Chapter 1: Changes

About a week after Edward's original proposal, he bought me a ring. It was beautiful. The gem was the same hue of blue that he loved to see me wear. There was no denying that ring. It's silver band fit my finger perfectly. I have to admit that I did cry.

I said yes to the second proposal, but knew that we couldn't be married. Not just yet. I made sure that Edward knew that, too, so he wouldn't drive me down to Vegas while I was sleeping. At this comment, he laughed his perfect inhuman laugh.

"I love you so much that this will be enough for… oh, about a month," he said.

"One month!" I gasped. "You're impossible!"

"Don't I know it?" he gazed lovingly into my eyes from his spot beside me on my bed.

"Here's the deal: I graduate in 2 months, right? So, after I graduate, you can rush me off to Vegas. Alright?" I confirmed, giving him his last option of marriage wile I was still human.

Realizing that this was as good as he was going to get, he agreed. "and I will keep my promise and change you after the ceremony."

"good." I was really beginning to like this plan. I glanced at my beautiful ring. Besides the blue gem, it had eight diamonds and an inscription that said 'FOREVER'.

Edward never missed a thing. "I'm glad you like it," he said with the most loving tone I'd ever heard.

"No, I don't like it," I corrected.

His face fell. "Oh."

I laughed as he looked at me bewildered. "I love it," I said though my laughter.

" Oh. Well then, that's a new story," he said and kissed me. His lips parted slightly, as did mine. He lay there kissing me for a moment, until I went a little too far. His hands were on my face already, so he pushed me slightly away. "None of that until after you say 'I do.'"

"How long will we be gone after I say that I do?" I wondered.

"A day or two, why?" he asked.

"Well… I was thinking that when we were in the hotel we could stay for a week so I could go through the change away from the tiny town of Forks."

We could have you changing on the way home," he suggested.

I shook my head. "You would have to drive me all the way home when I'm in pain. And… we could have a little bit of a honeymoon."

Edward raised his eyebrows. "Is that what you were getting at? The honeymoon?"

"Ya, got a problem with it?" I asked.

"As a matter of fact, I do," he was being stubborn now. He obviously had his own plans.

"Edward, where are you taking me?"

"It's a surprise, but you'll love it." He was beaming at my annoyance.

"I have to wait two months to hear where I'm going on my honeymoon? How fair is that?" I rolled over so I wasn't facing him. He silently sped to the other side of the bed to look at me, so I rolled onto my back to stare at the ceiling of my room.

"Isabella, what's wrong?" He asked appearing on top of me. I closed my eyes and rolled onto my stomach so my face was in the pillow." Angel, speak to me, Please!" He begged trying to bring me out of my shell.

I began to sob because I got so mad. I hated, absolutely hated, surprises and he knew it.

"Bella, why are you crying?" He asked, pulling all of my hair to one side of my body.

"I'm mad! I hate surprises!" I yelled to my pillow.

"Do you want me to tell you that badly?" He murmured against my neck before kissing it.

I flipped over so fast that he froze. After his initial shock wore off, he laid his cheek against mine, making me shiver. His lips were at my ear. "Alright, we are going to…a different continent." He kissed my ear hoping he was forgiven now.

He wasn't forgiven, so, I flipped back over.

"Honey, you're overreacting!" He said, realizing as soon as he said it, that it was a mistake. I elbowed him in the groin, making my elbow hurt. It obviously tingles a bit when you hit a vampire there because he cringed. "Bella, my angel, that hurt!" He said, halfway laughing. "Fine, I'll tell you what city and what country, if, and only if, you flip over to face me and never hit me in that place again. Agreed?" He compromised.

I reluctantly flipped over "accidentally" kneeing him below the belt again. "Agreed," I said as he twitched with a slight bit of pain.

"Accident. Moving on…where are we going?" I asked eagerly.

"Paris, France. Happy?" He obviously didn't want his surprised ruined, but he hated to see me angry.

"Yes, thank you," I said as I leaned up and pecked him a quick kiss. There was a long moment where we just stared into each other's eyes.

"Bella?"

"Yes Edward?"

"You need to sleep, we have school tomorrow."

I pouted and then gave into his smoldering eyes that were staring down at me. "Fine." I rolled onto my side, allowing him to cuddle up to me. "Good night Edward." I said.

"Good night, Bella."