As we walked up the drive, my heart started pounding furiously. My hand, which was entwined with Edward's, began sweating profusely. Something was going to go wrong. Tremors rocked my body senseless. How could I have been so stupid? I should've waited.

Edward quietly opened the door and held it open for me. I tip-toed into the entry way trying to be as quiet as possible. But, as usual, I was unsuccessful. I tripped over the threshold and I threw my arms in front of me to break my fall. Fortunately, a pair of ice cold arms wrapped around my waist, my nose inches from the ground.

Edward set me up straight and pulled me close to him.

"So breakable ..." he murmured in my hair.

I could hear the TV blaring at us from the other room. I slowly filled my lungs and intertwined my fingers with Edward, slowly nodding once.

We walked into the living room, hand in hand. Charlie was absorbed with the game on TV and looked up sharply.

"Hey Bells."

"Hello Ch -- Dad."

"Good evening, Mr. Swan"

Charlie grunted while I frowned. Was it so hard to be nice to Edward?

"Dad," I started. "May Edward and I please talk to you?"

Charlie looked confused but complied and turned the TV off.

I sat down in the arm chair while Edward sat on the arm rest.

There was an awkward silence before Charlie said, "So?"

I bit my lip nervously, cursing myself for being so stupid. Edward looked patiently at me with soft eyes while on the other hand I could feel Charlie's eyes burning with impatience.

"Edward and I are getting married!" I blurted out.

In that moment, I could feel the air getting tighter and tighter in my lungs. There was an uncomfortable chill in the air that was freezing my insides. I heard a quick, sharp intake of air from the other side of the room. I kept my eyes down.

"Unbelievable, Bella. You of all people." snapped Charlie.

I heard Charlie quickly get up and storm upstairs with a, SLAM! of the door.

My eyes were still down towards the floor when they began to burn with tears. Slowly, the tears began to leak out and then becoming faster and faster. I slid out of the chair, tears streaming down my face while wet sobs came from my body. I couldn't believe this. It was so ... vehement. So truculent.

And Edward -- just held me.