A/N: Hi everyone, here it is, the very last chapter of this story. I really enjoyed writing it and I hoped you all enjoyed reading it too! Thanks to DizzyIzzyCullen, Raven's twimom, jadeEyre, Kristen Stewart Is My Life, C Vannessa Sweetie7smiled and Shirley for reviewing :) You guys are awesome! :)

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Reunion

Today was the day I was going to see Edward again. I had gotten back to Forks two days ago and I had spent all of yesterday catching up with my mother as well as with Jacob and my father.

By now I had told all of them about Edward and that he was coming back to be with me. Renée had been ecstatic thankfully. So it had been great telling her.

"Mom, I have to tell you something," I started cautiously.

I felt very uncomfortable and I wasn't sure if I really wanted to go through with this but I didn't really have a choice. Surely someone would eventually find out and then I would be in big trouble for not telling my parents or anyone else for that matter.

"What is it sweetie?" she asked kindly but curiously. It wasn't often that I was uncomfortable discussing something with my mother so of course her interest was immediately spiked.

"Well, you remember Edward Cullen right?" I said nervously shifting my wait in the chair I was currently sitting in.

"I never met the guy but I remember you mentioning him yes. Isn't he the boy who moved away without letting you know where he went or that he was moving in the first place?" she asked.

"Yep, that's the one," I replied with a nervous laugh.

"What about him?" she encouraged me.

I explained the whole situation to my mother in detail, how I had met Alice in her store up until the point where Edward told me he loved me. My mother just listened quietly and waited for me to finish my story before speaking.

"That's wonderful honey!" she said enthusiastically. "I always knew there was something more between the two of you than just friendship! The way you always spoke about him even after he had left, it was so full of love."

I was a little taken aback by her enthusiasm but this wasn't going to be the hardest thing to tell her. I hadn't told her about the scene at the airport nor what had happened during my flight.

"Yes, well there's more," I said softly.

"Tell me," she urged.

Then I told her about the scene at the airport, not leaving out any details.

"Oh that's so romantic!" she exclaimed happily. "But where is he now then?" she questioned curiously.

"Well, I kind of told him not to come to Forks," I said a little embarrassed.

"But why on Earth would you do that?" she exclaimed horrified.

So I explained my motives and thinking back on them made me realize how stupid they actually were. But my mother was wise enough not to comment until I got to the part about the airplane and the arrangement that was the result of that flight.

"Wow, you're going to live with him?" she said surprised after I'd told her the entire story.

"Yes, that's the plan. We have been away from each other for far too long and I don't want him to be in Forks when I'm in Washington," I explained cautiously.

"I think that's a great idea sweetheart! You always do what's right for you so I'm sure you know what you're doing now as well," she said sincerely.

I was happy Renée had taken it all so well. I had been afraid that she was going to be horrified. Even though Edward and I weren't getting married I was still afraid that Renée thought I was going to make the same mistake she had made with Charlie, getting married too young.

Telling Jacob hadn't been an issue really. He supported my decision; he only had one question though.

"Are you sure he can make you happy? I remember what a mess you were when they just up and left," Jacob asked cautiously after I'd told him the entire story.

"He had his reasons for leaving and I am positive that he will make me extremely happy," I told Jacob sincerely.

"Then I'm happy for you," he replied before hugging me.

However, Charlie was an entirely different story. I knew Charlie had held a grudge against the Cullens ever since they left me. Especially because he had witnessed close up what it had all done to me at the time. He couldn't care less about getting married at a young age, he is still convinced marrying Renée was the best thing he ever did. And he would fully support me in living together with someone at my age. As long as that someone wasn't a Cullen.

In order to prepare for my conversation with Charlie I had made sure to make Charlie his favorite dish for dinner. I had set the table and I had made sure everything looked especially nice for tonight when Charlie came home from work.

"I have definitely missed you around the house Bells," Charlie greeted me happily when he walked through the door.

"Hi dad," I replied nervously.

"It looks great!" Charlie commented as he sat down at the table.

"Thanks," I said still not relaxing.

"Are you alright Bella?" Charlie asked while raising his eyebrows at me. "You seem a little nervous."

Sure now he would start paying close attention to me!

"I'm fine dad," I said trying to sound confident. "There is something I would like to discuss with you if you don't mind?"

"Sure Bells, fire away," he encouraged me.

"Well, you remember the Cullens right?" I started cautiously just like I had done with Renée and Jacob. But I knew for a fact that this conversation was not going to be anywhere near as easy as the others had been.

I could see Charlie's expression harden and I could tell he had problems keeping his anger in control. "Sure," he grumbled. This was not going to be an easy task!

"Well, I met Alice in Paris; they are all living there no." I tried to sound cheerful.

"So that's where they went when they left you the way they did," he said with chagrin.

"Uuhm yes, about that," I replied uncomfortably. "I talked to all of them and they are really sorry for what they did, they explained everything to me and I forgave them."

I was a coward for not bringing up Edward just yet but I was simply too afraid of Charlie's reaction.

"You forgave them?" Charlie exclaimed surprised and angrily.

"Yes, they left because of Carlisle's job and they didn't tell me because that way it would be easier for me to get over them leaving," I told him the half-truth.

"Why on Earth would they think that?" Charlie was still not calm.

"Well, I don't know," I said softly, not sure what else to tell Charlie. I couldn't really tell him that they did it to protect me because they were vampires and it wasn't safe for me to be around them now could I?

"So that's it then, just like that you forgive them for causing you two years of misery. I saw you Bella, you were heartbroken. They were your friends and they left you without a trace!" he said harshly.

"I know, but they really believed they were doing right by me. What hurt the most of them leaving without a word was the thought that they didn't love me and that turned out to be false, they do still love me!" I defended the Cullens.

"You don't just leave someone if you love them," Charlie replied bitterly.

I knew he wasn't just talking about the Cullens anymore. Renée had hurt him by leaving him and taking me with her so many years ago and I knew that that was the main reason he was upset with the Cullens. Charlie knew the pain I went through because he had felt the same kind of pain.

"There's more isn't there?" Charlie said after I had been quietly shifting my weight in my chair, trying to bring up the courage to tell him about Edward.

"Yes dad there is more," I said softly. "But you have to promise me you won't get mad or upset," I urged.

"I'll try," he replied.

I eyed him for a little bit, waiting for him to have full control over his emotions and he worked hard on steadying himself.

"Alright, well you remember Edward right?" I started cautiously.

"Yes," Charlie said, working hard to keep his tone indifferent and distant.

"Well, he was also the main reason it hurt so much that they had left," I continued.

"He was a close friend," Charlie noted.

"Yes, he was, but it was more than just that," I replied uncomfortably.

"You love him." It wasn't a question.

I just nodded my head. I could tell Charlie wasn't happy with this information but he kept his promise and he worked hard on his expression.

"Does he love you too?" he questioned after a moment of silence.

"Yes, very much so in fact," I told him cautiously.

"So what happens now? Are you moving back to France?" he asked slightly panicked.

"No! Dad, no! I'm going to Washington remember," I said quickly.

"Alright, then what?" he pressed. "I don't suppose you kids would like a long-distance relationship so are you ever going to see him again?"

"Well, actually, Edward is moving back to America," I replied.

"He's moving back… For you?" Charlie asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, he regrets leaving and he felt just as miserable as I did for two years," I explained.

"So where will he be living then? I don't suppose he's going to live in that big house of theirs all by himself now is he?" Charlie asked suspiciously.

"No dad, he isn't, he's going to live with me in Washington." There I'd said it.

Now I could laugh about the look on Charlie's face when he found out but it hadn't been easy to calm him down and convince him that everything was going to be alright, that I was still going to be his daughter and that nothing bad was going to happen to me.

In the end he had seen that it was inevitable and he had caved. He had muttered "As long as you're happy!" before he walked into the living room to watch some game or other. I had gone upstairs and called Renée to tell her that Charlie was not amused to say the least and she had in turn called Charlie to tell him that it was the right decision.

He seemed to have actually listened to my mother for once because when I came back downstairs after the phone call his bad mood had disappeared completely and he actually asked me when he was going to see Edward again.

Which would be in only a few minutes from now. I was nervously walking around the house, desperately trying to find something to keep me busy until Edward was here. I was nervous because I was afraid he wasn't going to show up or that he had changed his mind and came here to tell me that this whole thing was not such a great idea after all. I knew it was silly but that was the way I felt nonetheless.

After I had rearranged the kitchen supplies for the second time today the doorbell finally rang and I sprinted towards the door to answer it. And there he was, even more beautiful than I would have thought possible. Edward beamed at me and immediately pulled me in for a kiss.

"I've missed you," he said softly.

"I've missed you too," I replied sincerely.

Edward followed me inside and I wanted to warn him about Charlie's mood yesterday and that he shouldn't be surprised if Charlie was going to be difficult with him now but I didn't have any time because as soon as we entered the house Charlie came out of his chair to greet Edward.

"Hello chief Swan," Edward said politely.

"Edward, just because you left for a few years doesn't mean you can't still call me Charlie. Especially now that you're going to be living with my daughter," Charlie said kindly.

I just gaped at Charlie. I couldn't really tell if he was being genuine or not given the tantrum he had had yesterday.

"Why don't we sit down for a moment?" Charlie suggested. "I would like to discuss a few things with you. And Bella? Please stop staring at me like I'm from another planet," he added to me in an annoyed voice.

"Right," I muttered. I didn't really know what to do, whether to follow Edward and Charlie into the living room or not. I wasn't sure I wanted to be a part of this particular conversation.

But luckily Charlie only wanted to discuss some logistics with Edward. He asked him when he was moving in; how he was going to get there and then they talked about the payment of the apartment we were going to be living in. It still felt strange to me that I was actually going to be living with Edward Cullen!

Edward had immediately told Charlie that he didn't expect me to pay for anything as long as I was in school. He said he had plenty of money to pay for the apartment and that I could chip in whenever I had a job. I wanted to protest but Charlie seemed so happy with the idea of not having to worry about me struggling that I decided to bring that up when Edward and I were alone.

After an hour of talking, Charlie finally let Edward go.

"Why don't we go somewhere for a little while?" I asked eager to be completely alone with Edward.

"What did you have in mind?" Edward asked.

"How about your place?" I suggested.

"Good idea," Edward said with a cryptic smile.

I just threw him a confused look but he shook his head before leading me out the door.

We arrived at the Cullen house not much later and I immediately sensed something was off. The last time I'd been here there had been no sign of anyone living here anymore whatsoever. But now that was different. When we pulled up into the driveway I noticed there were a few cars standing outside as if they had never left and I looked at Edward in confusion. Edward just smiled back at me serenely.

"Bella!" Alice's voice screamed at me.

I noticed her bouncing out the doorway and I was stunned. I had not expected her to be here.

"Alice?" I asked dumbly.

"Last time I checked that was me, yes," she replied smugly.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, still completely confused.

"What a warm welcome, it's good to see you again too," she muttered quasi-hurt.

"Sorry," I said.

"It's alright! I told Edward to keep this a surprise. But we are all moving back," she announced as if it was the most logical thing in the world.

"What are you talking about?" I was flabbergasted. "You love Paris!"

"After two years of running my own shop I'm kind of done with that," she said with a shrug.

"I don't understand," I told her truthfully.

"Well, after you called from the airplane Edward told us that he was going to move back and of course that came as no surprise to me but I knew that my parents and siblings all like Forks better than they like France. It's comfortable here, the people are nice and they don't ask too many questions. I knew we were going to have to move on sooner or later anyway and I didn't want them to stay in Paris just because of me. That and I missed my best friend!" she explained excitedly.

"So you're all staying?" I checked.

"Yes, we're all staying," she confirmed.

"That's great!" I exclaimed enthusiastically.

We spent some time talking to the entire family before Edward seemed to be sick of the company and lead me to his room upstairs so we could be together.

"I've needed to miss you for far too long and I don't want to share you any longer," Edward said as he guided me into his room.

"Sounds good to me," I replied simply.

Edward chuckled before taking my hand, sitting down on his couch and pulling me down with him. He positioned me in his lap and I snuggled close to him, inhaling his intoxicating scent and just enjoying the moment.

We stayed that way for an immeasurable amount of time before Edward broke the silence.

"Are you happy love?" he asked seriously.

"Happier than I have ever been before," I replied truthfully.


A/N: They Lived Happily Ever After after all ;) So the story has now officially come to an end :( I hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it :) Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read and review this story and to everyone who has added this story or me to their favorites or alerts, that means the world to me! :)

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Thari