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CHAPTER 9

(Thanksgiving 2002)

"Bella? Earth to Bella?" Came his sweet velvety voice from beneath me.

"Huh?" I said coming out of my daze.

He was still kneeling in front of me with the ring box in his hand. I looked around the room and all the faces were smiling. I didn't really say no, I was imagining I did. Oh thank god!

I quickly got myself together. "Yes Edward I will marry you." I let the tears fall down my face and his beautiful smile beamed at me.

He took my finger and slid the ring on my hand and everyone applauded. He took my face in his hands and kissed me softly.

"You made me the happiest man alive." He whispered into my ear and he held me.

Everyone began to congratulate us. Both Alice and Esme both started talking a mile a minute about wedding dresses, venues, flowers, braid maids. All I could do was laugh. Finally Edward rescued me from his family and we said our goodbyes.

I needed to get to La Push, but I was a little reluctant after what just happened. We drove in silence most of the way. He picked up my hand and kissed the top of it softly.

"What was going through your head when I asked you to marry me?" He asked smirking curiously.

I looked at him and smiled. "I was wondering what your face would have looked like if I said no."

His face immediately turned into a disappointed stare. "Oh. Did you want to say no?"

"Edward, of course not. I waited my whole life for you. I had dreamed of you asking me that for so long. I just never thought I would ever have you." I tried to reassure him.

"Bella, you are everything to me. My life is not worth living if you are not in it. God to think of someone else being with you, I can't bare it." He squeezed his eyes shut and shook off the terrible feeling it brought him.

"I am yours, forever, remember?" I gave his hand a gentle squeeze.

"Good." He continued to drive.

I had invited Edward to come with me to the Black's house, but he politely excused himself and said he would call me later. I knocked on the door of the tiny house and Jacob swung it open with a huge grin on his face.

"Hey, is Charlie still here?" I smiled weakly at him.

"Yea, we were just about to have pie. You look great Bella. Did you like the roses?" He smiled brightly

"I wish you hadn't sent them, Edward was very upset about it." I said pointedly and brushed past him into the house.

I joined Jacob's sister Rachael at the table. She smiled at me. "Wow Bella that's a beautiful rin-" But she then see's the pleading look on my face. She winces in apology, but I smile reassuringly at her, letting her know its okay.

"Yes Bells, that is some ring." Charlie narrows his eyes at me.

I feel my self go red. This wasn't how I wanted to tell him, I wanted to do it in private.

"Um yea dad, Edward proposed at dinner and I accepted." I smiled warily at him.

He was silent, but all you heard when I was finished was Jacob from behind me. "No" He whispered so low I don't think I was meant to.

"Are you pregnant?" Was all Charlie could say and I immediately felt myself become upset.

"No dad of course not. He loves me and just wants us to be together." I tried to not sound mad, but damn it I was!

"Don't you think you both are a little young to be getting married so soon? I mean you haven't even finished school and you both live so far from each other." He was making excuses.

"I planned on finishing my last year in Seattle at the university. Me and Edward have been discussing it for months." I said nonchalantly.

'Months Bells? When did you plan to let me know? What when you were already living here?" You could hear the hurt in his voice.

"No dad I was going to tell you before I went back to school. I just don't want to talk about this right now." I was feeling uncomfortable in front of all these people.

"Oh Bella, we are talking about it now. Has long as I am paying for your education, you will stay at Dartmouth. And as long as you live under my roof, you will abide by my rules." He looked furious

"Well with that being said, I don't need you to pay for anything and I won't be under your roof anymore." With that I walked out of the Black's house with tears streaming down my face.

I began walking and I knew Charlie well enough to know he wouldn't follow or protest. I am sure he felt hurt. I pulled my phone out of my purse and dialed up Edward, but before I could hit the call button a big hand hovered over the phone.

"Jake, please just let me go." I was upset and not in any mood for him right now.

"Bells, you are mad, you can't leave things like that with him. He is just upset." He tried to bargain with me.

"You think that makes it okay? Like you have any room to talk. You cheated on me the whole time we were together Jake!" I was yelling now.

"I can't take it back, I was an idiot. She just made me feel like I was special, like she really wanted me in ways you didn't." His expression was pained.

"Then you should've broke up with me when you figured that out." I rolled my eyes at him.

"Bella you are such a hypocrite. Our whole relationship I felt like I wasn't dating just you, I was also dating Edward Cullen without even knowing it. But you think I'm some idiot who didn't figure that out right? That I couldn't tell the second he walked in that bar how much he really did mean to you? It was written all over both your faces." He glared at me.

"You cheated first Jake." I needed to get away from him, NOW!

"It doesn't matter anymore what happened. We both messed up, but Bella he is not the one for you. He doesn't deserve you!" He was trying to grab my hand, but I pulled mine away.

"He is the only man for me. Nobody can tell me different, so if you will excuse me I need to call my soon to be husband." I walked away and he didn't follow.

I called up Edward. "Come and get me from La Push." Was all I could get out without sounding like an sobering idiot.

"I'm on my way." Was he said and the phone went dead.

About 10 minutes later he appeared and got out of the car. I walked to him immediately and wrapped my arms around him sobbing into his chest.

"Oh Edward this has been an awful night. I fought with Charlie then Jake tried to argue with me too. I just need to get out of here." I cried into him.

"You want to come home with me love?" He rubbed comforting circles into my back.

"Yes. I have no where else to go." I held him tighter.

"Why would you say that? Not that I would ever complain about taking you with me." He kissed the top of my head.

"I told Charlie about school and he freaked out. He said as long as I live in his house I have to abide by his rules and if I want to finish out in Seattle, he wouldn't pay for it." I couldn't control my crying at all.

"Oh baby, I will take care of everything. Don't worry. C'mon on lets go back to my house and talk to my parents." He kissed my forehead and opened the passenger door for me.

He held my hand the entire way to his house. When we made it inside Esme and Carlisle were in the kitchen cleaning up.

"Mom, dad, we need to talk." Was all Edward said and Esme looked at us with concern.

"What's wrong son?" Carlisle asked putting his hand on Edward's shoulder.

"Lets go sit in the living room, okay?" Esme said in her sweet motherly voice hugging me close to her.

We all sat down. Esme and Carlisle were on one couch across from me and Edward.

Edward took a deep breathe and proceeded to tell his parents what happened with my dad.

"So I was wondering if you guys could help." Edward sighed.

"Of course we will. We love Bella like she is our own. We would do anything for her." Esme beamed.

"Bella whatever you need, you know you can always ask us." Carlisle smiled at me.

Esme walked over to me and I stood giving her a big hug.

"You have had an interesting day, haven't you? Go upstairs and find Alice. She would love to see you." Esme kissed my cheek and I nodded.

I looked at Edward for permission and he nodded as well and I took for the stairs. I could hear them talking to Edward, but I couldn't make out the words. I went to Alice's room and she was sitting on her bed watching TV.

"Hey my soon to be sister, what are you doing here at this hour?" Alice smiled at me.

"I have had the night from hell!" I flopped down on her bed and put my head on her shoulder.

"Tell me what happened. What did Edward do now?" She looked at me sternly.

"Not Edward, Charlie." I said feeling tears begin to form.

I explained everything to her and she listened. She gave me some pj's and offered to let me stay in her room, but I knew Edward would not be having that. I gave her a hug and thanked her for listening.

I walked out of the room to find Edward drying his wet head and a towel wrapped around his waist. Definitely Adonis I thought to myself. He smirked at me like he knew what I was thinking.

"Do you like what you see there soon to be Mrs. Cullen?" His crooked smile was all it took for me to turn to jello.

"No!" I said teasingly.

His face fell a little.

"I love what I see soon to be husband." I walked over and wrapped my arms around his waist pulling the towel off and running to his room.

"Ooh that was so wrong." He yelled chasing after me.

He of course caught me before I even made it to his bed. He was always such a fast runner. He caught hold of my waist and flung me on the bed.

He pushed himself on top of me and smiled devious down at me.

"What are you thinking?" I said putting my arms around his neck.

"How lucky I am to have you." He smirked then kissed me and I was done.

After we made love he pulled me into his warm embrace.

"Thank you." He whispered into my hair.

I prompted myself up on my elbow to get a good look at his face."For what?"

"For saying yes and for loving me. I know how hard that must be at times." His face looking a little tense.

I put my head back on his chest." Don't thank me until I say I do and the loving you part, its the only thing I know how to do right." I sighed and kissed his lips.

"You do it perfectly Bella, perfectly." He kissed me back and we both drifted off to sleep.