I walked up to the front porch, the light was on, Charlie was waiting for me, I nervously looked at my left hand and marveled at the beautiful ring that had been slid on there only a few hours ago, I looked up at Edward "Are you ready," he sighed and nodded "As ready as I'll ever be, you?" I shuddered imagining Charlie's reaction and Edward tightened his grip on my waste, "It'll be fine, Bella," "I know, but, still, you know I tend to worry," he sighed "I do," then dropped his lips to my forehead and kissed me lightly before smiling "Come on," he said opening the door and pulling me inside. "Bella?" Charlie's voice sounded from the living room the TV on.

"Yeah dad it's me……….and Edward," he grunted a hello to Edward "Um dad, I have something to say could we sit in the kitchen," Charlie sighed and I heard him heave himself off the coach, as Edward pulled me into the kitchen to the table and onto his lap, I was about to protest but then remembered that Edward and I were engaged so Charlie could, would have to, deal with the sight of me in Edward's lap. Charlie walked halfway through the doorframe and froze, I felt Edward's lips where at my ear "He doesn't like you looking so comfortable in my lap, glad we're telling him now, 'cause, I plan on spending the night here," I could hear the smile in his voice " I also plan on him knowing about it," he added "I think you need to sit down for this Dad," I said try to sound calmer then I felt he did as I asked "So, what's this about Bella?" he asked anxiously "I don't know how to say this, so bare with me here," I said and unconsciously brought my left hand up into his view and started to twist the me ring back and forth around on my finger playing with it, Charlie looked at my hand and in a tight voice said

"Bella," he was struggling to find the right words, "Why are you wearing a ring on that finger, you should know by now you only where a ring on that finger unless, your married or engaged," "Well actually dad, I do know that, and it is a wedding ring, Edward and I are getting married on the thirteenth of August," I said, now that I had it all out, my nervousness was gone, well it was until, "WHAT?!?" he erupted his face turning a violent shade of purple.

"Bella are you pregnant? Did you two do something I should know about?" he glared at me and Edward "I'm going to kill you if your pregnant," he said coldly and I heard a small growl coming from Edward "Enough," I said only to Edward then to Charlie "No, I am not pregnant, Edward and I have not done anything like that, I told you already, but I will say it again, I….am…a.. jeeze, I can't believe you're making me say this again… I'm a virgin, okay, and I intend to stay that way for a little while," I plan on losing said virginity on the night of August thirteenth, I added in my head, Charlie looked suspicious still "Then how come this is so sudden? Why now?"

I sighed and wished he hadn't asked "Well, dad Edward asked me to marry him shortly after I brought him back from V- L.A., we weren't going to tell anybody but Alice found out and wants to throw us a wedding, so I'm letting her, and well we couldn't just let you get an invitation to are wedding without telling you in person first, we also have to tell mom," Charlie took a few deep breaths and Edward spoke up "You don't believe us," it wasn't a question Edward was reading his mind Charlie grit his teeth "No, I don't," he said shortly "Bella is telling the truth we haven't done anything to rob her, or me, of virginity, oh and do you mind if I stay here tonight my family had to go out of town to check on some relatives, while I chose to stay with Bella, and tell you the news," Charlie set his jaw, "I'm sorry Edward, but, we don't have any place you could sleep," Edward tried to restrain a smile I knew where this was headed, Edward would the suggest I stay with him Charlie will try to treat me like a little kid and I'll get angry, so I just decided to skip through to the center of it "Sure we do dad Edward can stay in my room, " I said innocent like I didn't know what Charlie was trying to do he opened his mouth to protest but I cut him off "Or I could stay with him, I mean we ARE practically married now so I don't think his parents would mind would they Edward?" I stated matter-of-factly

"I doubt it," Edward shrugged casually, Charlie grunted but said "Fine Edward can stay here for tonight," I smiled as I rose from Edward's lap; then he stood to taking me hand and leading me to my bedroom. Edward closed the door and sat on my bed pulling me down on top of him "That went well," Edward chuckled in my ear I looked at him irritated, Charlie had just accused me of being pregnant and he's laughing? "You find something funny about this?" "You don't?"

He laughed "Not at all, Charlie just accused me of being pregnant that's like saying I'm easy or something, because nine months ago……." I let my voice trail off as recognition flitted across Edward's face, his eyes got wide "I wasn't here, okay maybe that part wasn't funny but," he chuckled again "You should of heard what he was thinking,"

"Which was?" he kissed the base of my neck and said "He was thinking about how to keep us from getting married, I had to resist laughing openly at his thoughts, he even thought about taking me camping just the two of us, you know father-in-law-son-in-law bonding then shooting me and making it look like a hunting accident, I don't think the fact that a bullet would practically ricochet off my skin would be a good thing for your dad to see," he said pressing his lips to the base of my neck and laughing again I smiled.

"Okay maybe that is a little funny, but now I have to tell Renée, she's the one that makes me nervous," he pulled away from my neck "Why?" I put my hands on either side of his face and kissed his lips lightly, his hands went to my hips holding me tightly abruptly Edward pulled back "Charlie's coming, I should…." he trailed off as I smiled "What?" he asked curiously

"Edward you where invited to spend the night, so you don't have to go anywhere," I shrugged and kissed him again this time he didn't pull away even when Charlie threw open the door I heard Charlie's sharp intake of breath as he turned away and stomped down the stairs. I felt the cool tips of Edwards fingers slide into my shirt a little "No, no, Edward, it's not time yet," I whispered loving the game I was playing, he pulled back and groaned "Bella, this isn't fair," I smiled internally but decided to play dumb, I moved my lips from his and under his jaw "What's not fair?" I mumbled against his skin he groaned again as his hand slid up my shirt a little more he rolled over quickly so I was under him "You, know, what's not fair, but you're doing it anyway," he stated grumpily.

I pretended to think for a moment then shook my head he smiled dropped his head to the my collar bone kissed up my neck I shivered with pleasure as he made his way to my ear then he whispered "To can play this game love," "Game?" I asked feigning confusion "What are you talking about Edward,"

"Bella," he said then growled "Did you just growl at me?" I asked he smiled and nodded, I briefly wondered he have ANY idea how attracting that was, but by the wicked grin on his face I could tell he did. "Again you know what you're doing, do you have any idea how bad I want you right now?" I smiled "Where's all that self control?" "Gone, it left back in the meadow, since I couldn't have what I wanted in the meadow; can I have what I want now?" I thought about that, the way his hand was moving under my shirt I was willing to give him anything he wanted "That depends on what you want," lie, of course, I would give him anything he wanted but he didn't know that, he pulled down the sleeve of my shirt over my shoulder, placed his lips on the edge of my shoulder.

"All I ever wanted, you," I was about to give in to what he wanted -what I wanted- when Charlie's voice rose from the living room to my bedroom "Bella! You need to call Renée, and tell her about the wedding!" I groaned internally, I knew he was just trying to keep Edward and I from doing certain things "I know dad!" I hollered back down the stair, "What I don't know is how," I mumbled under my breath

"I know one way, the best way, but that involves a trip to sunny Florida," Edward whispered trying to comfort my sudden worry "Of course I'll go with you so we'll have to get flights with arrival and departure times his phone rang he slid one of his hands out from under my shirt and answered his phone "Thanks Alice, we can leave, tomorrow, Friday, and come home Sunday," "Okay, lets go tell Charlie." I pulled him off the bed with me Edward stood up and pulled me to him "We're not through with this conversation." He warned

Once Edward and I where on the plane (first class, of course), I remembered something "I wonder how Alice planning our wedding, I hope she not doing something too over the top," I murmured to Edward he chuckled "Bella, my dear, I wouldn't be surprised if we came back to find she had ordered sold gold eating wear for our guest and had different types of wine imported from ever country in Europe," I sighed "Naturally Alice would, but that's not all I fear," I gulped "There's the make-up and hair, dress, and ugh, shoes, she'll pick something I'll break my neck in!" "I'm sure Esme is keeping her from picking something too overdramatic," I threw him an incredulous look "Edward have you ever met Alice, if you have you'd know that hardly anything derails her from choices once they're made," he nodded

"Yeah your right, but you know, the wedding will go fine , I can't wait for the wedding night though, that's what I'm looking forward to the most, I mean beside the fact I'll be with you forever" I rolled my eyes knowing what he meant "Of course," he grinned wickedly he leaned in and whispered in my ear "I know you want it as bad as I do Bella, your not fooling me," then he kissed the hollow space just bellow my ear, I tried to control the shiver of pleasure his touch brought.

The plane touched down at midnight and Renée was there waiting, as soon as she saw us she scurried over to us and hugged me tightly "Bella, I've missed you so much, its been forever since I've seen my baby girl," I sighed I looked up at Edward who was standing beside me and saw him cringe, her saying I was her 'baby girl' was going to make it that much harder to tell her without upsetting her.

" Come on mom, lets go to the house and we'll talk more there," I said as she released me from her grip, I reach for Edwards right hand with my left to cover the ring until I was ready to show it to her. The ride to Renée's was short and quiet; when we got to her house I followed her to the kitchen and she had two plates pulled out of the cabinets with food on them and a third she was about to prepare she handed to us "Here Bella, you two must be hungry," Edward shook his head "I'm not but Bella needs to eat," "Um, here mom, while we eat I have something to tell you," she sat down "Okay, what is it Bella?" "Mom, I don't know how to do this so I'll just come out and say it, Edward and I are getting married," her eyes got wide "Bella, are you…your not….are you?" I shook my head "No mom, I'm not pregnant, Edward and I are still both virgins," she smiled but her eyes where tight "

Bella, you said you weren't getting married until you where out of college, and had enough money to support yourself," she then sounded desperate "You told me you wouldn't get married straight out of high school Bella you can't, please don't make the same mistake I did,"

I shook my head "No mom, I never said that I wasn't getting married until after college you said I wasn't getting married until after college, and if your concerned about money that won't be a problem, Edwards parents had quite a bit of money they left to him plus the savings account Carlisle and Esme have for him," I didn't of course mention how he, after about a hundred years had managed to collect a fair amount of money off the stock market, "and mom I'm not making the same mistake you did, I love Edward more then you and Charlie know, or want to believe, but mom, I'm not a little kid anymore, please just go with my decision, please?" she sighed "So when's the wedding?" I laughed "August thirteenth, you'll get an invitation, but I wanted to tell you in person,"

After that was out of the way I asked mom how her and Phil where and she said they where fine, "So where's the honeymoon going to be?" Renée asked suddenly I hadn't thought of that I looked at Edward and he shrugged "Anywhere she wants to go, London, France, Rome, all of them none of the, anywhere," Renée looked impressed "How romantic," then I yawned "Renée, do you know of a hotel we could stay at or anything, I think Bella is ready to go to bed,"

Renée's entire face lit up "You can stay her I just remodeled the guest room she said then motioned for us to follow her, the guest bed room was a lovely shade of pink with chocolate colored trim and bed, "I've got to go brush my teeth ," I said and I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face when I came back Edward was laying there………..in nothing but his boxers.

I walked over to him and was about to sit next to him but instead he pulled me down on top of him "Is there any particular reason you've got nothing but boxers on?" I asked, not that I minded, as if he could read my mind he smiled "Do you mind?" I rolled my eyes "I'm getting married to you, why would I have a problem seeing you half naked?" he shrugged "Why can't you be like any other girl and be glad I'm in my boxers? Do know how many girls I've met that have bothered me all day with their fantasies of seeing me naked?"

"Who said I'm not glad to see you in your boxers? I just want to know why," he shrugged "Your mom took my cloths and to wash them, by the way she's coming now to get your cloths right now," he grinned wickedly "What?" I asked nervously "You'll see," he chuckled darkly a second later Renée knocked on the door "Yes mom?" "Bella, I brought you some cloths so you could change and I can wash yours," why is the fact Renée brought me cloths funny?, well that's what I was thinking until I opened the door and saw what she had brought for me to change into, a set of pajamas from Victory's Secret a light blue pair with silk bottoms and a silk strapless top that laced up in front and tied at the top so that's what Edward thought was funny I sighed and took the pajamas from Renée.

"'Kay mom thank you," but she wasn't leaving until she had my cloths so I turned away from her, and Edward, and slid my cloths off and the pajamas on. I handed her my cloths and she walked out.

As soon as she did Edward pulled me to the bed "I'm…" he started to speak when his phone rang "Hello, uh huh yeah, thanks Alice, bye," he snapped the phone shut "Alice found two pairs of those pajamas, a blue pair, and a pink pair, she bought them as a wedding present," he said and then kissed me, I wrapped my arms around his neck and tangled my fingers in his hair and pulled myself closer to him feeling every inch of his near bare skin through the silk, his hands made their way from my arms where they where rested to down the curves of my stomach and to my hips I shivered with pleasure under his touch I untangled my hands from his hair and trailed the tips of my fingers down his neck and to his shoulders, I felt him shiver under my touch and smiled inside he rolled gently so that he was on top of me, I let my fingers slide down his shoulder blades, along his spine to the small of his back I paused and slide my hands across to his hips where I let them rest, by this time I was, very lightheaded and Edward slid his lips from mine only to move them to my collar bone and rolled again I pulled away slowly and sat up straddling his waist.

I placed my hands on his chest and looked into his eyes, they where glazed over, like he was lost inside his head, I also noticed he wasn't breathing, I raised my right hand and stroked his cheek "Edward," I said softly the haze slid out of his eyes and he started breathing again "Bella," he breathed "Why did you pull away?" I giggled "Edward incase you forgot I need to breath," he thought about that and smiled "Oh, yeah, I guess you do," he leaned into kiss me again when, naturally, my stomach growls. Edward looked at me and started to laugh "Come on lets go make you breakfast," "Okay lets go," he pulled me off the bed and we walk to the kitchen, and he made me breakfast. For some reason I knew this day was going to be different.