Sorry I took long, but don't worry you'll enjoy this chapter. I was going to break it into two, but instead, why not have one long chapter for all of you to enjoy! …. Let me know what you think.

As always, Stephenie Meyer owns all these wonderful characters.

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EPOV

We reminded silent after her last announcement. My head was spinning. I had so many questions swimming through my mind and all of them were about Bella.

Was she really engaged? Did she love this Jacob? Did she want to run away just like my mother had?

"Watch out!" Bella yelled as she tried to hold on to the steeling wheel. I swiveled the car around and spun 360 degrees. When we finally stopped, all I could think of was Bella's safety. Have I hurt her? Was she okay?

"Bella, are -"

"Cullen, get out of the car!" she was mad.

"But, are you –"

"You are in no condition to drive," she said turning off the car. Then she placed her hand on my shoulder, she must have noticed I was still not moving, "I know you're sorry. It's been a long day, just let me drive." She was no longer upset but remained calm.

I nodded and she released my seat belt. I felt her warmth around me.

I grabbed her hand before she released her own seat belt, "Bella, are you alright? Are you hurt?" I stared into her eyes, she looked concern.

"I am fine," she paused as she stared at my hands touching hers, seconds after she moved it away, "we should get going."

We switched places for the reminder of the ride. I couldn't help it, I kept staring at her. Her composure was calm, but something was troubling her.

"What's wrong?" She didn't say anything, but I was persistent, "I know I've said a lot of things and I am sorry. You are right, I am a hypocrite. I would've lied too."

"I'm sorry too. I would've reacted the same way if I just found out about all of this."

"So what's troubling you, you can't decide which china pattern to buy?" I asked trying to lighting the mood.

She laughed, "Yeah right, if I had my way we'd have plastic plates." She smiled, but I didn't. I couldn't image her with someone else… I didn't want to.

"So when's the big date?" I tried to sound casual, but it didn't come out that way. It sounded more irritated and annoyed.

"Why do you want to know?"

I didn't want to know.

"So I can make arrangements to attend."

What are you doing Edward?

"Will that be just for one or plus one?"

"Good question," I tried to maintain composed, "probably plus one," I grinned. Why, good question, because I wanted to see how far she would take this. If Alice was comparing her to my mother, then Bella didn't want to marry him, but would she admit it. Admit that this whole ridicules idea of marrying Jacob was also a lie?

"Well, Alice insisted in a spring wedding, but we'd have to wait almost a year, but Jacob can't wait that long. He is looking forward to the honeymoon." She winked at me.

I didn't know how to respond to that.

Maybe it was true… she's marrying some else

I felt numb. The thought of this Jacob putting his hands all over my Bella… I couldn't.

"Cullen, are you okay? You look like you are about to throw up?" She kept speaking to me, but I couldn't respond. I just wanted to kill this Jacob.

"Cullen!" She shook my arm, "I was kidding."

I felt the car stop and felt Bella's hands on my shoulder, but my mind was still on her previous word, honeymoon.

"Cullen, you're scaring me. I'm sorry okay, I was just kidding. Please say something, anything?"

I shook my head and looked at a frightened Bella. She looked so worried.

She cared about me

She really cared about me. I guess she just wanted to see my reaction too for that she will have to pay.

I leaned forward and kissed her, not softly by hard. I felt her warm lips and then her small hands pulling my hair, bringing me closer and closer to her. Our tongues freely moving, wrestling each other.

Then there was a knock on my window.

Damn it

She immediately pulled away from me and I sighed. I rolled down my window only to find a kid dressed in a security uniform.

"Sorry to interrupt, but…ahh... you can't park here." The kid sounded nervous and was actually blushing.

"Oh, sorry, we'll be going now." He nodded and I looked at Bella. She was also blushing. Seeing her blush was definitely the reaction I wanted to see, so I satisfy with my little revenge, although she almost gave me a heart attack.

"Bella we should go." She nodded and started the car.

Half way down the street, Bella started to laugh. She turned head my way and I couldn't help it but join in.

We were both laughing all the way to my apartment, "Did you see his face?"

"Yes, he looked so red. I thought he was going to explode," he must have been embarrassed to find us making out.

"Well it's not that common to find two people making out in front of a church."

I hadn't even notice we were parked in front of a church, "Well next time it would have be a tamed kiss. We wouldn't want to scare our guests."

"Are you insinuating this will happen again?" Bella teased.

I gave her a half smile, "Of course, but you're going to have to control yourself at our wedding."

"Ha, I believe you were the one who wouldn't let go."

"In truth I wasn't planning on it." I smiled back at her. She didn't say anything to my response. Her eyes were kept on the road, no longer laughing, but she had a smile on her face.

BPOV

Did he just propose?

No, he couldn't have. He's just teasing me…that's all, although, the idea of spending the rest of my life with him would be… heavenly.

He kept staring at me as we drove back to his apartment. That smirk on his face kept getting bigger and bigger.

I looked at him and shook my head, "You impossible, you know that?"

"Yep, I know."

I didn't bother to argue with him. I knew that he would've found a way to win the argument so I let it go.

But something was bothering me in the back of my mind; taking Edward's car didn't make sense.

Why would be take his car? We should be taking one of my cars. I've been doing this all wrong, what was I thinking?

I guess I wasn't. I blame it all on Edward. He'd been sidetracking all rational thoughts, inadvertently of course. I should've realized this along time ago, instead of wasting time, which we don't have.

"What wrong?" Edward asked.

"Well, I was thinking of getting my car. That way I can drive you guys over there and we won't have to take yours."

"Why? I don't mind"

"Is this car registered under your name?"

"Yes," He smiled so sweetly. He was so adorable even though he always killed us back there.

"That's why we can't take it. Mine's not."

"What about Jasper, Emmett and Rose?"

"Why don't you call Jasper, and have them meet us at your place. We'll pass by and pick them up."

He nodded and took his phone out from his pocket.

This gave me time to think. So many things were running through my mind. First, the kiss. He kissed me again and it was so powerful. I didn't want to let go. Who would've thought the idea of me marrying Jacob brought Edward Cullen to jealousy. I guess he did feel something for me, he admitted earlier that he cared about me. But, I wasn't sure if it was lust or the challenge of the chase.

Second was the whole trust issue. I wanted that trust between us. I didn't want to lie to him anymore. I'll have to find a way to redeem myself no matter what happens between us. If down the line he doesn't want me by his side (because look at him, his gorgeous) or if things get complicated, I don't want him to lose trust in me.

And lastly, after that kiss, I began to feel selfish. Selfish enough to want Edward all to myself, I was no longer thinking about the group, his status, his family or mine. I needed him as air. His smell, his touch, they are all intoxicating and alluring, but there was something else. Something we both felt, this indescribable pull.

"Done, I told Jasper that we had a plan and he seemed relieved," Edward said as closed his phone.

"You didn't tell him everything right… about us."

"About you and I? or your secret society?" He smiled.

"Edward, we are not a secr –"

"Good, I'm glad you are back to calling me Edward, you may continue," As adorable as he looked, he was so full of himself.

"Like I was saying, we're not a secret society and I wasn't talking about us as in you and I. More like the group."

"I know, I just wanted to tease you, I like seeing you blush," he smirked, "and no, I didn't tell him."

"Don't worry, they will find out. The elders will speak to them and you too."

"Bella, how much do you know?" He asked wondering if I had known about him and his family.

"Not much apparently," I gave him a small smile as if apologizing I couldn't tell him about this family.

He nodded and smiled, "Then tell me what you do know?"

"Well, I only know that it all started with 12 friends. They were very young right out of college when they formed this group. They also had this ridicules name, Robin."

"Like Robin Hood?" He immediately recognized the connection just like I did when my father told me the story.

"Exactly," I laughed since I could never image as a child, seeing Samuel Swan, my gran-gran-grandfather, running around in green leotard and a feathered hat, "their motto was to protect the poor and the defenseless. As hilarious as the name was, they did a lot of for the community and were highly educated."

"So when did it become so secretive?"

"You know I asked my father the same question." And got a very sad story in return.

"And what did he tell you?"

"He told me that it started when one of the families," I paused since it would make sense for him to understand our family, "I should start from the beginning, you see those 12 friends eventually paired up and got married and later had children. In 1912, one of the couple's daughters was found murdered. She was only twenty-four," only two years younger than me.

"Who murdered her?"

"We don't know, although her parents believed the Volturi were involved. You see, she was a legal assistant, if she lived in our time, she would've been an attorney, a great one," She had such courage from what my father told me, "she was very bright and spoke her mind which was not good during the turn of the century," I turned to my drive way and turn off the car, "Edward, do you mind if we continue later, we're here."

"Sure, do you want me to go with you?" I wanted him to come inside, but my neighbors were kind of noisy.

"Do mind staying here, I won't take long, I just need to get the keys." I saw his smile falter, "Edward, don't take it the wrong way. I really want you to come in, but my neighbors are very noisy and my house is practically in boxes. You wouldn't be able to get around."

"Oh, are you moving?" he looked wary. I guess hearing Alice over the phone saying that I was planning on leaving was suspicious enough to ask.

"Don't worry I'm not moving far," I gave him a reassuring smile, "This neighborhood has gotten a bit too observant, so I decided to move somewhere with less attentive neighbors."

"Well if you need a place to stay, you can always move in with me?" I blushed at his request.

I shook my head trying to get rid of his dazzling affect and lightly smacked his shoulder, "I'll be back" he laughed at my Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, which was not that bad.

As I walked to my house, I notice Mrs. Ann looking out her window; I waved acknowledging her. She quickly moved away from her window, "I should really carry the keys with me," I whispered to myself.

I walked inside and noticed most of the boxes were stacked up neatly in the living, Alice must have been here, that sneaky little women.

I had two messages beeping in the answering machine with a note attached.

Call your father

love you

-Alice

I was sure the messages were all from him. I sighed and pick up the phone,

"Hello?"

"Dad, it's me"

"Bella, how have you been?"

"I've been you know," I didn't want to say much, when I usually said 'you know', it meant, 'I was on call, working'

"Yes, Alice told us about it at 3 o'clock in the morning," Charlie didn't sound amused by Alice's wake up call, but he loved Alice like a daughter so I'm pretty sure she was forgiven, "are you on your way?"

"Yes, dad. I'm coming home. We should be there in three and half hours." The car ride from Seattle to Fork was far …very far.

"Why don't you take a plane? Ask for Steve, you know James' uncle. He won't mind giving you a ride."

"Why? Is something wrong?" I guess we didn't have time, it was only seven in the morning and we still haven't established a plan.

"No, we have a plan, but the sooner you can get them here the better it would be for them."

"What do that mean, dad?"

"It's nothing bad Bella. We just need to be precautious. So it would be best to take the plane." I knew what he meant, that the Volturi had friends in all corners of the world and it'd best to stay away from the roads.

"Got it dad, I'll see you in a few," I said indicating to him that we'll take the plane.

"Good and Bella be careful, don't let them out of your sight."

"I won't" I hanged up the phone and grabbed the keys to the SUV along with my travel bag. I still hadn't taken a shower, so I plan on taking one as soon as we get to Forks.

Mrs. Ann was now outside waving at me as I locked the door. She kept eyeing the Volvo, it's a good thing it had dark tints otherwise, she would've seen Edward inside.

I opened the driver's side and found Edward smiling at me, "Hey." I slid inside closing the door.

"Hey," I smiled back, "I got the keys, but we longer have to drive to Forks, we're taking a plane."

"Why? Well except for the obvious, is something wrong?"

"No, but it would be saver to take it. We'll be fine, don't worry." I turned on the car and backed out of the drive way.

"I thought you said you got the keys, aren't you going to take your car." He looked confused.

"We are, but I don't keep it here. It's stationed inside a parking garage, we only use it when-"

"I know, during these kinds of missions," he smiled, fully understanding the situation.

I nodded, "It's not far."

"Take your time; I know once we pick them up, we won't be alone."

"Oh, and that would be bad?" I smirked.

"Of course, I won't have you to myself. I'm a very selfish man, you know," He may think that way, but he wasn't.

"Well, I'm sorry to tell you this, but we're here," He looked disappointed, "Don't look so sad."

"I won't if you make it up to me."

"What do you have in mind?" I was being cautious because you never know with Edward.

"A kiss?"

I laughed, "What are we twelfth?"

"Fine, I guess you should go," Ah, he was giving me his puppy eyes. I couldn't resist.

I grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer, "ready?" I whispered.

He nodded looking at my lips and I gave him one long passionate kiss.

EPOV

Bella… so delicious so sweet…. my Bella marry me

I was still stunned thinking back to our last kiss. She was so forward and so sexy. I was aroused just thinking about it.

But, I shouldn't be thinking about it since I'm driving. Being under the influence of Bella was not safe for me.

So I try to concentrate on something else. I started to wonder about that young woman who was murder.

Why would anyone want to murder a legal assistant?

Bella did say she was bright, maybe she was working on a case. Although, she probably wouldn't have been in charge of it, at that time women were only allowed to hold a position in the workforce if a man was heading it. So maybe she helped gather information. But what kind of information did she come across that would lead to her murder? And if the Volturi's were involved, why would they want to kill her?

I slowed down as I notice we'd arrived to my apartment. I turned of the car and walked over to Bella.

"Ready?" Bella asked worried.

"Yes," I said kissing her cheeks.

"You know if you kept doing that, I'll want you to do it all the time," Bella smiled as I pulled her closer to me.

"Don't worry. I plan on it," yes I do.