Nb The beginning of this one overlaps the last chapter.
"XXXX" = speech (obviously) /XXXX/ = A thought Edward is hearing

Edwards POV

I watched entranced as Carlisle showed me how he had fallen in love with me before he even turned me. How he had determined to keep it a secret to never act on it for my sake. He showed me The joy the pain and the heartbreak that his love for me had caused him over the last century Yet he still managed to contain it. And finally how a simple kiss had set in motion a chain of events that had led to the revealing of his love. It was enchanting fascinating heartbreaking and beautiful all at the same time. Eventually the show came full circle and With the memory of him beginning the show it came to an end.

"Now you know everything" he murmured .
And then he dismantled his meticulously constructed chest and an incredible tidal wave of emotion and love overwhelmed his mind. We were both frozen in shock and awe for the tiniest part of a second.

Neither of us knew who moved first but suddenly I found myself wrapped in Carlisle's arms love filled eyes staring intently into love filled eyes. Then Carlisle spoke the words that had been burning in his soul that he had longed to speak aloud for a century.
"I love you Edward"
"I love you too" I replied.
Then he kissed me. It was Sweet and gentle at first but then the passion of long denied emotion took over and the kiss quickly became heated. His tongue stoked along my bottom lip requesting access. A request Which I quickly granted. Our tongues twined and danced exploring each others mouths each learning the other. My body felt like it was aflame, fireworks of passion and love exploded behind my eyelids. We had no need to breath and nothing of the world around could touch us in the bliss of this endless moment.
We finally broke apart but remained wrapped in each others arms, Carlisle rested his forehead against mine.
/wow/
My thoughts exactly I replied with a grin.

"We really are true mates aren't we " I said wonderingly
"Indeed we are" Carlisle replied.

We stood there for some time just holding each other till Carlisle finally said
"We need to tell the others. We need to tell Bella and Esme"
/poor Esme/
"Don't worry Carlisle I know she will understand. And Bella's reactions have never been what I expect but I'm sure she will cope as well. "
"Yes I'm sure your right" he smiled at me.
"We should tell Alice first I'm sure she has already seen."
"Yes your prober my right but how without all the others hearing?"
"we could ask her to come out here out of earshot of the others to talk to her and perhaps we could ask her to get jasper emmet and Rosalie out of the house while we talk to Esme and Bella."
"Yes that sounds like a plan. "

I get my phone out and call alice
"Hello Edward what do you want?" She asked frostily I could tell she was furious but was trying not to let anybody else in the house know.
" I'm out in the Forrest can you come and meet me"
"ok fine give me a second, i had another vision by the way ill tell you when i get there" she said grumpily then hung up
I had heard the wind rushing pash her as she ran so i knew she was on her way, Carlisle had heard Alice's side of the conversation of course.
"She sounded angry. " he sounded worried
"I'm sure she is just annoyed about not having a wedding to organise anymore she will be happy for us on e she gets over that"
"Im not sure Edward"
/what if she doesn't approve of this what if this destroys the family/
"Carlisle this won't destroy the family " i reassured him gently "they will either be happy or they will cope but nobody will leave"
/Esme might/
Even Esme will stay I feel sure of it. And even if everybody left. Your my mate and I am yours. as long as we have each other we will be fine" I hugged him close. his worrisome thoughts vanished and he smiled
"Your right of course"
I released him as I heard Alice's thoughts approaching. They were angry but undefined. She burst through the trees and stopped right in front of me a furious expression on her face and began to yell
"There is no trace of the wedding left no trace. You are utterly determined to cancel I saw it. your being so stupid. You are ruining your life, and Bella's, your throwing away a wonderful mate a happy life all for the sake of someone who will never feel the way you do whats the point of wrecking everything for a love that will never be returned" she waved her hand towards Carlisle For emphasis then she froze. Her face turned from furious to horrified and she clapped both hands over her mouth.
"Edward I'm so sorry I didn't mean to tell him it just came out."
I smiled.
"It's alright Alice I've told him" I wondered briefly why she hasn't seen then I realised
"You told him?"
"We'll to be precise he overheard me berating myself about it"
"But I've been watching you closely ever since the first vision trying to follow what's happening why didn't i see you tell him.?" She paused as a thought struck her. "What did he say. And Why didn't I see his reaction?"
"Which question do you want answering first Alice"
"Why didn't i see you tell him"
"Well you know how sometimes a vision upsets or angers you so much that u focus on it to the point where it block other visions"
"Yes" she said slowly confused I gave her a pointed look
"Oh I focused so much on the newest vision about the wedding that it stopped me seeing you tell Carlisle or his reply"
"That certainly seems the most likely explanation. Perhaps if you clear your mind the visions will catch up"
"Ok" she cleared her mind and waited. Then her eyes went blank
"What's she seeing" Carlisle asked me
"She's seeing me having a go at myself and all the memories that you showed me"
Alice's eyes focused again and she had a half amazes half sad look on her face
"Not the reaction I would have expected she grinned at me"
"No not the reaction I was expecting either but I'm over the moon with it"
"Yeah I bet you are" she said still grinning. She turned to Carlisle.
"Oh Carlisle it must have Been so hard for you all these years"
"It was. " he said solemnly, then he wrapped his arms round me from behind and rested his chin on my shoulder
"But I'm utter ecstatic right now"
"Yes" Alice said pleased then her eyes unfocused again for a few moments
"Wow" she murmured
"What" I asked I hadn't caught the vision as it passed though her mind as I had been distracted by the feel of Carlisle arms around me.
"Well you know how the first vision I ever had was of jasper and I just knew from the vision that he was my true mate"
"Yes" I prompted
"Well that last vision was similar it was the two of you it was forever in an instant."she gave us her signature grin "You two really are true mates."
"I know" we said together and then smiled
"How are you going to tell Esme and Bella?"
"That's what we wanted to talk to you about" Carlisle started
"Could you take the others hunting. So we can talk to them in private?" I finished.
"Of course"
"Thank you"
"We'll we may as well get this over with" Carlisle sighed releasing me reluctantly.
Alice ran ahead to get the others out of the house
"How do you want to do this" Carlisle asked as we ran
"I think we should talk to them individually you go find Esme and talk to her upstairs and I will take Bella into the den"
"Sounds good"

We ran on but then I stopped suddenly and as Carlisle and I had been holding hands as we ran he was jerked to a stop as well. He turned to look at me questioningly
"What's up"
"There is something I still don't understand about all this I was hoping you might have some insight"
"What is it"
"Well if we are true mates why was I so drawn to Bella and why did I get so attached to her.
"That's an interesting question and one I have been pondering too."
"Do you have any ideas?"
"I think so. For starters she can totally block your gift where no body has been able too before that would have intrigued you. Made you want to learn about her"
"It did it was the first thing I noticed and it made me totally facinated by her."
"Secondly she is a very rare kind of human. She isnt scared by our world and she doesn't fit well into her own. I think she is a very rare creature a human whose true destiny is to become a vampire."
"You really think so"
"I do."
"Why didn't you tell me that before when I refused to let her be changed"
"Would it have change your mind"
"No I was too stubbornly set"
"That's why I didn't tell you"
"I see"
Carlisle grinned then carried on
"Also I think that that destiny is part of why she didn't cope at all when we all left; she lost The possibility of joining our world."
"That's an interesting theory Carlisle."
"Yes and if I'm right which I think I am it should be at least slightly comforting to you"
"Why"
"Because I think that as long as bella is still given the option of joining our world and still given aces to as many or few of us as she wishes she will cope well with you calling off the wedding"
"I see your point and yes that does help a little. But you still haven't explained why you think I was quite so attached to her. And why I felt so bad when we left?"
"Well humans who are destined to be vampires are rare but they are usually highly attractive to our kind. Our whole family was drawn to Bella but you were the only one without a mate so you got the full force of of her allure she was irresistible to you yet you knew somehow that you must not kill her you felt the drive to protect her that we all feel towards others of out kind but it was magnified by her human frailty. Then As you got to know her you fell in love with her. Perfectly understandable. Vampires can love those who are not their true mates I loved Esme for many decades. And as vampires are creatures of Constance and you had been alone a long time the love grew deep very quickly and you became accustomed to being with her, therefore the separation hurt you. You were also plagued by guilt and by worry about how she was feeling and what she might do. A perfectly natural reaction Edward. You reacted to her the way any single vampire would react to somebody like her I wouldn't worry too much about it."
"Thanks that all sounds perfectly sensible"
"Do you feel better now?"
"Yes Thank you"
Carlisle kissed me gently then we ran on in companionable silence.