A/N: I am really sorry for the cliff hanger in the previous chapter! Well here is what you guys wanted. Oh by the way I still don't own Twilight. But a girl can dream, can't she?
Chapter 8: Northern Downpour
Hey moon, please
forget to fall down
Hey moon, don't you go down
Sugarcane in the
easy mornin'
Weathervanes my one and lonely
The ink is running
toward the page
It's chasin' off the days
Look back at both
feet
And that winding knee
I missed your skin when you were
east
You clicked your heels and wished for me
Through playful lips
made of yarn
That fragile Capricorn
Unraveled words like moths
upon old scarves
I know the world's a broken bone
But melt your
headaches, call it home
EPOV
I fumbled around in my pocket for the one thing that I have had since that first summer since we started dating. I knew I wanted to give her this since the first day I felt my heart telling me that I was in love with her. As we starred out at the view, I turned her around to face me and pulled out a small velvet box.
She starred directly into my eyes like she was peering into my soul. "Bella I was wonder if you can make me promise." I barely choked out. "Sure." She replied as her face got a shocked expression as she spied the small box in my hand.
"Bella I know what you are most likely thinking. But this isn't exactly that. You know that I love you and I want to be with you forever. I am wondering if you will promise me in some day that is if you still want me, you will marry me?" I stumbled over my words as I opened the box to reveal the small silver ring an emerald in the middle with 2 diamonds on either side of the emerald. (Picture of the ring is in my author profile.)
She smiled brightly as she nodded her head. "Can I take that as a yes?" I asked in a joking matter trying to break the silence. "Yes!" She whispered as we kissed. I quickly placed the ring onto her finger. "Thank you Bella for accepting my promise. I truly want to be with you for the rest of eternity. I love you so much that words can't describe it" I crooned into her ear as we took in the last views of the city from the observation deck.
We went back to Jarred's apartment. He wasn't home yet so we made some frozen D'Giorno. I smiled at the thought of us doing this together in future making dinner some day for our children. Okay maybe no this exact meal. Some thing more, something home cooked not just a frozen prepackaged pizza.
So after the pizza finished Jarred came through the door. He looked extremely tired. "Long day at the office?" Bella asked with a giggle. He sighed and flopped down on the leather couch in the living room. "You would never know how demanding a producer can get when it comes to an itty bitty guitar note that I missed. I swear I played one of the songs ten zillion times because I missed one little note. And when I suggest we leave that note out he almost bite my head off. GAH!" Jarred was so frustrated.
I handed him a plate with a slice of pizza on it. "I hope you don't mind we made this." "I don't mind at all. Thank you so much for this." He said as Bella walked out into the kitchen to get us some napkins. "So dude did you ask her?" Jarred leaned over to me when he asked me. I nodded my head. "So what did she say?" He asked. I smile the biggest smile and nodded my head yes as Bella came back into the room.
He spied the ring on her finger. "So Bella, what's up with the new ring? Just decided to splurge while you in the city?" Jarred asked nonchalantly. Bella went into the whole story right then and there not forgetting a single second. She told him everything from our waiter at dinner being surprised she would ask him to speak in English all the way to how I stumbled over my words like a complete idiot when I asked her. "He was so cute when he asked. How could you say no to this face?" She took my face in her hand to turn it towards Jarred.
After that most embarrassing story, I excused myself for the night. Bella stayed there to talk to Jarred some more and would come up late. I went up stairs to take a shower. I started showering. My thoughts couldn't leave the images of Bella and my life together. First I saw Bella coming down the aisle in a white dress on her father's arm. I can't wait for that day. I want her to be mine forever. I know that sounds so possessive. But she is so perfect and now that she has accepted my promise ring I have solid evidence that she wants me too.
The next I saw the most beautiful thing. Bella's swollen stomach carrying a child. Our child. She looks so beautiful with at that motherly glow radiating off her. I imagined rubbing her stomach and talking to our unborn child. I wouldn't mind the craving she will have. I would more than willing to try and find her a watermelon when it's out of season or at 3:00 AM running to the store to buy her Ben & Jerry's Phish Food and dill pickles. I would do anything for her. I would give birth to our child if it was physically possible.
My next thought was Bella and I at a Christmas tree lot with a black lab puppy on a leash as we watch a boy and girl, twins about 10 looking for a tree. "Mom! Dad! I think this is our tree." The boy said to me. "I think it is great Aiden. That's our tree if you like it."I said as I turned the little girl. "Oh dad! I love it! I think Fallon already likes it." She pointed to the puppy stiffing the tree. "Don't even think to doing what you were thinking about do on that tree Fal." I smiled at smiled at Bella as she watched us. Oh how I love this picture of Bella, our children, our puppy and me picking out a Christmas tree.
Then I was taking away from there great vision of the future when there was a knock on the door. "Hey Edward, are you alright in there?" Bella asked on the other side of the door. "Yes I am fine love." I answered her. "I was just worried because you have been in there for an hour or so." She said. Wow! My thoughts of the future really took me over. I get out of the shower and dressed in some lounge pants. Bella was waiting for me in bed. We made out and fooled around in bed, but neither of us felt ready or even pressure into crossing that invisible boundary of sex.
Time jump to the end of the week.
Wow this to New York is over already? This week flew by so fast. Most of our trip was spent doing 3 different things. We were either at Jarred's apartment, that actually felt more like home than a friend's apartment, at the studio watching the guys the record or out sight seeing. We went to all the New York sights, from the Statue of Liberty to Central Park to playing on the large keyboard from the movie "Big" at FAO Swartz.
All in all this was the best way to spring break. Now we were in airport saying our good byes to the guys. "Here Bella this is for you. It's our new album you watched us record. I know it's not mix and complete, but I thought you would like have a souvenir of the times you spent visiting us in the studio." Jarred told her as he handed her burnt cd. "Yeah Bella if we find this on the internet some where you'll be the first one to blame." Adam said jokingly. We gave the guys one last hug as we left to board our plane. The promised to come out and visit us soon so we can return the hospitality.
The plane ran was rather quiet. Bella and I snuggled into each other's arm as we looked deeply into each other eye until we fell asleep together.
When we finally got into the airport we found my family and Charlie waiting for us. Alice ran toward Bella and scooping her up in a big hug. If her 'something is different' detector went off in matter of seconds of coming in contact. "Wow nice ring Bells! Where did that come from?" she smiled at her. Bella said nothing. We continue over to our families. "We are having a welcome home dinner at the house." Esme said with glee. We collected our bags and head to the Cullen's house.
As soon as we got there Esme started to warm up dinner. As Emmett and Rose set the table. When asked for help, no one would let Bella and me help.
Dinner consisted of our favorite foods. It was so great to have a home cooked meal. Towards the end of dinner when I could not help seeing Alice's questioning glance at Bella's ring.
I took my spoon and tapped it on my water glass to get everyone's attention. I stood up pulling Bella up too. "Guys when were in New York I asked Bella a question. I asked her if she would wear a promise ring to make the promise that she will be marry some day if she will still have me in the future." I gushed out before I could be interrupted. Everyone was smiling at us, even Charlie I know that Bella said he is some what anti marriage.
"And I said yes." Bella blush that beautiful shade of crimson I love so much. "I know it's too early to be thinking about marriage, since we both just started college. We won't get married until after college or even later than that." I told the room like I need to clarify the promise. Every one congratulated us.
After desert, I kissed Bella good night since Charlie and Bella were leaving to go home. "I will be at your house at noon to pick you up to go back to school." I told her and kissed her again
I pulled up in front of her house to pick her up. I knocked on the door and Charlie answered and beaconed me in. I sat at the kitchen table with him waiting for her make idle chit chat about our trip to New York, school what ever came out.
Finally, Bella was coming down stairs pulling some suit cases. I met her half way down the stairs and took the suit cases from her. We said good bye to Charlie and was out the door.
When we were in my car, Bella pulled out the cd that Jarred gave her when we left. "I was thinking we could listen to this on the way back." She said as put the disc in. The voices of the guys came over the speakers. "We burnt this for you, Bella and Edward. I hope you enjoy it. And these songs will most definitely be songs on our next album to come out." The guys said. The first song was an acoustic version of 'Accident Prone'.
"Oh I am glad they are finally releasing this song…" She stopped dead in mid sentence as she heard a second voice singing with Jarred's. It was a female voice. "Oh my god is that me?" She asked me. "Yes love that is you!" I smiled my crooked grin at her that she loves so much. "You knew about this didn't you?" She asked me. I smiled and nodded.
A/N: I hope everyone like this chapter. I loved Edward envisioning his future wish Bella. The last vision of Christmas tree hunting was in one of HaydenMCullen's stories. So I would like to credit him for his idea. So if you liked it or hated it let me know. Please review! I will love you forever if you do!
