A/N: I want to thank everyone for the reviews and alerts that have flooded me in the past twenty four hours. I know for some authors 230 alerts and 61 reviews on one chapter is nothing, but for me it's major, so I thank each and every one of you. I would do it personally, but the MTV Movie Awards are on soon and I'm preparing for some Rob drooling time.

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Any questions? No… then let's move onto graduation shall we?

BPOV

My father sat beside me beaming with excitement as he sat in the seats of Yankee Stadium. He was a diehard Mariners fan, but I think for any baseball fan it was important to be within the hallowed halls of Yankee Stadium, even the new version which opened recently. Carlisle had even managed to get some tickets, behind the dugout, for the game on Saturday between New York and Boston, so Charlie was on the edge of his seat at the prospect of coming back for an actual baseball game with Carlisle, Edward, Jasper and Emmett. I think Esme had some big shopping excursion planned for the women as the boys were at the game and I had been thinking of ways to get out of it since it was first mentioned.

Today, however, we were sitting in the stadium listening to various speeches as part of NYU's commencement. Edward was seated somewhere on the field with everyone else who was graduating and his family members seemed to take up an entire row on the left side of the stadium. Esme and Renee sat near the end of the aisle and chatted happily about Emmett's upcoming wedding and other things I couldn't hear because I was almost down at the complete other end of the row. Alice, Emmett, Rosalie and I were all bunched up away from our parents, who seemed to get along like old friends even though this week was the first time they had met. Charlie, of course, had an inane ability to get along with everyone, which probably made his job as a cop easier. Beside Alice was Jasper's family who were staying in New York for only the day due to previous commitments. They seemed nice enough, although a little bit like Esme and Carlisle when I originally met them four years ago.

It wasn't long before the main commencement speech by the Secretary of State was finally over and they began calling the students forward to the stage to receive their diplomas. Random cheers would come from various locations in the stadium once a student was called. Emmett had gone all out with the baseball theme and had created us each a sign, so when Edward crossed the stage and they said 'Edward Cullen' we all cheered as loudly as possible and each of us, including Charlie and Carlisle, held up a letter to spell out 'C-U-L-L-E-N', which Esme and Rene both scoffed at thinking we were behaving stupidly, though the rest of us all laughed happily.

"This has been such a long day," sighed Emmett when we finally sat back down and began listening to the named again, this time waiting to hear them say 'Whitlock' for Jasper.

"It will be just as long tomorrow when we sit through Bella and Rose's ceremony," pointed out Alice as Emmett ran his hands through his hair in frustration, just like Edward does. "I'm glad graduation isn't as formal at Parsons."

"We had to do it for you last year Emmett," I sighed as I watched the ceremony intently, dreading my own the next day. When it was almost time for Jasper to take the stage, we traded our signs for the other ones Emmett had made and prepared to hold them up. The moment he crossed the stage, Alice yelled out that she loved him as the rest of us hooted and hollered and held up the new signs that said 'WH-IT-LO-CK.' Charlie and Carlisle were left out of this one, which made them, and their wives, happy. Jasper's parents didn't seem to enjoy the spectacle we were making and I wondered how someone as free-spirited as Jasper was their son.

Once everything was concluded, we went down to the parking lot to meet Edward, who was still dressed in his cap and gown and looking as sexy as ever. "Do you get the keep the gown?" I asked with a snicker as I wrapped my hand tightly in his and Esme took a quick picture of the two of us together.

"Sorry sweetie, it's a rental, but I will keep the cap on later," remarked Edward as he winked at me and began to pull the gown from him.

"Keep it on for a few more photos?" asked Esme as she and Renee moved in front of us and wanted a few more formal poses. Pretty soon, we were all done, having taken photos of Edward with his family and Edward with my family, and one of all of us together taken by one of Edward's professors who happened to be walking by at the time. I looked over and noticed Alice and Jasper hugging awkwardly as his parents stood nearby, awaiting the chance to take a few photos of Jasper, including one of him and Edward together.

It was mid afternoon by the time we stepped to the various cars we had brought with us and the parking lot was almost deserted. "We have dinner reservations at seven, so why don't we meet at the restaurant once everyone has had a chance to relax a bit?" suggested Carlisle as he opened the car door for Esme. Charlie and Renee were staying at the same hotel as Edward's parents, so they were always carpooling and eating together in an effort to get to know each better. Everyone agreed to the arrangements and Edward and I headed back to our apartment in his car, eager for a little alone time.

"My ass hurts from sitting all day," I complained when we finally got into the apartment and I sat down on the couch, pulling my feet up onto the coffee table and rubbing them lightly.

"One down, one to go," sighed Edward as he plopped down beside me and wrapped his arm around me casually. "How did everything go up in the nosebleed section?"

"It was fine. Emmett, Rose and the moms talked about wedding details. Carlisle and Charlie discussed politics and I tried to throw myself off of the railing using one of Alice's scarves to hang myself," I said with a giggle as Edward kissed my temple.

"I'm glad our parents are getting along so well, it will certainly make life easier down the road when we're married with babies," said Edward casually as my hand stopped where it had been rubbing his thigh.

"Let's not jump the gun honey. I'd still say yes if you proposed, just like I said three and a half years ago, but I'm not ready for that stumble down the aisle just yet," I said nervously as he simply nodded his head in agreement.

"I know Bella. We want to get our careers off the ground first before we get married. I've heard you mention that before," said Edward as he sounded a bit dejected. I was about to say something else about the topic, but since I wasn't quite ready for a fight this afternoon, I simply nuzzled my head against his shoulder and rested before we had to get up to get dressed for dinner.

We ended up at an Italian restaurant near midtown for dinner, which Edward's parents were investors in. It wasn't the same restaurant we had gone to when we had first gotten back together all those years ago, but it was a lot nicer and clearly more expensive. Charlie and Renee were already there with Carlisle and Esme when Edward and I finally arrived. We had ordered drinks and were waiting for our four other friends to get there when Renee started mentioning Edward and I getting married.

"A while ago, I would have been completely against a wedding between them, but I know that they are mature adults and can make their own decisions," sighed Renee as she looked over at me, expecting me to say something.

"We're not engaged mom, so don't hurry to plan some big Forks wedding where we end up holding our reception in the Elks Club Hall," I said in frustration.

"The Elks Club?" asked Edward as he raised an eye brow curiously. "Is that like the Water buffalos on the Flintstones or the Stonecutters on the Simpsons?" I was about to respond with some equally sarcastic comment, but I was interrupted by Esme who was responding to my earlier snide comment.

"Oh no, they would have some lavish event in Boston just like Emmett and Rose," added Esme as I shuddered at the mere thought of a wedding on par with theirs. Nothing about Emmett and Rosalie's wedding would be normal. He ended up proposing to her at the top of the Empire State Building a few weeks before they announced their engagement, which was rather fitting for them. Apparently, it was all pretty ostentatious as he rented out the observation deck and had rose petals scattered everywhere. They even had dinner catered by Le Cirque, as they ate out on the deck after she accepted.

"Shouldn't the bride and groom decide on the location?" asked my mother as she glared at Esme, expecting her to back down, but she didn't.

"Of course they should. However, based on the fact that the Cullen's' are a much larger family, it may make more sense to have the wedding in Boston," snarked Esme as Edward and I began glaring at each other.

"No one is getting married," Edward snapped before both women stared at him angrily. Edward and I sat in silence for the next little while as our mother's bickered about our nonexistent wedding and I felt his hand slip into mine and he looked over at me remorsefully. Thankfully, before they started arguing about the timing of future babies, the rest of our friends arrived, taking all of the attention off of Edward and me.

"So what's going on" asked Emmett as he sat down beside me and noticed the look of mortification on my face. "You guys aren't pressuring Bella for babies are you?" he asked with a chuckle as Alice joined in the laughter.

"No, we would never do that," sighed Esme as she looked a bit remorseful at the turn the conversation had taken. "Anyways, you and Rosalie are the first to be pressured seeing as your wedding is only seven months away." Emmett shuddered beside me and I patted his back in understanding.

"Welcome to the lion's den," I replied sarcastically.

The rest of the dinner went fairly easy with everyone casually discussing the wedding or the graduation ceremony. Esme couldn't stop gushing about Edward graduating from NYU and Emmett working on Wall Street. I could tell my parents were a little overwhelmed by Esme, but they did their best to be calm and relaxed around her, unless they were arguing about my pretend wedding.

Jasper, Edward and I discussed some of our road trip plans with Charlie, who was excited to hear we would be stopping in Forks for a few days during the trip. Before any of us realized it, dinner had finished and we were all going our separate ways, agreeing to meet up at Columbia in the morning for mine and Rosalie's graduation ceremony.

When I woke up the next morning, my head was aching from the wine I had with dinner and Edward showed up with a bottle of Advil and some water for me. "You always know what I need," I said as I quickly took the pill and swallowed it down with some water.

"After four years together, I think I can manage to figure out when you will have a hangover," laughed Edward as he stepped out of our bedroom and towards the kitchen. "I'm sorry mom went a little overboard last night with the wedding and baby talk," he called from the kitchen as I heard him start our coffee pot.

"It's fine. She's just excited about everything with Rosalie and Emmett," I sighed as I glanced down at the clock and noticed it was already seven. I only had two hours to shower, get dressed and get down to the south lawn of campus for the commencement ceremony.

"It's not fine Bella. I knew you were getting tense about it. I'll talk to them today and tell them to cool it with the marriage and baby talk okay?" asked Edward as he stood against our bedroom door and looked down at me as I crawled out of bed. I simply nodded my head and kissed him lightly as I stepped into the bathroom to take my shower.

I was almost late, but thankfully Rosalie was even further behind than I was when we showed up at the south lawn in our caps and gowns. "Esme and Carlisle can be a bit relentless huh?" she said with a grin as she hugged me and noticed my awkward demeanor.

"My mother is just as bad though. I mean, I'm twenty two and not nearly as ready as you and Emmett are for your future. I just wish they would calm down a bit," I said nervously as a small woman in a beige suit separated us by name and guided us into our rows.

When I was finally seated, I looked around behind me and tried to find my family to no avail. I was beyond nervous, but it wasn't because of graduation. It was because my family seemed to be pushing my life forward before I was ready.

EPOV

Bella's graduation ceremony was almost as unbearably boring as my own. We had Hilary Clinton speaking, and Bella had Michael Bloomberg. I kind of wished we had been as lucky as Tulane and ended up with someone funny like Ellen DeGeneres. After his speech, I was starting to get tired of the same old 'this is the start of the rest of your life' crap that the speakers had given us.

Jasper, Emmett and I chatted throughout most of the ceremony as our parents continued to discuss various topics, this time ranging from a comparison of the Seahawks and the Patriots, which left me wondering how my father knew anything about football, to a rousing discussion on the economy which Jasper got a little too involved in. Emmett had brought back his signs from yesterday, insisting that he didn't care we were no longer in a baseball stadium. He was seated beside Rosalie's parents, who ended up arriving a bit late and had trouble finding us. Thankfully Emmett had saved them two extra seats in our row.

"It's only fair that I do it for them, since you and Jasper got them yesterday," commented Emmett as he handed me my letters for the sign. I shrugged my shoulders and sat back to wait for Rosalie's name to get called. Emmett was standing on his chair cheering when she got on the stage and then jumped back down to the ground, hollering her name excitedly as he held up the same 'C-U-L-L-E-N' sign he has used for me yesterday. We all laughed as Rosalie waved excitedly from the stage.

"What?" questioned Emmett as our mother looked over at him in disappointment. "She'll be a Cullen soon enough."

We sat back down and ignored the rest of the names until they got to the S's and then I stood, trying to get a better look at the graduates. I had to admit, I liked the concept of having graduation at Yankee Stadium better because you could see everything. We were on the same level as the graduates, so it tended to be a little bit difficult to find the love of your life in a crowd.

Suddenly, I heard them call out 'Isabella Swan' and I pulled an Emmett and jumped up on the chair to get a better look, no doubt pissing off the people behind me. I was a little shocked though when Emmett and the rest of our group pulled out the same sign they had used for me and Rosalie that said Cullen on it. I glared at Emmett and smacked him upside the head when I stepped down from the chair.

"What?" he questioned again in frustration.

"Dude, she's not a Cullen," I replied angrily as I surprisingly heard my mother call out from a few seats beside me.

"She will be one day Edward, we all know this, so stop overreacting," she said as I watched her slip her flask back into her purse. No wonder she was in such a good mood, Johnnie Walker was making an appearance. I sat down in my chair, knowing Bella would probably be yelling at me later for this.

"I'll tell Bella it was my fault, so stop pouting," laughed Emmett. "You shouldn't be acting like such a grouch. You already have her fucking ring."

"Watch your mouth Emmett," sighed Charlie as I suddenly saw his eyes grow wide. "You what?" Oh great, this was exactly the moment I thought of asking Charlie for Bella's hand in marriage, at her commencement as I argued with Emmett.

"I bought her a ring. I haven't asked her yet though Charlie. I hope you know I would ask your permission before I asked Bella," I said nervously as he reached over and awkwardly patted me on the back.

"You don't need to ask me Edward. You've been a member of this family since she brought you home almost four years ago, so don't worry. You have my permission," he replied casually as I dropped open my mouth in shock.

"Thanks," I muttered in surprise as I sat back on the chair, my eyes facing up to the sky. Charlie had given me permission to marry Bella and I hadn't even had to ask for it like I had dreaded about for weeks. Not that I expected him to say no, I just wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't expect a pat on the back mere moments after his daughter received her diploma though. I was so lost in my thoughts about my eventual engagement to Bella, I hadn't even noticed that the ceremony had ended and they were shuffling all the guests out of their seats.

"Come on man, get up," yelled Emmett as he kicked my chair and I tumbled sideways for a moment.

We walked in silence towards a large tree that we had agreed to meet Bella and Rosalie at. She thought it would be perfect to get photos taken there, and once we arrived, I had to agree completely. I gave her a big hug and twirled around with her in my arms for a moment as I kissed her passionately, not really caring if anyone in our family saw. "Oh, break it up," called out Charlie as I grinned at him nervously. Esme and Renee made us pose for a ton of photos, which again ended up including our entire family. One of Bella's classmates took a complete photo of our group and Renee blabbered on about how excited she was to get the photos back from her Walmart Photo Center so that she could frame them and hang them on the wall. Before we finished, Rosalie's parents took a few photos of Emmett and Rose together, as well as Rose and Bella together, with Rosalie shouting instructions at them the entire time.

Thankfully, we had no formal dinner to go to tonight. Last night had been the celebratory dinner for all four of us who graduating this year and I was eager to get home and changed out of the stuffy clothes I had been wearing for the past two days. "Finally," I muttered when we stepped into our apartment and I yanked my shoes off, tossing them towards the kitchen, not really caring where they ended up. I prayed I would never have to wear my dress shoes anytime in the near future.

I wandered into our bedroom and threw myself on the bed, not noticing where Bella had gone to and eager to forget some of the conversations from earlier in the day. "Why are you in here?" I heard her call from the doorway as she slipped out of her shoes and pulled her hair back into a ponytail using an elastic from the top of our dresser.

"I'm resting," I said succinctly as I felt the bed move and she was suddenly straddling me, her satin covered panties rubbing against me. I was caught completely off guard and I closed my eyes for a few moments as I let the feeling of Bella against me sink in and I looked up to see her skirt wrapped around her waist.

"If you want to have a nap or something, I can go," she said sexily as I reached up and grabbed her wrist, pulling her down onto me, her lips crashing against mine eagerly.

"No. I don't need a nap," I said forcefully as I snaked my tongue out of my mouth and along her bottom lip.

"I just thought we could indulge in a little 'end of school' sex," said Bella with a grin as she leaned back from me, grabbed onto the headboard and ground herself down on my hard on again, leaving me whimpering. I watched intently as Bella peeled her shirt up and over her head, leaving her in a simple black satin bra that matched her panties. I licked my lips in excitement and just as my hands reached up and were cupping her breasts, our damned phone rang.

"Don't fucking touch that phone," I yelled out as I sat up a bit and pulled her bra straps down forcefully. I was just about to start sucking on her exposed nipples when I heard her mother's voice on our answering machine, instantly making me soft.

"Bella, Edward… its mom. Call me. Your dad and I wanted to go out for dinner with you tonight since your dad and Edward will be busy tomorrow night with the baseball game. Ok, call the hotel. We're in room 412. I love you guys," said Renee as we heard the machine beep, signaling the end of her call. Bella laid her head against my chest and sighed.

"We should go see them," she said reluctantly as I glanced down at the clock. It was only four in the afternoon; we definitely had plenty of time to continue this.

"We can go see them. Go call them and tell them to make reservations at the restaurant at their hotel at seven, then get naked and get your ass back in here," I instructed Bella as she hopped off of the bed and stepped towards the living room, where she had written the phone number to the hotel down on a pad of paper beside the phone. I got instantly hard as I noticed some of Bella's clothes get thrown back into the bedroom as I heard her talking on the phone. First I saw her skirt, then her bra and finally her panties and I hopped off of the bed and began undressing myself as well. When she finally came back into the room a few minutes later, I was ready and waiting for her.

"Do you know how odd it is to talk to your own mother while you're completely naked and desperate to fuck your boyfriend?" asked Bella as she climbed back onto our oversized bed and kissed my lips, her hands wrapped instantly around my hard on.

"Do you know how odd it is to listen to your girlfriend talk to her mother when you're naked and want to fuck her?" I asked in reply and she simply shook her head from side to side before engulfing my cock in her mouth. "It's… oh yeah… it's so good," I moaned again as Bella's lips tightened around my shaft and she began to move up and down, licking my entire shaft eagerly.

I lay still, enjoying the vision of Bella pleasuring me, but my mind was still working a mile a minute as I contemplated proposing to her. I knew she would never like something as lavish as what Emmett had done for Rosalie, but Rosalie was more about the grand gestures. "Holy shit," I called out as I felt Bella's teeth scrap the underside of my dick while her hand cupped my balls gently. Before I could compose myself, I shivered slightly and then moaned her name loudly as I came inside her mouth, with Bella swallowing everything greedily. As she sat back on her knees, I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her to my chest, kissing her enthusiastically.

"I love you," she muttered in between kisses as my hands began to massage her breasts, her nipples hardening under my touch.

"I love you more," I replied with a laugh as I rolled her over onto her back and started to kiss my way down her chest to her belly button.

"How can you say that you love me more Edward," sighed Bella as I moved myself between her thighs and gently ran my finger up her wet slit. "See, that should show you how much I love you."

"That shows you're horny as hell for me, it doesn't show you love me Bella," I mumbled as I began to kiss her inner thighs, breathing in the sweet scent of her arousal. "I love you more because I can put up with your crazy family."

"My family is not as crazy as yours. Your mother was drinking from a flask yesterday at your graduation," she replied as I leaned forward and began licking her clit furiously. "Oh hell yeah," she moaned out again suddenly forgetting the conversation we were just having. My tongue ran circles around her hard nub as I slid a finger inside of her hot cunt, eliciting another moan of pleasure from her.

"Who loves who more?" I asked again as I slipped another finger inside of her, causing her to rock her hips forward.

"I love…. oh fuck me," she screamed as I sat up for a moment and smiled down at her.

"If you insist," I said with a grin as I grabbed her hips and thrust deep inside of her, causing her to grip the bed and scream my name out loudly.

"I love it when you scream for me," I reminded Bella. In the early days of our relationship, getting Bella to be more vocal hadn't been an issue, but lately she had calmed down slightly, which disappointed me. "Scream for me baby."

"Sweet Jesus," she yelled again as my finger found her clit and I flicked it gently for a moment before pounding back into her heat.

"What was that?" I asked as I leaned forward and whispered into her ear, while my cock thrust in and out of her quickly.

"Fuck me Edward," she yelled again, louder than previously, which excited me further. I could feel my cock twitch as she called out for me and I gripped her hips tighter and began to fuck her as hard as I could. It was mere minutes later that I felt Bella's body shudder and she screamed my name over and over again as she came, causing me to come and release deep inside of her. Sweat was dripping down my head and onto my chest and I noticed Bella smile up at me.

"See, I love you more," I told her as I leaned forward and kissed her tenderly. I pulled back and fell onto the bed beside Bella, my wide smile clear across my face. "We should go shower and get ready for dinner," I said reluctantly as I felt Bella cuddle close to my chest and kiss my neck sweetly.

"How do you love me more?" asked Bella as she spoke into my chest, causing another groan from me at the feel of her hot breath against my skin.

"Simple, I'm going out to dinner with gun toting Charlie and wedding crazy Renee, when I should be here fucking you in every single room of our apartment."

"So because you are refraining from sex you think it means that you love me more?" Bella said with a laugh as she jumped off the bed and started to walk towards the bathroom.

"You know how hard it is for me to resist you Bella, it's taking all my willpower not to come over there and have a repeat performance on the floor," I said seriously as Bella simply giggled and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. "I'll prove to you I love you more," I called from the bed as I laid my head back down on the pillow and began to worry about the proposal again, for the twentieth time since Charlie gave me his blessing.