I already lived there. I had no problem with being there, it was just that we couldn't really kiss like we had here when we were there. Of course, there was the plus of Alice, Esme, and, if I wasn't clumsy, Emmett back home (I loved calling it that so much). But if I was clumsy, Emmet wouldn't stop making fun of me. I smiled as I thought of how I hadn't fallen yet today, and that if I could keep it up for the rest of the day, Emmett wouldn't have a reason to make fun of me (hopefully) and then the day could be fun. Rosalie would be giving me dirty looks constantly, but I knew I was making the right choice for me. I was giving up something huge yes, but in return, I could keep Edward forever and ever. If I weren't getting Edward out of the deal, I wouldn't want immortality. It would suck. But I would get to keep what makes me whole with me always- that was what made it worth the three days of fiery torture. Worth giving up a future with my human family. Worth hurting myself for hurting Jacob. Just barely worth enough to put Jacob through pain for this- for me to become a vampire. I'd gotten used to Jasper avoiding me, but I knew that was only because I smelled good to vampires, and after an incident I'd been repressing (my horrible eighteenth birthday, when he tried to kill me) he'd done his best to avoid me, I assumed because he felt guilty.
I have no idea why Edward's running used to bother me. It was so nice. The damp air flew in my face, tangling my hair, but I didn't care. I just watched the green blur with a wide smile as we ran home. I loved it when he ran, ran just for us, for the feel of the cool air, for the exhilarating speed. His entire face filled with a boyish smile, and he laughed so loudly, so freely. The only time I ever heard him laugh like that when he wasn't running was when I fell off his back onto my butt in mud the second time he ever ran with me. Looking back, I did look pretty funny. But the hearty laugh kind of bugged me. It wasn't that funny.
Suddenly, the wind ceased, and more rain hit me, pulling me out of my reverie. We were home, and Alice was waiting by the door. Beside her was Jasper, and he smiled pleasantly at me, his eyes gold. Good. That meant he wouldn't mind being near me so long as he wasn't too close. We didn't really do that much, just chess and scrabble. I honestly was horrible at chess, so it didn't really matter who I played, I always lost. Scrabble was a different story. Reading all those books did wonders for my vocabulary, and today I got the good letters. Edward finished the game with the q, the x and the z. It was pretty funny, because that usually happens to me.
The rest of the day was uneventful. Edward and I just sat and watched TV with Charlie once I got home. I had managed to convince Charlie that the curfew shouldn't apply to Edward, since he was my fiancé, so Edward stayed until ten. All we did was just sit and hold hands, not even kissing because I didn't want to push Charlie, but even that was nice. After Edward left, I took my shower and kissed Charlie good night. That night, once Charlie was asleep, Edward hopped in through the open window, and we picked up where we left off in our meadow. My hands were locked in his hair, but this time his hands were farther up my back. As our lips met, I melted into his chest. Eventually, I had to sleep, but he let me lay across his chest and hummed my lullaby while I slept.