Hey, guys! Well, I hope all of you guys had a very special Christmas! I sure did. As I said, I am doing my best to get all those chapters up. I am pretty positive that I can get them up quickly, I might even write more if I get bored later, but who knows?

I updated Dark Betrayal earlier today, so go read that if you have not, it's worth it.

Anywho, on to the chapter!

Enjoy!

Previously

"Carlisle?" she called lightly, her voice travelling through the air.

Carlisle was in my room in a matter of seconds, Esme followed, bur she only stood in the doorway. They both smiled at our position, Esme's thoughts gushing about how happy she was for us. I smiled slightly. Bella obviously was not embarassed, that was first, because she did not move at all when they entered.

"Carlisle," she repeated, "would you like to walk me down the aisle?" she asked.

Carlisle gave a very big smile after she asked. "I would love to, sweetheart," he answered, his smile still lighting his face.

Bella smiled as well, "Thanks you...dad."

Now

*Next Year- Bella and Edward are married*

"Come on, Bella, it's not that bad," Alice said as she observed herself in the mirror.

I rolled my eyes. Leave it to Alice to try and reason with me about clothing styles. I did not see the point really-short skirts, high heels, skin-tight blouses. I did not dress like that, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to wear more comfortable clothing. Well, not in my eyes, anyway. Alice, however, had the other style. She had forced me into some death trap high heels, but after I fell down nine times in a row, just going down the stairs, Edward convinced her to let me dress my way. This, of course, led to her having free reign on my style while we were shopping.

I sighed, yet again. I had already tried on all my clothes, content to stop after I was finished. Alice finished when I did, on her first pile. I shook my head as she walked out again, this time in a blue top, short black pencil skirt, and black boots that went to the knee.

"Look, Alice, I'm finished. Can I please go look at some jewelry or something. I'm bored just watching you walk out in different outfits."

This time, it was she that sighed.

"Yeah, you can go. Call Edward if you need to. I'm going to look for the boys, but I have a strong feeling that they are in the electronics store."

I nodded.

"I'll carry your bags to the car, Bella. Alice and I are probably going there, then to Belk to look at swimsuits," Rose said as she walked out of the dressing room.

I nodded again. "Thanks. If I get finished I'll come find you guys. I'll see you later."

I walked out of the store. I walked into the main hallway area, just looking at the different names of stores. None really stood out. I walked right past the electronics store, but I could have sworn that I saw Emmett standing by the TVs. I just glanced, I did not want to bother them. After walking a little ways, getting into the food court area, my stomach decided to growl. I looked over the restaurants and decided to get Chinese food.

I got it and sat down to eat. I set my purse down in the chair beside me.

Edward's POV

"What do you think? Sixty or seventy-two?" Jasper asked as we gazed at the boxes in front of us that held TVs. For once, I was just enjoying being with my brothers. I was a happily married man and I knew that my gorgeous wife was still in the mall. I knew she walked off from the girls, Alice's thoughts had told me as much. Alice and I both knew she was not going far. Besides, Bella had brought up that she might go on her own to look for a new necklace.

When Bella and I had exchanged wedding gifts, I had given her the cullen crest. I gave it to her on n a silver ring. She loved it, and in return she gave me a necklace with onyx, gold, and red diamonds place on a gold, triangle plate. I never take it off now. It was on right now, dangling down my chest. The chain was long enough for the pendent to set on the middle of my chest.

"Seventy-two. Anything smaller is embarassing to me," Emmett replied to Jasper as he walked up, the Halo 3 gamebox held under his arm. As usual, Emmett had a wide smile on his face.

"Guess that answers my question. I'll go pay for it and tell them we'll pick it up later in the car. Emmett, do you want me to go ahead and pay for the game too?" Jasper asked as he took a step in the direction of the counter.

Emmett nodded. "Yeah." He handed Jasper the game box.

No one in the family worried about Jasper anymore. Not long after the wedding, Bella was cooking herself supper and sliced her finger. Immediately I had gotten behind her as she cleaned her finger, watching Jasper in the living room through the kitchen doorway. He was silent, watching TV without problem. He continued to breathe, not tense at all. Since then, he has had no problem. Like me, he had become desinsitized to Bella's smell.

"It's all set up. We'll pick up both the TV and game when we leave. We'll pick them up around the back," Jasper said as he walked up to us.

I nodded. "Cool," Emmett said enthusiastically.

Jasper rolled his eyes as we started our way out of the store. "Where to now?"

"We could-" Emmett stopped talking as I turned sharply to the right. I would know that scent anywhere. My brothers turned, both catching Bella's scent.

"We could go talk to Bella." Emmett chuckled as he pointed her out. She was sitting alone at a four-seat table eating. Her back was to us, her silky hair laying gently on her back.

"Works for me," Jasper said as we started walking toward her.

We stopped short, however, when a tall, muscular boy with deep brown hair sat down across from Bella.

"Oh, this is gonna be good," Emmett said under his breathe. He had watched Bella get hit on many times. Most times at grocery stores when he walked away to get something from another aisle for her. He always went to the store with her, he had some odd fascination with her style of grocery shopping. I found nothing out of the ordinary about it, but Emmett was Emmett, 'nough said.

Jasper jerked his head to the table just behind Bella. I sat with my back to Bella, Emmett and Jasper facing her way.

"Hey, gorgeous," the boy said as he sat down across from her. I could see Bella through his thoughts. She looked oddly comfortable. It pricked my interest.

Man, she is hot...I bet I can get her in bed...I bet she's still innocent...

Great, another one. Little did he know, Bella was quite the vixen. I smiled as I thought of last night...I jumped as Jasper kicked me under the table.

Watch the feelings, man, I'm dying here, Jasper mumbled in his thoughts. I quickly cleared my head and feelings.

I continued to watch as she stared at the boy with a blank stare.

"How many times have you used that line today?" she asked.

The boy was taken aback. He was so used to getting the girls, but Bella was not like other girls, nor was she single.

The boy smiled as he came up with a comeback. "None. I only use it on special occasions." He leaned forward, both arms folded on the table. Bella stayed back, her arms crossed over her chest as she noticed the boy glancing south. Mine, I growled in my thoughts.

Damn...what a body... The boys thoughts filled my head, making my growling more consistant.

"Chill, bro, it'll get better," Emmett said under his breathe, took quick for anyone else to catch.

"Oh, really? Well, how is this a special occasion? I'm just another girl," Bella said, her face still blank.

I growled, but not at the boy this time. I was growling at what Bella said. She is not like any other girl, she is so much more. She's funny, caring, sweet, gorgeous, kind, amazing, everything really.

"No, any other girl would have already fallen head-over-heels for me. You haven't, and I love a good challenge." The boy leaned forward more, the girl he had in bed last night on his mind. His mind was filled with repulsive thoughts, just like every other ignorant teenage boy.

I watched through his mind as all his thoughts became incoherrent. All he was thinking about was Bella as she leaned forward as well, her shirt falling more to reveal some cleavage as she moved her arms to cup her face in the palms of her hands, giving him an all too innocent look that I learned to be watchful of.

"Oh, yea?" The boy nodded helplessly, caught in Bella's piercing gaze like I so often am. Like a mouse in the presence of a cobra, ready to strike. I could tell she was setting him up. "That's great. But what I love, is my husband. Goodbye." With that, Bella went back to eating.

The boy got up stiffly and walked away, his thoughts still incoherrent and confused as he got farther away. I looked up at Emmett and Jasper who were shaking, trying their best to hold their laughter in. I, myself, was shaking, but I decided to just left it out. Many heads turned to look at us, each of us laughing like idiots as my brothers gave up on holding it in.

Bella, too, turned, knowing it was us by our obnoxious laughter. I turned and got up, Bella already standing beside my chair. My laughter died down as I pulled her into my arms, but I still had chuckles falling from my lips. Emmett and Jasper, however, were hopeless, practically falling out of their seats.

"Okay, guys, that's enough," Bella said as all of us stopped laughing.

I smiled down at her, then pulled her into a kiss. THe kiss was innnocent, but still passionate. A perfect combination.

"Thank you, Bella, you made my day," Emmett said as he got up and pulled her into a hug, basically lifting her off the ground, but Bella did not seem to mind. She had a bright smile on her face, happy she made all of us laugh.

"Oh, yes, thank you, Bella," Jasper said as he pulled Bella into a gently brotherly hug. He could handle hugging her and kissing her cheek, but he did not test his strength around her like Emmett did. Not that I blame him, Bella is like glass compared to us.

I leaned down to Bella's ear as I wrapped my arm around her waist, pulling her deeper into my side. "That's how you do it, angel."

She just smiled an innocent, angelic smile, but I knew better. Still, she look like a perfect angel.

She pulled away and began pulling on my hand. "Come on, I still need to find a necklace."

I laughed as she pulled me along with her. Emmett and Jasper decided to go find Alice and Rosalie.

After a minute or two, Bella slowed down and pulled my arm around her, letting my hand rest on her hip. "I was thinking of getting a small pendant that I could wear with my ring, but I haven't decided yet. What do you think?"

I looked down to see her gazing at me with her deep brown eyes. I got lost in her gaze, almost forgetting her question. I mentally shook myself from my previous stopper as I answered, "I think it's up to you. Are you getting a diamond pendant or just a pendant?"

She looked away then, to watch where she was walking, not that I would let her fall. I looked away in time to see us walking into the jewelry store. Bella pulled me along to a specific area. Well, to a specific necklace.

"Actually, I have had my eye on this for a while," she said as she pointed to one.

It was a flat, circle-shaped piece of silver. In the center was a gold diamond in the shape of a heart. It was held on a silver chain, and the pendant was about the size of a golfball. It was beautiful, yet simple at the same time. It was perfect for Bella.

"It-it makes me think of your eyes," Bella mumbled, blushing.

I smiled and moved a loose strand of hair behind her ear. I bent down and placed a gentle kiss on the sensitive area under her ear. "I love it," I breathed in her ear, placing another kiss on her neck before moving back.

She smiled, her b lush fading. "Good. That's what I was hoping for."

Bella walked away to ask the salesman to get the necklace so she could purchase it. I had complained when she pulled out her credit card to buy it herself, I was more than willing to buy it for her. However, when we walked out of the store, her new necklace dangling around her neck, she gave me a heartfelt 'thank you' for the necklace. At my confused glance, she had said, "We're married Edward. What's mine is yours, right? So, technically, you did buy the necklace for me."

I was floored. She had thrown mywords right back at me, and, somehow, it was so sexy, watching her stand up for herself. Good God, I have married the most wonderfully caring and stubborn woman on earth, and I would not have it any other way.

Yeah, it was mostly fluff. Ah, well, after writing the chapter of Dark Betrayal earlier, I wanted to write something a little less dramatic and more romantic. I probably won't be getting all those chapters up, but I am honestly trying my best to do so.

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