We lay silently, both exhausted, me physically, him mentally. The days events weren't uncommon but they had still taken their toll. The sun had shone brightly in Forks and he had been forced to miss school, and had spent the day worrying about me. I had been forced to play basketball and despite mention of my boyfriend at every chance I could find, had to deal with the boys who insisted I held the key to their hearts. All of a sudden I had a thought.
"Edward?" I asked quietly, not wanting to startle him.
"Yes, love?" he responded, lifting his head from where it had been resting above my heart.
"Um… do you believe in heaven?"
"Of course. Although I know there is no place for me there, I hope you will enjoy it."
"Wait, what?" I flipped on my side to face him.
"Bella, darling, I don't delude myself; I know that a soulless monster like me would never be allowed into any religions view of what comes after. It is a place where people who do good things go to live in perfect happiness. You will go there unless at some point in your life you decide it is terribly important for you to go on a killing spree."
"Wait, if heaven is a perfect place where everyone is happy, why would it serve to separate me from you?" I asked, not wanting to anger him with talks of my becoming immortal.
"Because Bella, unlike me, you are pure and good and I am a monster." He responded his beautiful tawny eyes taking on his look of sheer determination, as if he knew what was coming next.
"So if you believe that the afterlife was created to make someone, who you claim is good, happy, why would I have to be separated from you, the one who completes me, who holds my heart is his hands. Heaven, without you, would be a torturous as the fieriest pits of hell."
His eyes flashed again. I had apparently reacted differently then expected.
"So ergo, whatever supreme entity rules over heaven would have to let you in to keep me from falling to pieces without you right?"
"Well I don't think…" I interrupted him before he could continue.
"Because why would any supreme being create a love such as ours, only to wrench us apart for the rest of eternity? That is cruel, and supreme beings are supposed to be known for their kindness, forgiveness and that lot."
"Bella…" He seemed to be at a loss. He shook his head trying to formulate an answer to my argument. I suppressed a giggle and settled my head on his chest to sleep.
"Beat that genius boy." I mumbled, knowing full well he could hear me. As my eyes closed I could have sworn I could see him smiling.