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Word Prompt: Walk

The ride up to the tenth floor was silent, even as we walked to our room, neither one of us spoke. Edward's admission had made my heart jump, but made my head scream. In reality, we didn't know each other, and I still had to contend with Charlie and Jacob once they got here. Edward's phone was still on, though he had begun silencing calls every five seconds until he switched it to vibrate. If it weren't for us waiting on a call from Alice, it would have been shut off.

My life, up until that point, had been easy. Sure, it was boring and repetitive, but I had a routine, I stayed in it, and I didn't get distracted. However, those days were gone, and I had probably what would become the biggest decision of my life to make. Did I stay and see if, against all odds, we could be happy? Maybe even fall in love, which even as early as this morning, seemed like a foolish though? Or, did I run? Did I just hide and give up? Change my name and move somewhere else.

When I said it like that, I knew there was only one choice to make, so as Edward pushed open the door and we stepped inside, I did the only thing I had really, like really truly had wanted to do since I remembered Elvis…I pressed my lips to his and I kissed him. It was slow, a bit on the chaste side, but the second his arms circled around me, I was done.

Before my mom died, she tried to explain to me what love was. She didn't want me to get stuck in a marriage too soon, or have a child too soon, so she did her best to prepare me. Of course, it didn't do me a lot of good until this point, but when she met Phil she said her whole world changed. Sure, she had kissed men before, but with Phil she told me it was like walking on water. Like nothing could ever pull you away, and if it did your heart would grieve harder than it ever had before. Kissing Edward felt like walking on water, and I knew that I had my answer.

He seemed as shocked as I felt when I pulled away. "Bella?" he questioned quietly though I could still feel his breath on my face.

"I don't know how to explain this," I started sincerely. It was the first time I had to put my feelings into words and Edward seemed much better at it than I was. "And, I know this won't be easy, but you're right. Something is pulling me to you, and I'll never forgive myself if I don't try. So, I guess we figure all this out now?"

Edward nodded his head, and, for the first time, I think I rendered him speechless. It was a cute sight to behold, but it didn't last long before we curled up on the bed and started talking. We both agreed that honesty would probably be the best policy for our case, even though it sounded out of this world. How we would explain to our parents that we met, married, and didn't want to annul this in a twenty-four hour span, yet were willing to walk away from people we had spent years with, I wasn't sure.

I did push a little more into Edward's attraction to Tanya. I didn't see much, but the voice…God, the voice.

"Like I said, she's tolerable. Tanya really isn't a horrible person, she's just a little more spoiled than I am. She gets what she wants when she wants it, her family comes from money so that's not much of a shock, and really we get along. I've known her since we were teenagers, but even I'll admit the past six months she's changes a lot. It made me realize that she may have just been after being Mrs. Edward Cullen than anything else, but, by then, I felt trapped and it was easy to ignore," he went on and on. "Besides, as a doctor, I can pick and choose how often I'm home."

I knew the comment was meant to be taken as a joke, but it stung. Would he think of me like that? I shifted away slightly as my mind went into overdrive.

"Oh, God, that's not how I meant it," Edward quickly corrected. "Look, coming home to her and coming home to you, I can guarantee would be different. You're different. You're like no one I have ever met before, and someone I thought was only written about. I'm not perfect, I can be moody at times, and I can easily get wrapped up in stuff, but I'm also level-headed and loyal. You must think that's a joke, but I swear to you I'm loyal to a fault.

"If I had never met you, I guarantee I'd still be getting married. I wouldn't have walked away, but I don't think it would have lasted. It's not fair to me, or even to her, and though it'll take her forever to see that, it's the truth. Just like marrying Jacob would have killed you. Maybe we met each other too late to stop from hurting people we care about, even if it's not love I don't wish evil on her, but Bella believe me," Edward pushed as he turned towards my body. "There is a fire inside of me that was only ignited when I looked at you in the club. It was that feeling that drew me out when I saw you leave. The same one I felt when we talked and it's what told me we were making the right step when we both eyed the little chapel at the end of our walk. It's crazy, insane, ridiculous, but perfect, everything else may not be perfect, but together we can be perfect. I won't let your soul die, nor will I let mine either, not when I know we can be happy. You make me happy, and I think I make you happy too. It won't always be this easy, living together will be an adjustment, learning about each other will be too, but I want to know it all. I already know the basics, but I crave more like your favorite color, your favorite flower, what calms you, what ignites you…this is all backwards and maybe one day you'll write about it, but for right now, I just want to kiss you."

My mouth was open to say something, but Edward silenced me. Tears still streamed down my face as emotions that I had only ever read about overtook my body, heart, and soul. The same fire Edward spoke about, I felt too, and as we wrapped ourselves around each other, I felt it only burn stronger. Like Edward, I knew this was backwards. I knew this made no sense on any logical level. I knew my actions from here on out would hurt the only man that ever claimed to love me. But, for once, just this once, I made a decision for me, and only me.

And, I chose Edward.

Tea was great, gotta do dishes, start brewing even more tea, and then I'll write some more. I took a nap today-like a L-O-N-G nap, so I'll be up for...well, awhile.

Oh, and a few have asked, have Edward and Tanya done the deed. Yes, they have, so no he's not a virgin. I've always been asked about ages. Bella is 21 and Edward is 25, fixing to turn 26. I see all of this happening in like the May time frame-school just got out for Edward, he only has a little time to get married and have a honeymoon before his residency, and Bella, well, she likes flowers which bloom in May so yeah. With any traditional canon, E's birthday is in June and Bella's is in September. I actually like that because I have a June baby (Alice) and a September baby (Sammie Lynn) so I think it's cool.

I think that's it for questions-I read every review, if you ask a specific question, if I can I answer you, or if it's a common question I do the above. Unless you're asking for the whole outline, I'll answer just about anything.