I turned slowly, reaching for the reassurance of Edward's arms. His cold lips found my eyelids, softly pressing them against my warm skin.

"It's still early," he murmured .. "go back to sleep."

"Mmm.. I don't want to go back to sleep."

I tilted my face upward, skimming my nose against his jaw, inhaling the cool scent escaping his skin. My lips found the hollow at the base of his throat. I felt his fingers run themselves through my hair, his lips gently grazing my forehead.

"You were a bit restless in your sleep," he whispered against my skin, "did you dream at all?"

"Nothing I can remember," I replied slowly, in a state of complete and total calm. But this I was used to: being calm. It was hard to be anything but calm when Edward was here; if I wasn't hyperventilating. "Can we stay here today? Can we forget about anything else?"

"We could try.. I'm sure Alice may have other plans for you though." His voice was intoxicating. Nothing else mattered today. Only Edward was important.

I pushed back any thoughts I had about tomorrow. Soon, I would be walking down the aisle, bouquet in hand and Charlie's arm in mine. Soon, I would say goodbye to all that I had known before Edward. Soon .. and the nerves I felt at this thought were getting easier to push back.. I would be his, for eternity. Today, it was just us two. Today was my last official day as Isabella Swan, but I couldn't think of a better way to spend it than with him. Nothing else existed outside of my life with Edward.. My existence with Edward.

I reached up to press my lips gently against his, stretching my torso as far as I could. I felt Edward's hands take hold of my waste, pulling me gently onto his chest so that my face was level with his. He kissed me then, passionately as he had on that day in the meadow. It seemed so recent, my time seemed to fly every second that I was with him. That would soon change. My body reacted accordingly, heart accelerating, my breath in tune with my pulse. His marble hands traced down my shoulders, slowing then, and resting on the lowest point on my back. My breath caught.

With a soft chuckle, smooth as silk rising in the back of his throat, he moved his lips from mine and kissed the sensitive space below my left ear. "If we continue this, there may be nothing left to explore tomorrow night," he whispered, sounding amused and almost pleased with himself for causing such a reaction in me.

"Would that be so bad?" With my best effort, I lifted my head to answer.

"As much as I would love to take you now Bella, it was you who decided to wait."

"Ughh, well what if I said that I had changed my mind?"

"Maybe we should get out of bed.."

"Noooo.."

"Well will you be able to behave yourself?"

"If I remember correctly, it was you who was misbehaving.. I was just along for the ride."

I thought about this for a moment.. "You're right, maybe we should get out of bed."

"That's what I thought," he replied with the same slight amusement.

Edward lifted me out of bed and placed me gently on the furry golden carpet of his room. I stretched slowly, standing on my tip toes to elongate my arms and unknot the tightness in my muscles. Before I could finish Edward grabbed at my waste and threw me over his shoulder.

"HEY!" I squirmed as my head hung at his back. "What are you doing?"

"Helping you wake up!" he choked back a laugh. Edward carried me into the large bathroom and set me down on the counter by the sink. He grabbed my tooth brush off the counter, smothered it with tooth paste, and handed it back to me. I tried as hard as I could to choke back a giggle.

"What?" He asked, although he also had to hold back a smile.

"I didn't know my breath was that bad.." I joked back at him.

"Your breath is wonderful.." and he quickly pressed his lips to mine. "I'll be waiting downstairs when you're dressed." He pressed his lips once more quickly to the bridge of my nose before disappearing.

I could get used to this.. I thought. Spending the night last night was Alice's idea, she insisted on taking me shopping for honeymoon clothes, and reminded me that according to tradition .. I couldn't spend the night before my wedding with my fiancé. Tonight would be my last official night in Charlie's house..