Sorry guys and girls. I meant to post this yesterday, but I was having major internet malfunctions.

Ok, so here we go. The poll results are tallying… you all say that "Edward SHOULD JUST NOT DIE YOU FOOL!" Ok… that makes me think you all want him to live. WELL ME TOO DAMNIT! I'm an Edward lover! How do you think giving him cancer makes me feel? D:

I just know how it's going to end… so I'm not sad… : I'm actually happy and really excited at how it's going to end. The ending I have created… is sort of like the human version of how I saw Breaking Dawn ending… sort of. Minor differences.

Guys and Gals, : Chapter 3.

Bella Swan

We were in the car again. Edward and I had sat in my bedroom for more than an hour, just enjoying each other's company. It was nice for it to feel so natural between us already, that neither of us even had to talk. Edward just laid there, holding me close and humming that same tune. It was sweet, like a lullaby. Something you hum to a crying child to get them to relax. I was on the verge of unconsciousness when I jumped up and told him we had to get going, because we only had two days.

He told me that he didn't care what we did, that even sitting here was nice.

"Well, I have big plans for us. We're going out." I told him.

He just grinned a crooked smile at me.

I was just pulling into the parking lot when suddenly an excited little gasp came from next to me. I turned in my seat to see what was wrong. Edward had the biggest goofy grin pasted across his face. He looked at me with sparkling green eyes and an excitement I had never seen in his face before.

"You're taking me to a carnival?" He exclaimed.

I couldn't help but beam myself, at his excitement. I was happy that he was more than up for a day at the fair.

"That does appear to be where we are. I'm glad you like carnivals." I said, still smiling.

"I'd like anything as long as you were there, Bella. But yes, I have been trying to plan a day at the carnival for quite a while now. It's one of the things on my list."

"Ah, the infamous list. You'll have to give me a copy of that sometime." I told him.

"You won't need one for a while."

"Always so cryptic, Mr. Cullen?"

"It's in the job description." He smiled at me, showing off a row of perfect straight teeth.

"And what job employs you?"

"Life." I must have looked confused, because then he said, "I'll explain someday, I promise."

He got out of the car then and ran to the other side before I could even turn the thing off. He opened my door for me and held his hand out. I looked at him questioningly.

"What? Hasn't a man ever opened a door for you?" He asked.

"Not a car door, when I was getting out." I told him honestly, taking his hand.

"Remind me to give your ex-boyfriends a lesson in male etiquette."

Edward and I walked toward the entrance gate of the carnival and stood in line. He took hold of my hand and continued to stare around at all the rides and booths.

"What can I get for you?" The clerk at the ticket booth asked me. She was quite bored looking, and must have been in her early twenties, a little younger than me.

"I need two wrist bands, for all day." I told her. She rang in the total and I passed over the bills. I stuck a wrist band around Edward's wrist and secured my own, the tape sticking slightly to a small hair on my arm.

"Bella, you know I could have paid for that." He said.

"Oh yea, I know you could have. I just didn't let you."

He laughed and pulled me towards the center of the carnival. There were people everywhere. Children running and adults laughing. It wasn't that busy. It was a weekday the crowds wouldn't be here until tomorrow, so the lines were relatively short.

"What do you want to do first?" I asked him. His eyes were still scanning everything around us.

"That's hard to say." he pondered for a moment. "Maybe the Sizzler?"

"Anything you want." I assured him, though inside I was shaking desperately. Rides that spun were not my point of strength.

Edward pulled us along through the crowd and stood us in line for the ride. The whole contraption was painted in metallic green, red and gold. We were sat in a green seat that spun clockwise while the entire machine spun counterclockwise. Edward sat on the right so that I wouldn't get squished when the ride began to gain momentum. He wrapped his arm around me and waited patiently for the other passengers to get loaded on and buckled in.

My stomach was internally cringing, but Edward looked so excited and cheerful that I would never tell him how much I hated fast rides. I would endure this day. Because I love him. I thought to myself.

The mechanism jerked into motion and pulled us forward into a slow circle. I thought we might hit the wall, but we veered off just in time, avoiding an, I'm sure, painful collision. As the ride increased in velocity I was being pressed into Edward's side. His arm was tight around me, holding me into him. I buried my face in his shoulder. Unable to fight the gravitational pull I was feeling, towards the center of the machine. Edward's buoyant laughter was the only thing that kept my stomach from pitching its contents. The fact that he was having a great time, made the whole experience almost enjoyable. The other passengers were all screaming and laughing, but I kept my head safely tucked into Edwards shoulder.

The ride began to slow and my stomach loosened up a bit. Our car was unlocked and Edward pushed it open, hopping out. He held out his hand and I took it, not wanting to make a fool out of myself by tripping and landing face first. I was still dizzy from all the spinning.

"Well that was fun, I think we should do that one again." Edward exclaimed, putting his arm around my waist and sauntering out of the "exit" gate.

"We have all day, dear. Let's give the other children a chance to ride it too." I smiled at him jokingly, but inside I was glad I had dodged that bullet. I was sure how many times I could be 'sizzled' and live to tell the tale.

"Ok. What do you want to go on next?" he asked. I decided I wasn't going to turn down his courtesy and let him chose, instead I was going to chose something calm and quiet.

"The train?" I asked with a smile. He laughed and looked at me like I was crazy, questioning my sanity. But he assured himself that I was and led me over to where the miniature station was.

The train went around the entire fair grounds. It was only about 15 cars long and each car could only hold two people or four small children, but it would be nice to see the whole place, and a good opportunity to relax my stomach.

We had to sit on the bench at the station and wait for the train to come in. Edward pulled me onto his lap.

" I feel like an idiot." He told me, an amused look on his face.

"Why's that?" I asked.

"I'm 24 and I'm riding a train for five year olds." He laughed.

"Would you feel so stupid if you had a kid with you?"

"Probably not. You're riding it for the kid then." He mused.

"Well, you're riding it for me now. Not for you." I winked at him and he laughed again.

"I guess."

The train came in then and Edward pulled me to my feet while all the children and their parents' unloaded. Two teenagers, who must have skipped classes stepped off the back car. The boy's hair was messed up and he was wiping his face. Edward and I just laughed, knowing that an 'on-train make out session' must have just occurred. He pulled me into the back car where the two teenagers had just left. There was precisely enough room for us to sit comfortably side by side.

I leaned into Edward's chest, and he let out a small sigh. I looked up into his face. He was looking off somewhere, deep in concentration. I wondered what he was thinking about. He was sitting perfectly still, one arm woven around my waist and the other arm resting on his leg. I reached out and took his other hand, twining my fingers through his.

Edward leaned down and kissed my hair, leaving his chin to rest against the top of my head. His breath was warm and it tickled my neck making me shiver. His arms tightened ever so slightly around me as the train chugged on.

"Bella?" He finally spoke.

"Yes?" I replied.

"You know that I'll love you forever right?" He asked. Where did that come from? I decided to be light about it.

"I do now." I told him smiling.

"I'm serious. You know that whatever happens, I love you." He was serious.

"Yes, I know that. You know the same about me right? Whatever happens, there's no turning back now. I love you." I said firmly.

"I do know that. And you don't know how happy it makes me feel."

I leaned my head up and caught his lips with mine. He released my hand and cupped my chin in his palm. My hand reached up and knotted into his hair. We pulled each other closer, our lips moving together and my hair blowing around us in the wind.

"Eww! Look mommy! Their kissing!" A small boy of about six informed his mother. His mother looked towards us and 'tisked'. Edward and I broke apart and I could feel the blood rushing to my face while his was already tinged with pink. The train came to a stop then and I clamored out of the car and back onto solid ground.

"Well that wasn't as bad as most train rides." Edward informed me.

"That's only because you got in a quick smooch." I winked at him.

"Hey, kisses make everything better, ok?" He laughed and grabbed my hand, pulling me forward and to the next ride.

By six o'clock we had been on every ride, and some twice. I knew Edward wasn't ready to go home yet, but I needed a break from all the spinning.

"Edward please, just go on this one without me." I argued with him. He was trying to get me to go on the swinging ship again.

"I really need a break from amusement rides." I pleaded.

"Ok, that's fine. We'll go on it later." He grinned at me. "Besides, you still need a teddy bear." Edward laughed at the questionable look on my face and dragged me toward the game stalls.

"Oh come one. These games are all rigged." I told him

"Not if you know how to play them." He assured me.

He placed three dollars on the counter and the man behind it gave him five rings that he had to throw over the necks of bottles. 3 rings and you won a poster, 4 rings and you won a small bear, all five rings and you won the big teddy bear.

Of course, Edward threw one ring and it slid cleanly over the neck of the bottle, the second ring the same, the third, the fourth and the fifth all landing with a light clink over the glass. The man behind the counter begrudgingly told Edward to pick out a bear.

"Which one do you want Bella?" Edward asked me.

"No, Edward. I can't take that, you won it." I told him.

"I won it for you silly. You think I'm just going to take an overstuffed bear back to the cancer ward with me?" he laughed and indicated for me to pick out an animal. I went for the classic brown bear with the big bow around its neck. It was big enough for me to sit in its arms and use as a chair. So Edward carried it, considering it was about the same size as me. He shoved it under one arm and held my hand with the other.

"I want some cotton candy, hold on." I directed him towards the stall where the pink and blue clouds of spun sugar were sitting on paper cones. I paid the man and he gave me one, winking at me. Edward tensed and raised his eyebrow at the sugar seller. The man then directed his attention immediately to making another cone to fill the spot where mine had just been.

"Want some?" I asked Edward.

"I would, but both my hands are currently occupied." He smiled at me and held up our intertwined fingers.

I stopped in front of him and leaned my body into his. I placed the cone between our two hands and plucked off a large chunk of the pink fluff. I raised it to his mouth and popped it into his mouth. I stuck a big chunk into my own and let the sugar melt across my tongue. I tugged another piece off and held it close to his mouth, just before he could take the bite I pulled my hand back and stuck the sugary cotton in my mouth. He looked at me with a sad look, his bottom lip pouting out.

"No fair." Edward complained.

I pulled off another piece and stuck it in his mouth. His smile returned and he began walking again. He towed me over to carousel and we waited for our turn in line.

"What are we doing here?" I asked him.

"Going to ride the carousel?" his voice lifted at the end making it sound like a question. The music emanating from the center of the merry-go-round slowed and came to a stop and the children all jumped off. Edward set the bear in one of the seats behind the horse we were standing by and lifted me onto the back of the painted wood pony. He then dug into his pocket and removed his cell phone. He held the phone as far from him as possible and leaned his head toward me. The carousel started to move and the music played.

"Please smile Bella." He requested. I did as he asked and smiled through a kiss I planted on his cheek. I heard the mechanical click through the camera phone and he pulled it away, flipping it open and smiling when he saw the picture.

The ride halted and we got off, dragging the teddy with us.

"You look tired Bella." Edward said to me, taking my hand again.

"I am a little, but I'll be alright." I told him, a traitorous yawn escaping only seconds after I said this.

He laughed and informed me that it was time to leave.

"But we didn't get to go on the swinging ship again." I protested. Though I knew if I stayed on my feet much longer I would collapse.

"I'll survive." His lips twitched into a slight grimace, like he knew some sort of private, unpleasant joke.

He asked for my keys when we got to car and I didn't argue. I was far too tired to keep alert on the highway. Edward drove slowly, holding my hand the whole time.

I unlocked the door when we arrived back home. Edward stepped inside and turned around to face me. He placed his hands on my hips and I stood on my toes to kiss him. He lowered his head to meet me in the middle and our lips met. We stood kissing in my front hall for seconds, hours, days. I didn't even know. A whole year could have passed and I would have been none the wiser. My arms wrapped around his neck and my fingers knotted into his hair, while his hand found the exposed small of my back and he pulled me up into him, arching my body into his. His lips parted slightly and his tongue traced the bottom of my lip.

I jumped suddenly when his phone vibrated in his pocket, right were our legs were touching. He laughed and we disentangled ourselves so that he could answer his phone.

"Hello?" He asked tentatively. "Oh, Hey mom."

I heard someone yelling through the receiver. Edward held the cell about two inches away from his ear.

"I'm sorry ok, by the time I got out of the hospital it wasn't even seven yet. And then we got distracted, I'm sorry you were worried." He assured his mother. I felt bad for taking him out of the hospital and not telling anyone. But he was a grown man now.

"Mom I'm 25. I can take care of myself." Edward sighed, mirroring my thoughts.

"And yes I said 'we.' Bella and I." He continued. "Bella. You know, Nurse Swan?" Edward clarified.

His face was suddenly tinged with pink, he was blushing.

"Yes, we are." He said, I could only assume she asked if we were dating. There was another pause and Edward laughed nervously.

"I'll see what she thinks, but if she doesn't like the idea than, no." He said. "I have to go alright? I love you too mom. Bye."

He shut the phone and rolled his eyes.

"What was that all about?" I asked him, amused.

"She wants to meet you," Edward whispered.

My eyes widened.

"Your mom wants to meet me?"

"My whole family wants to meet you." He said.

Uh Oh.

Ok so that was a really long chapter. One of the longest I've written. A lot happened in that chapter that will be super important later. So read carefully. I've hinted at a lot of what's going to happen. I would like it if people stopped PMing me for previews. I've just hinted at a lot, so we need no previews.

I have a link posted on my profile that leads to a picture of the 'Sizzler.' So if you've never been on one before, you can see what they look like.

Anyway, R&R.

This is for Z. Remember that day? With the Zipper? :D Jamie