Authors Note: Hiya thanks to all my readers for continuing to read my story it is very much appreciated. Sorry for being MIA for so long I have just gone back to college and I have a heavy workload. A special thanks to LionandtheLamb620 for her kind words. Also, to Annaissocoollike for her reviews begging for an update they really inspire me to write. So I am back at college now so I might not be able to update very regularly.

Edward POV

I am really pleased with my decision to bring Bella back to our meadow today. As I step into the meadow I turn around to look at her reaction. Her face always used to light up whenever we walked into the meadow no matter how many times we came here. I want to know if her reaction will be the same after all this time. I look up to her face as she follows me into the meadow. Slowly she smiles and then suddenly she beams at me. Whenever I see her smile I can't help but smile back. Before I know it she throws herself at me her arms round my neck and her head buried in my neck. I rest my head on hers and wrap my arms around her. We stand there is that embrace for what feels like an eternity. Eventually we break away; I pick up the bag that I have brought with me and spread out a blanket, the same blanket I bring every time we come to the meadow. It is like nothing has changed; sometimes I look at Bella and see the naive 18 year old that I once knew. It is nice though to think that things are still the same; I always wondered whether I wouldn't be enough for her anymore now that she was grown up. When we were first together she used to look at me like the stars that shined; like I was the best thing since sliced bread. I always worried that once she had grown up and realised that I was nothing special she wouldn't want to be with me anymore. But she still looks at me with those big brown eyes with nothing but love and admiration. I have been on the verge of telling her that I still love her ever since the first time we saw each other again but I don't want to rush her so I have waited. I still remember the first time I told her I loved her...

Me and Bella had been dating for a while and I had known pretty much from the first date that I loved her. But Bella was young and I did not want to rush or scare her by saying it too soon. But in recent weeks we had become extremely close and I had decided that she was ready to hear just how much I cared about her. This was the first time anyone had told her they loved her; I know that because she had already told me that her dating experience was very limited. I had been many of her firsts and this was just one of them. I wanted to make it perfect for her. I wanted it to be a night that she would never forget. I wanted it to be a night that she would explain to the grandchildren one day and talk about how amazing it was. I knew where I was going to take her and I had everything planned. I was going to take her somewhere amazing and we would have a lovely dinner before I gave her my speech.

I had spent the last week planning it to perfection. It was the morning of the day that I planned to tell her and I was making the food for our picnic later. I was planning on taking her to Lake Pleasant and we were going to have a picnic on the side. Afterwards I was planning on dancing with her and then telling her that I loved her. It sounded simple enough, yes. But putting it into practice was a lot harder. I received a call from Bella that morning asking me if she had done something wrong. That I had been distant and she was worried that I was going to leave her. It actually broke my heart to hear her so upset knowing that I had caused this. I had been so focused on making tonight perfect for her I had forgot to ensure that we spent as much time together as of late. "Of course not princess I have just been really busy but I was planning on taking you out tonight just us, I night to be alone. What do you think beautiful?" I heard her audibly sigh on the other side of the phone.

"That sounds wonderful Edward I really can't wait." She giggles. I arranged a time to pick her up later and we hung up. After that conversation I was convinced even more that she loved me too. I spent the rest of the day preparing for the evening; I even downloaded her favourite song onto my I-pod. At 6:30 I turned up on her doorstep with a bouquet of flowers for her. I knocked on the door and when she answered the door I gave her the flowers. She took them inside and then we walked out to the car. I opened her door for her, she got it and I kissed her cheek. I then walked around to the driver's side and got in. I began the quick drive to my 'mysterious' destination. Shortly after we arrive at the lake. I remember the way Bella's eyes light up when we pull up. It is the summer so the sun is still pretty high in the sky. This means that we will be able to see the sunset whilst we eat just like I planned. I get out the car and walk round to Bella's door open it for her. She learnt a long time ago to just wait for me to open her door unless she wants me to have a fit over things. I then proceed to go to the boot and get out our dinner and the I-pod docking station. We walk over to the water's edge. I spread the blanket on the floor and we both sat down. I sit behind Bella with her sat between my legs with my arms wrapped around her shoulders. I could have stayed there like that forever.

After a short while I decided it was time to eat the picnic that I had packed. I began to unpack the bag with all of Bella's favourite food. We eat looking out onto the lake. We finished our food as he sun began to dip past the horizon. We sat and watched it go lower behind the horizon until it had completely disappeared. The only light we had was the light from the moon high in the sky. It was reflected on the water like a spotlight. As soon as the sunset is over I plug my I-pod into the docking station and pressed play. "Isabella, may I have this dance?" I asked her holding out my hand.

She giggled and took it and replied "why of course Edward, but I do have to warn you I am not much of a dancer." The start of the song began and she smiled at me. I had played her favourite song. A song that fit us so perfectly. My Best Friend by Tim McGraw. We danced in the moonlight laughing as we did so. Once the song finished I bent down my head and captured her lips in mine. We stood there kissing in the moonlight for what felt like an eternity. When we pulled away I decided to bite the bullet and just tell her what I wanted to say. "Bella, I really need to tell you something. I know we haven't known each other very long and I know that you are leaving for college in a couple of months. But I care so much about you and I know that I have never met anyone who even comes close to you. I have never felt anything that comes even close to the intensity of the feelings that I have for you. I love you Bella. So much. I never believed in love at first sight until I met you. I knew you were different, special from the minute I saw you sitting there in that restaurant. I was drawn to you and even then I knew you would be someone who would be very special to me. I love you princess, with all my heart!"

Bella just stares at me and then tears form in her eyes. "I love you too Edward so, so much" as she says this the tears spill from her eyes and a hold her to me. We spend the rest of the evening talking and listening to music. As her curfew approaches I decide it is time to take her home. That evening had gone perfectly and she had said that she loved me too and I could tell by the look in her eyes that she meant it.

"Are you okay?" I am brought back to the present day by Bella, she laughs "sorry to disturb you but you were staring into space and smiling."

I look back at her and smile "yeah I was just thinking about the first time I told you that I loved you at what an amazing night that was."

"Yeah it was an incredible night." She agrees. We look at each other as if to confirm that we both still feel the same but are too scared to say anything to the other.

This wasn't the plan when I brought her here but not everything in life should be planned. I pull her closer so that she is sat on my lap looking into my eyes. "I love you Bella. I always have and I always will!" before she can respond I bend down and capture her lips with mine. We sit there kissing until eventually she pulls away.

"I love you too Edward so much" she replies. She looks up at me through her eye lashes and laughs. Soon I am laughing along with her even though neither of us know why. This is what life with Bella is like. We have so much fun together without even trying. Can life get much better than this? I honestly don't think so. I could just spend the rest of my life sat in this meadow with Bella sat on my lap, wrapped up in each other's arms.

Authors Note: so thanks to you all for hanging on in there with me. So sorry but obviously my education has to come first. Please let me know what you think reviews are welcome. Any suggestions or comments please let me know. I am happy to answer any questions anyone has.