"ALICE!" I screamed into the dining room, where she was sitting with Esme and Rose making wedding plans. "I told you that if you planned the wedding I get to have a veto on the checklist! I'm not backing down on this."

After Edward proposed everything was looking up. I didn't have to live without the love of my life, and we could both be together. We decided we were going to have a small wedding here at their beautiful home, and we were going to have our honeymoon in Paris. Edward was so romantic!

As we agreed he was going to change me right after the honeymoon, and we were going to, um, loose the boundaries during the honeymoon. He was very reluctant to do this, but after many discussions on the subject, he finally agreed.

We were going to have a second wedding after I was changed, but before I looked too young to be my age, for my family because they didn't even know about Edward. They would think we were crazy if they knew the truth, and Edward said it might put them in danger if they knew about the vampires.

He explained to me, during one of our many conversations about vampires, that there was a coven of vampires in Italy called the Volturi. They were like vampire royalty. They enforced the only law for vampires; keep the secret. If you didn't they sent out a group of vampires with special powers to kill you.

I loved hearing all these stories about all of their lives, and was getting to know the family again. I was extremely shocked to hear that Alice and Jasper, and Rose and Emmett were couples. I thought about it, and I figured it didn't matter; they don't remember their human life.

Alice and I were best friends. We did everything together, and she was going to be my maid of honor. We were just as close as we were before, and I couldn't imagine my life without her.

Rose and I were best friends also. She wasn't sure if she was okay with me at first, but I guess she warmed up to me. She was going to be my bridesmaid.

Esme became like my second mother. She was so kind and loving; it wasn't hard to see why Carlisle fell for her.

Carlisle was the man I looked up to most. He helped his family with everything he could, and stopped at nothing to help anybody.

Emmett was the funniest guy I had ever met. He was so big and menacing, but, like he was as a human, he was just like a giant teddy bear. He liked to joke around a lot, and was very open about his intimate relationship with Rose. He even tried to give me the sex talk. Edward made him leave the room before he even opened his mouth.

Jasper and I had a complicated relationship. We loved each other like brother and sister, but we couldn't show it. He had a hard time with the whole 'vegetarian' lifestyle, because he and Alice got separated from the family at first, and he gave into his need for human blood. Alice stayed with him and tried to help him, but it was very hard for him to keep it up, so he gave up for a little while. When they found the family again, they helped get Jasper back on track. Now he was keeping a safe distance, but he still showed his love for the entire family.

It was so easy-going and laid-back in the house that I spent a lot of time there. Charlie was confused as to where I was all the time, so Edward and I decided to tell him about our relationship about a week into it. I was so nervous about Charlie embarrassing me that my hands were shaking. That was a long day.

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Edward and I were walking into the house after school. We had about an hour before Charlie got home, so Edward decided to help me with dinner.

I was still very nervous about telling Charlie about our relationship. I had been dropping hints all week by talking about how sweet he was, and all the fun times we had in biology. He knew Alice was my best friend, and that I spent a lot of time there because of her. He didn't know I was there to see Edward too. We were going to fix that.

I began marinating the chicken, and cutting the vegetables for the salad. I felt two cold strong arms wrap around my waist, and felt Edward's lips at my ear.

"Here, let me help you with that," he whispered and the double meaning in his words made me heart flutter in my chest.

I turned around, about to give a smart reply, but was too caught up in his eyes. They burned with love and desire. My head was already swimming when he leaned down and kissed me softly on the lips. I was staying pretty still, just like I was supposed to, but I just got lost in the kiss. I wrapped my arms around his nick and pushed my hands into his sort bronze hair.

He was having none of that. He un-wrapped his arms from around my waist, unlocked my arms from around his neck, and pulled back. "Bella, behave please," he whispered, and started cutting the cucumbers.

Edward had set very clear physical boundaries on our relationship, his intentions keeping me alive. He was always good with things like that, but I couldn't say the same for myself. I happen to forget minor things like that, and breathing, when he kissed me.

I went back to making the dinner, and had it all set up by the time Charlie got home. I was so nervous about this whole situation. I could tell Edward was getting annoyed with my foot constantly tapping, but I couldn't stop.

"Bella, relax. I'm the one who has to worry about being shot at," "It's okay though, I'm bullet-proof," he added with a wink.

"I know, it's just kind-of nerve racking knowing my dad is going to meet my fiancé," I answered. He was about to protest, but I cut him off. "I don't care if I'm not introducing you as my fiancé, you still are."

"It's okay Bella. Everything is going to be okay," Edward said as we heard the cruiser pull in the drive way.

"Hey, Bells, what's for d- Bella, who's this?" Charlie asked when he saw Edward standing in the doorway.

"Dad, this is Edward. Edward this is my dad," I said, trying to even out my voice.

"It's a pleasure to meet you chief Swan," Edward said, and reached out his hand. "You have a beautiful home," He said, obviously trying to butter Charlie up. "And a beautiful daughter," Edward said low enough, so only I would hear. Of course I blushed at that.

"Well, Edward, It's a pleasure to meet you too. I don't mean this in a rude way, but why are you here?" Charlie asked.

''YES! He likes Edward! He said 'I don't mean to be rude'!" I thought.

"Well, Dad, Edward is my boyfriend," I said sounding surprisingly confident.

Surprise dominated his features for a moment before he spoke up. "Oh, well, I'm glad you told me. Will you be joining us for dinner Edward?" Charlie asked.

"Oh, no sir. My mom is expecting me home for dinner. I just wanted to help Bella with dinner," Edward lied smoothly before walking out the door.

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My dad told me later that he was proud I picked such a good guy, and he liked how Edward looked at me.

"He doesn't look at you like you're a piece of meat, or like you're a prize. He looks at you like you are the most important thing in his world. It takes a lot of maturity to act like that towards a woman," He had said. "Wait, how serious are you two?"

"Um, well, we knew each other before. I knew him from a friend from Phoenix. We were really close for a long time. I have known him for five months, but we made it official when we moved here. So, honestly, I'm in love with him," I whispered.

He looked shocked, but just shook his head and said, "I knew this was coming."

He tried to give me the sex talk too, but I just assured him that would not be happening any time soon. By that I meant not until the honeymoon. I just told him that Alice was going to New York, and asked me to come along. Charlie was very reluctant, but everything was set.

"Oh, come on Bella; just let us invite the Denali clan. They would love you!" Alice yelled pulling me out of my thoughts.

"NO!" Edward yelled down the stairs.

"Oh fine," Alice said in a normal voice knowing he could hear.

"What was that about?" I asked Alice and Rose.

"Well, Tanya Denali had a little crush on Edward over there," they whispered to me and gaggled.

"Oh really?" I asked. "What happened?"

"Well, he went all gentlemen on her, and told her he wasn't interested in her that way. Nobody had ever told her 'no' before," Rose said.

"Don't worry though. She is a good person, she just had a crush," Alice whispered.

I just smirked. I was going to be "spending the night with Alice" so I could have a little talk with my fiancé.

Okay, Soo… The first chapter is finally up!!! I'm so sorry it took so long, but I took a vacation to Vegas, and even if I had my laptop to update the story would've been something like this…

"Edward and Bella got married, had 27 kids, gave 26 up for adoption so they didn't have to deal with more than one, and lived happily ever after!"

So, that's why it took so long. Thanks again for your support!

-Nikki