A/N: Ten chapters already, this story is flying by! :O Anyways, thanks so much to everyone who favored my story, favored me, added this story to their story alert and added me to their author alert, it makes me happy to know people like my stories :) A special thanks to all the reviewers, Emma-MasenCullen, Shirley, Brittney, Raven's twimom and crazyanniecroc , your reviews make me extremely happy!

To Shirley: Hahaha JIJ melig? Kan ik me niet voorstellen ;) I'm just happy I'm good at thinking up gifts for fictional characters :D I suck at coming up with gifts for real people :P I always spend god knows how long trying to think of something good :D When I wrote it I was actually talking to you, telling you this chapter was just going to be wrong :D Anyways, thanks for the reviews ;)

To Brittney: I'm glad you thought it was funny :P I thought it was extremely funny at the time but then again that's the definition of 'melig' :D So I'm glad it all worked out fine eventually ;)

To Raven's twimom: I'm glad you liked my silliness :D

This chapter is based on the song Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis, I think it's a beautiful song :) It's time for the trip to New York, fluff guaranteed ;) I chose New York because it's an amazing city, I've been there last summer with my boyfriend and I fell in love with that city instantly! I can't wait till I'm going back there (although that might be a while since unfortunately I do not own a money tree nor did I win the lottery… yet ;)).

Bleeding Love

This morning we left for New York very early, it wasn't a long flight but we wanted as much time in the Big Apple as we could get. Bella was already complaining that she needed sleep while I didn't and that she would be missing so much time in that bed. I told her that the thing I was looking forward to most was to be in that bed with her, knowing how wrong that sounded but luckily she understood what I had meant perfectly and cheered up after that.

New York was a very busy city with lots of things to do and I wanted to share all those experiences with Bella. I had told her that she was going to have to plan all the trips except for our last day, that would be all mine. For the rest, all she wanted to do would be done and she wasn't allowed to look at any prices, wherever she wanted to eat we would eat, or rather she would eat, and wherever she wanted to go we would go. I couldn't wait to see the city through her eyes so when our plane landed and we had taken our bags it was hard for me to keep moving at human speed and Bella was almost running to keep up with me.

"Gees Edward! I'm only human remember!" she said jokingly while we waited for the car that was coming to pick us up. Bella was panting lightly and I smiled at her apologetically, trying to dazzle her, like she said I did very often, into forgetting what I had just done.

"Sorry love, I'm just excited to be here with you," I said softly.

"Me too Edward," she responded, clearly I was already forgiven.

The limousine arrived and I heard Bella gasp as she realized that that car was coming to pick us up.

"Your family doesn't do things halfway do they?" Bella asked suspiciously while I put our suitcases in the back of the limo, leaving the driver to stare at me in shock.

None of his costumers usually handled anything themselves, they wanted to be waited on hand and foot. So his surprise even intensified when he was trying to hold the door open for Bella and me and I stopped him.

"Allow me," I said kindly while opening the door and helping Bella in.

He looks like a really nice guy. The man thought and I couldn't help but smile. And he seems to care for that woman a great deal. The driver continued his assessment.

If only he knew how much. I thought to myself with a smile.

"What are you smiling about?" Bella asked suspiciously.

"The driver thinks I'm nice and that I care for you a lot, if that isn't the understatement of the century I don't know what is," I explained.

Bella just smiled in response and as soon as the driver was in his seat the car started moving and Bella was mesmerized by the sight of the city.

"It's so beautiful," Bella said in awe.

"It has its charms," I said indifferently, staring at something a million times more beautiful myself.

"Will you stop that?" Bella asked laughingly.

"Stop what?" I was surprised to say the least.

"Staring at me, you're distracting me and you'll miss the entire city, it's so great!" she gushed.

"I've seen the city, I'm sorry for distracting you but it's your own fault though! You're breathtaking when you're mesmerized the way you are right now," I accused.

"Stop it!" Bella said again.

They look so in love, I can't wait to tell Marie about them, she always loves young couples in love. The driver thought. Apparently he and Marie had been married for forty years already and they were still as much in love as they had been when they had first met. I hoped Bella and I would be the same way in forty years.

Not much later we arrived at the hotel and after tipping the driver royally we were ready to check in. The penthouse suite was beautiful and the hotel in general was very good. It was one of the best hotels in the city and I knew Bella would think it would be too much but nothing was too good for her right now, I wanted to spoil her any way I could. And even though I knew she had only accepted it all because Carlisle and Esme had arranged it and paid for it, it still felt like I was giving her a gift as well.

"Where do you want to go first love?" I asked her.

"I don't know, there's so much I want to see," she said eagerly.

"Maybe we should take it slow today, how about a walk in Central Park?" I suggested.

Luckily Alice had seen that it was going to be cloudy the entire time we would be here so there was nothing holding us back, perfect.

"Sounds good!" Bella said enthusiastically.

And we spent a blissful afternoon just enjoying each other's company, walking around the park, watching an amateur softball game by some guys who were on a break from their jobs and then just sitting in the grass talking about everything and nothing in particular. The day ended after having eaten in a restaurant, at least Bella, and we were on our way back to our hotel, hands locked and fingers entwined. We looked like any other couple in love and the sight of the two of us through other people's eyes, seeing how much love they saw between us, made me almost giddy.

Every evening Bella spent trying to figure out where to go the next day, she wanted to see everything and even though I was happy doing whatever she wanted to do, she kept checking if her plans were okay with me and I found it adorable that she considered my feelings so much when all I wanted was to be close to her and hold her and see her have a good time. This trip was perfect. And we did see everything, due to Bella's impeccable timing. She took us through Central Park almost every day because she loved it there so much, then we would continue on to all the other sites in the city. We watched Mary Poppins on Broadway and Bella had loved it so much she wanted to see it again the next day, so we did, we walked the Brooklyn bridge to Brooklyn, we roamed around Times Square in the middle of the night and we even went shopping one day to my great surprise.

"It's fun when it's with you and we go at my rate," Bella explained with a small smile.

We went to the Empire State Building and I had never seen Bella more serene than she was on top of that building.

"It feels like I'm on top of the world here, like nothing can happen to me, and to be here with you is just perfect," she explained as I wrapped my arms around her and let my head rest on the top of hers. We watched the city in silence for a while and I just marveled at the beautiful girl that let me call her mine. It was amazing.

That's when I knew this was going to have to be the place. I had already made every other arrangement but I had left that decision for when we would actually arrive here. I wanted it to be a magical night and the only way for it to be perfect would be to do it at the place Bella seemed to like the most of all. So this was going to be the place where I was going to propose to Bella on our last day in the city.

We only had two more nights left in New York and tomorrow was going to be my day. I had arranged everything and when Bella had been asleep I had made sure that the Empire State Building was arranged as well, nobody but Bella and me was going to be there tomorrow evening.

"So what are we doing tomorrow?" Bella asked when she returned from the shower.

She was wearing boy shorts and a t-shirt and with her wet hair a little tangled from the shower she looked incredibly sexy. I patted the space next to me on the bed and she quickly jumped on it, hugging herself close to me.

"That's a surprise love," I murmured in her hair while I was taking in her scent.

"But now what am I going to do with my evening if I don't have my planning?" she asked with a pout.

"I know a thing we can do," I said suggestively before placing her on her back and carefully bending over her so I could kiss her senseless.

"Hmmm I think I actually like this plan better," Bella murmured in between kisses. I laughed.

"I'm glad," I said smilingly. "Me too," I whispered before burying her in another round of kisses.

We spent the rest of the night in the same manner until Bella fell asleep on my chest and I was content just listening to her heartbeat and the sound of her breathing. She was so peaceful in her sleep and it calmed my nerves a little. Tomorrow was going to be a big day and since I was actually moving quite fast, I hadn't even known Bella for a full year even, I was afraid she might turn me down. It would make sense, she was still young and although I knew she loved me, there was no guarantee that that was going to stay that way forever. For me it was clear, she had always been the only girl for me, but she was human, she could easily change her mind. Not to mention the fact that her parents were divorced so she was bound to have some problems with marriage as a whole. But I wanted nothing more than to be with Bella, I had enrolled in Seattle University for next year and I had already bought a house near the university, if Bella didn't want to marry me I was still going to be close to her until she ordered me away. I loved her and I didn't want to force her into doing anything she might regret. But if she wanted to live with me I wanted to do it properly, the way I was raised.

I spent the remainder of the night worrying about the next day and what I would do if Bella would decline my proposal, I would be heartbroken for sure. I wanted to call Alice to ask if she had seen anything but she probably wouldn't even tell me if she had so I didn't bother.

Bella woke up early and I was happy, the sooner I could talk to her and get my mind of things the better.

"Good morning love, did you sleep well?" I asked.

"It was perfect," she answered, still a little sleepily.

"Good, do you want some breakfast?" I asked as I started to get up.

"Sure, sounds good," she replied.

"Why don't you get dressed and I'll order breakfast for you?" I suggested.

"Sure, what should I wear though?" Bella asked a little nervously.

"Whatever you want is fine love," I promised her.

"Alright." And with that she went back into the bedroom to change.

We spent the entire day in Central Park like we had done before, this time I had brought a picnic basket with all her favorite food in it and we sat in the grass while she enjoyed her lunch.

"This is nice Edward, thank you," she said sweetly.

"I'm glad you like it love," I replied. I hope you like the rest too. I thought hopefully.

"Alice left me a note saying that we were going to go back to the hotel now, is that right?" Bella asked around four o'clock.

"I had lost track of time entirely but yes that is correct," I said as I rose from where I was sitting, holding out my hand to help Bella up as well.

"I'm going to take a shower, is that alright?" Bella asked softly. I knew Alice had instructed her to do so, buying me some time to arrange everything perfectly.

"That's fine love, take your time," I answered.

I was getting a little nervous, this was it.

Bella left for the bathroom and I quickly changed into the black suit and black shirt Alice had picked out for me. I left Bella the note with one single red rose, telling her to meet me downstairs and I was off to the limousine that was waiting for us downstairs.

To my surprise it was the same man as before driving us and I smiled at him in recognition.

"Hello again," he greeted me. "Where's your girl?" he asked curiously while he appraised my outfit.

"She's upstairs getting ready," I told him with a smile.

"Ah, girls," he replied knowingly and I smiled in agreement.

I chatted with the driver for a while and he asked me about our plans for tonight. I told him all about my plans.

"That's wonderful sir!" he said joyfully. "From what I could tell earlier there is no way she's going to say no, there's so much love between the two of you!" he exclaimed.

"Thank you, I really hope you're right," I replied.

Then I noticed Bella descending the chairs and I hurried to make my way over to the bottom so I could take her hand and guide her to the limousine. Alice had bought Bella a beautiful blue evening gown and even though Bella looked slightly uncomfortable in it, she looked extremely breathtaking.

"You're amazing," I whispered as I kissed her on the cheek.

"Thank you, courtesy of Alice of course," she responded with a smile.

"Remind me to thank her for that later," I said smiling back at my love.

"Good evening miss," the driver named Joe said while he stepped aside to let me open the door for Bella. I smiled at him and he winked back.

The first stop wasn't far away and as we entered the fancy restaurant I had picked out Bella looked around in admiration.

"This place looks amazing," she said softly.

"The food is supposed to be the best in New York," I replied.

And according to Bella the food was truly amazing, by the time she'd had desert she wore a huge grin of satisfaction on her face and I couldn't help but smile back at her in adoration. This girl was amazing.

After dinner we drove to the place where the helicopter was waiting for us. I had arranged for a private flight over the city so we could see all the sites. According to Bella it was the perfect way to end our trip and if everything went well I was going to have to disagree with her later tonight. If she would accept my proposal that would be the best way to finish our trip but this was definitely a worthy second.

Bella looked even more joyful than she had when we had driven into town the first time. She was taking everything in and pointing out things to me that she loved and that she had noticed. Even though she was fully aware that I knew every part of this city already it was nice that she shared every thought with me at this moment. It was the best gift she could ever give me.

After the helicopter ride it was time for the grand finale and I was getting more nervous as we left the limousine to enter the Empire State Building.

"I didn't think it was still open this late," Bella remarked when we entered the elevator.

"It usually isn't," I replied with a smile.

Bella looked at me quizzically but decided she was going to find out eventually anyways so there was no point in asking what I had meant.

I had arranged for some candles and a bouquet of roses to meet us on the top of the Empire State Building and the crew had arranged it all perfectly, it looked exactly like I had envisioned it and as Bella took in the scenery I took a few moments to calm myself, looking over the city and trying to find the courage to do what I had planned.

"This is amazing Edward, did you arrange all of this?" Bella asked in awe.

"Yes, I noticed how much you loved the Empire State Building the first time we were here and I wanted to show you the view at night as well," I replied, my voice unusually shaky from the nerves.

"Why is there nobody else up here?" Bella asked then.

"Because I rented the building for the evening," I explained simply.

"You rented the entire Empire State Building?" Bella asked in shock.

This was not the direction I wanted the conversation to take.

"I just wanted to enjoy it in peace," I said before taking Bella in my arms and enjoying the view with her for a few moments.

"There was another reason I had brought you up here tonight again," I started slowly.

Bella released herself from my embrace to look at me expectantly.

"What was that?" she asked.

"Well, you know how much I love you right? And being away from you this past half a year has been excruciating and I don't want to go through that again Bella. I want to be with you the rest of my life, you make me feel complete and I love you more than anything in the whole world. I know this is a bit soon but I know you're the one for me and I'll never want anyone else again. I want to live with you in Seattle and I want to do it the right way. I asked Charlie for your hand and he said that it was entirely your decision, he did say that it was a bit soon but that he could see how deep our love was and he wasn't going to stand in our way," I started.

It had been an awkward conversation with Charlie to say the least but he thought well of me luckily and he had told me that if he wanted his daughter to be with anyone it would be me, since he trusted me and he could see how much she meant to me, he trusted I would treat her right and I promised him I would do everything in my power to make her happy every day of her life, which hopefully would be every day of forever some day.

I knelt to the ground and pulled the jewelry box that contained my mother's ring out of my pocket. I saw Bella's eyes widen in shock but I took it as a good sign that she didn't stop me or interrupt me just yet .

"Isabella Swan, I love you with all my heart, would you do me the honor of having your hand in marriage?" I asked with my eyes locked with hers.

If my heart could beat it would be pounding out of my chest right now, I was holding my breath and I was anxious that she was going to say no. Her thoughts, as always, gave nothing away so I was left there to wait.

The second it took Bella to wrap her mind around what was going on was excruciatingly long as I sat there, ring on display and my heart in her hands, waiting for her answer. The suspense was killing me.

"I would love nothing more than to be your wife," Bella said with a huge smile that mirrored my own.

Only one sentence came to my mind at that moment.

You cut me open and I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love

I happily took my mother's wedding ring from the box and placed it around her finger, another perfect fit. Then I picked Bella up and spun her around while I kissed her passionately. My fiancée, I had heard men use the word so many times before and I had seen men think of their fiancées with a lot of love but I had never truly experienced how amazing a feeling it really was until now. Bella as my fiancée was the best thing that had ever happened to me and my heart was pouring over with joy, happiness and love.

Another sentence rang through my head as I was holding my Bella.

Nothing's greater than the rush that comes with your embrace. So true.

"I was wrong before," Bella said when we ended our kiss.

"About what?" I asked curiously.

"The helicopter was great but it wasn't the best way to finish our vacation," Bella said with a smile and I knew exactly what she meant. "This is," she continued before kissing me again. My mind spun and I was blissfully dazzled for as long as the kiss lasted. We spent the remainder of the evening watching over the city, mostly in silence, and always touching, hugging each other and kissing every now and then. It was indeed the perfect way to end a perfect vacation.

A/N: That was it for the proposal :) I hope you liked the way I did it :) Like I said, I love New York and this would pretty much be my perfect proposal :P That or on a baseball field ;) I'll be back tomorrow with the next chapter :) In the meantime I can't wait to hear what you thought :) Xxx Thari