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Chapter 10

I awoke in the middle of the night, feeling tired and rested at the same time. I couldn't get the question out of my head: What do we do with Renee? It wouldn't even let me sleep.

So I lay there thinking about how my life has been, and how nice it is since the Cullens came and took me away from those horrid people.

"Bella, I know that you are awake. Why are you not asleep?"

I felt his arms around my waist and his breath down my neck and in my ear.

"I just can't sleep with Charlie's threat going through my head. What if he brings up Renee?"

"Bella, you have no worries! There is nothing that the woman can do. You are legally an adult now, plus, what can she do to a house full of Vampires?"

With his dazzling, and meddling with my thoughts from running his hand up and down my arm, I was officially Jell-O.

"She can't do anything, right Bella?"

"Umhm." I murmured, resting my head into the pillow, and forgot about my problems.

"What makes Charlie and Renee so eager to get you back in their clutches?"

I shook my head to clear it, and to try to think.

"My grandmother willed me a grand amount of money, one that makes Renee's seem like pocket change. I get it on my 20th birthday, and they want to siphon it out of me. She didn't will them a cent."

Edward just chuckled lightly.

"What's so funny?"

"A number of things. Can you imagine the amount of money between us, once we're married? Richest people on earth. They are abusing you, pushing you further away when they are trying to get something out of you, does that make sense?"

My mind decided not to work after he mentioned marriage. Did he love me so much that he was considering marrying me? Did I love him enough, to want to spend eternity with him as his wife, and potentially a Vampire?

"Bella? What are you thinking about? You have quite a distanced look in your eyes."

"I…was just thinking…about what you said."

"What part interested you so much?"

"…The marriage…."

"Of course we will be married! I know it might seem fast, which we haven't known eachother long, but you are the only person who makes me feel this way, ever. I want to spend my existence with you, as my wife, like we would if I was human. I am just waiting for the proper time, when you seem ready, and I can spring it on you with guarantee of acceptance."

"Why wouldn't I accept?"

"Oh, likely numerous reasons, like every other woman on earth that has denied a marriage proposal from a man. Maybe uncertainty, confusion…"

"If I was confused about how I feel about you, do you think that I would be here, lying next to you, in a house full of vampires, and 'life-threatening danger' as you put it? I know how much I love you, and how thankful I am that you saved me from them. You are right, I'm not quite ready just yet to get married, I'm too young, but I'm sure that you can seal the deal while making long-term plans, right?"

"That might have been the longest marriage proposal acceptance ever, but I heard it in there, Bella." he teased me and started kissing my earlobe and down my neck.

"I assume that we will be getting to know each other better then?" I hinted, wanting to spend more time with him, including getting him to stay with me at night so that I could sleep contently.

"That it will, according to what Alice just saw. I would love to get to know you better, especially at nights."

What did I get myself into?