The Twilight Twenty-Five

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Prompt: Patience is a virtue

Pen Name: Missus T

Pairing/Characters: Carlise/Esme (Edward/Bella)

Rating: T

"It's good to finally see them together, isn't it?" Carlisle whispered as he twirled his wife around the dancefloor.

"They look so happy," Esme sighed.

They grinned, watching their youngest son swaying with the chief's daughter.

Edward and Bella had danced around each other for years, but never together. When she realized how she felt about him, Edward was dating Tanya. By the time they broke up, Bella had given up and started to date Jacob.

Now they were older, wiser, more mature. And, as he leaned to kiss her, it looked like their waiting had all been worth it.