"I miss you already." Bella said.

"I don't need to leave. I cam stay…"

"Mmm."

It was quiet in Bella's room, all I could hear was Bella's always-loud heart and our kissing whisper. Our kissing had stopped and Bella's eyes were closed.

I can't believe any one like Bella could love me. I had to be the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

When Bella opened her eyes, she looked momentarily confused. And it frustrated me so to not know what was going on in her head. I would gladly have just her as one of the many minds I can read. I'd trade them all. Time and time again, I have wished it.

She came to my face and kissed me once again. I don't want to leave.

"Definitely staying." I murmured against her skin.

"No, no. It's your bachelor party. You have to go." She lied. She didn't want me to go, and her body told me that, as well as her eyes did. Her eyes read, "Mine".

I rubbed her face gently.

"Bachelor parties are designed for those who are sad to see the passing of their single days. I couldn't be more eager to have mine behind. So there's really no point." She didn't argue, she sided with me.

"True." She breathed against my throat. The warm air made me want to shiver.

We were lying on her bed, intertwined with the blanket cutting off any real connection between our bodies. But since Bella was wrapped in a blanket, I had my shirt on the floor. She stared at my chest. And then ran her hand across it. I couldn't help but shudder slightly at the sweet angels touch. I glued my mouth to hers. She pressed her limits by licking my lips, and I sighed, sad that I had to break the kiss.

I started to pull away but Bella grabbed my shoulders and hugged me closer o her, telling me to wait. She kicked one of her legs free and wrapped it around my waist. I felt another shiver of excitement threaten to come out. "Practice makes perfect." She quoted.

I'm no sure if she noticed me draw slightly closer to her, but I held back with a chuckle. "Well, we should be fairly close to perfection by this point then, shouldn't we? Have you slept at all in he last month?" I know she didn't catch the slight smugness vibrating off my voice. I tried desperately to contain it.

Bella complained, making me freeze in stress.

"Bella…" I started.

"Don't start this again. A deal's a deal."

"I don't know. It's hard to concentrate when you're with me like this. I-I can't think straight. I won't be able to control myself. You'll get hurt." The thought of me hurting Bella made me sick. I felt like I had just eaten some human food, ready to choke it back up.

"I'll be fine."

"Bella…"

"Shh!" And she kissed me to try and stop me from more panic. I kissed back, but my mind was now thinking of me hurting Bella. There had to be something so I wouldn't hurt her.

"How are your feet?" I whispered.

"Toasty warm."

"Really? No second thoughts? It's not too late to change your mind." I hoped she would hear the plea in my voice and at least consider…

"Are you trying to ditch me?" She demanded.

I chuckled at the using of her words. "Just making sure. I don't want you to do anything you're not sure about."

"I'm sure about you. The rest I can live with."

"Can you? I don' mean the wedding –which I am positive you will survive despite your qualms- but afterwards… what bout Renee, what about Charlie?" If I were human, I would've never even taken any of these loved items in Bella's life. I loathed myself.

She sighed. "I'll miss them."

"Angela and Ben and Jessica and Mike." I threw out more names.

"I'll miss my friends too." And she smiled in the darkness. "Especially Mike. Oh, Mike! How will I go on?"

I growled and she laughed, clearly unaware of the growls jealousy. "Edward, we've been through this and through this. I know it will be hard, but this is what I want. I want you, and I want you forever. One lifetime is simply not enough for me."

"Frozen forever at eighteen." I whispered, sure that Bella heard the pain that leaked through it.

"Every woman's dream come true." She leased me and I smiled briefly.

"Never changing… never moving forward."

"What does that mean?" She demanded, her eyes were narrowed in the dark, and her eyebrows had knit together. Even confused she took my breath away.

"Do you remember when we told Charlie we were getting married? And he thought you were… pregnant?"

"And he though about shooting you." She guessed with a laugh beautiful enough to make angels hearts melt. "Admit it- for one second, he honestly considered it."

When I didn't answer, she asked, "What, Edward?"

"I just wish… well, I wish that he'd been right." I told her my thoughts.

"Gah." She gasped. So I had to explain.

"More that there was some way he could have been. That we had that kind of potential. I hate taking that away from you, too."

"I know what I'm doing." She said after a minute.

"How could you know that, Bella? Look at my mother, look at my sister. It's not as easy as a sacrifice as you imagine.

"Esme and Rosalie get by just fine. If it's a problem later, we can do what Esme did- we'll adopt." She assured me. But I sighed, frustrated with what she has to give up for me.

"It's not right! I don't want you to have to make sacrifices for me. I want to give you things, not take things away from you. I don't want to steal your future. If I were human-" But Bella interrupted me by covering my mouth with her warm hand.

"You are my future. Now stop. No moping or I'm calling your brothers to come and get you. Maybe you need a bachelor party."

"I'm sorry. I am moping, aren't I?" Must be the nerves."

"Are your feet cold?"

"Not in that sense. I've been waiting a century to marry you Miss Swan. The wedding ceremony is the one thing I can't wait-" Where's m little brother? Edward! Emmett thought rather loudly. "Oh for the love of all that's holy!"

"What's wrong?" Bella asked. I gritted my teeth before asking.

"You don't have to call my brothers. Apparently Emmett and Jasper are not going to let me bow out tonight."

She held me tightly, and then realized the chances of keeping me to her were slim. She whispered, "Have fun."

A squeal against the window made Bella shudder.

"If you don't send Edward out, we're coming in after him!" Emmett hissed at Bella. Bella was squinting in the general direction of my brother's voice.

"Go. Before they break my house." Bella laughed. I rolled my eyes, but got onto my feet and put my shirt back on. I kissed Bella's forehead.

"Get to sleep. You've got a big day tomorrow."

"Thanks!" She said sarcastically. "That's sure to help me wind down."

"I'll meet you at the altar."

"I'll be the one in white." And she smiled. I chuckled.

"Very convincing." I sank into a crouch, and my muscles prepared for a leap. And then I leaped. I landed on Emmett and he cursed, loud enough for Bella to hear, I'm sure.

"You'd better not make him late." She murmured as I clawed at Emmett quickly. I stopped as I saw Jasper climb up to Bella's window. I was suddenly on defense, ready to jump up to Jasper if he got any ideas. I watched his mind as he tried to calm down my Bella. Emmett tried to push me onto the floor, but he couldn't budge me right now.

Edward? C'mon! I want to play! Relax; Jasper won't hurt her! He thought, annoyed, getting ready to ram me at the side.

He told her to relax, and I heard her huff as she relaxed.

"Jasper? What do vampires do for bachelor parties? You're not taking him to a strip club, are you?"

Emmett crouched and got ready to ram me after missing again.

"Don't tell her anything!" Emmett growled and then sprang at me. I knew Bella was safe. All Jasper's attentions were to calm Bella down. When others aren't cam, he starts to stress as well. He got on top of me, but I rolled him over and jumped off him and ran away. I laughed as he growled and tried to catch me.

"Relax…." Jasper continued to talk to Bella as I ran away from Emmett. I wanted very much to go and kiss her before I left, but Emmett would use her against me.

Jasper caught up with us as we ran to a forest far away. Emmett was slower than me, and Jasper was about three steps ahead of him as well.

Jasper watched me as feelings of worry started to slow me down. He, matched my pace, trying to calm me down. I was calm, but I knew that I shouldn't be.

"Edward. Relax. She's safe at home, sleeping in her bed." He stopped trying to calm me with his little talent and tried talking me into calmness. I had stopped completely, ad Emmett stopped with a sigh.

"C'mon bro. She's al good. Let's eat!" He nudged my shoulder.

"Edward, what are you worried about?" Jasper asked, searching my face.

I explained to them about what I had promised Bella, and a different emotion came up as I thought of the enjoyment from our experiment.

"Umm… Edward?" And he was uncomfortable. He felt this emotion around Rosalie and Emmett, and even between him and Alice, but not from me. It made him feel weary.

"Sorry." I tried to control the feeling, focusing on thirst more. I wasn't really that thirsty, but I would need it if I were going to be with a human like that.

Instinct took over as I followed the scent of blood and the sound of hearts beating. Jasper and them had separated as well, letting thirst drive tem elsewhere.

I caught a lion and the lioness. I drank their blood, forcing all blood to be drained. I was overfull, and it felt slightly uncomfortable, but not enough to make me stop. I'd do anything to keep Bella safe.

After over filling myself with blood, I met up with my brothers. I watched Jasper and Emmett fight after a while, but Jasper cheated by making Emmett feel guilty. I laughed when Jasper tackled Emmett in a moment of confusion, and a bird flew away, frightened by the howling laughter of me and my brothers.

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