Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.
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Edward's POV
3 months later
Candles, check.
Romantic music, check.
Fancy dinner in the oven, check.
Champagne, check.
Clean dining room with no baby toys, check.
Emmett and the twins out of the house until tomorrow morning, check.
Diamond engagement ring, check.
If it isn't obvious, tonight is the night I ask Bella to marry me. I've planned it carefully. I've come up with an equally cheesy yet romantic speech. I've stocked up on condoms because let's face it. Proposals are yet another big seduction technique. Don't get me wrong the sex is great, but I'm doing this because I can't stand another minute without Bella and I taking the step not because I want to get laid.
I wipe my sweaty palms on my pants. Bella is due home in less than twenty minutes. I'll drag her into the dining room and we'll eat the dinner I spent all day cooking. We'll sip our drinks and talk about our relationship and all the amazing moments. Then, I'll take her hand, recite my speech and ask her to marry me. I'll be on one knee of course. She'll say yes and I'll spend the rest of the night making love to her.
The front door opens and closes. I hear Bella's heals click across the hardwood floor. I walk to the hallway where she's hanging her coat up. I wrap my arms around her waist and kiss her neck. She leans back into my touch.
" Hi, I missed you today.", I tell her. She smiles and turns around.
" I missed you too, are you cooking? That's unlike you.", She points out. I shrug my shoulders.
" I thought that today we could just be together. No Emmett, no babies, just you and me. C'mon, dinner is ready.", I kiss the tip of her nose and take her to the dining room. I pull her chair out for her and then push her in before running to the kitchen and bringing the food out. I pour her a glass of champagne and sit down across from her. We eat in a comfortable silence, I don't mind. As we both finish, I take her hand. Suddenly, my speech disappears. I can't remember what I was going to say. Fuck! It was perfect and now it's ruined!
" Baby, are you alright? You look like someone just kicked your dog.", She rubs my hand with her thumb. To hell with it, I'm going to propose! I don't need some big fancy ass speech. I just need her to say yes!
" Bella, I met you and with one look in your eyes, I knew you were it for me. We've been more ups and downs than I can count. Every down makes us stronger and every up makes me fall even more in love with you. I want to spend the rest of my life loving you. Making babies, raising them together. I want to spend forever with you. Make me the happiest man in the world and marry me?", I slide down onto one knee in front of her and open the ring box. She has one hand over her mouth and tears streaming down her face. She nods enthusiastically.
" Yes, I'd love nothing more than to marry you Edward.", She leans forward and kisses me hard. I slip the ring onto her finger, a perfect fit.I kiss all her fingers, kissing her ring finger last.
" I love you so much.", I whisper.
" Me too. I love you more than I thought I could love anyone.", Bella replies. I pull her into a tight hug. My lips attach themselves to her neck. They move down to her collarbone. Bella threads her fingers through my hair and I try to pull away.
" I need to clean this up, love. Just give me-", Bella pushes her lips against mine.
" We can clean it up together in the morning, Edward. Right now I want my fiancee to take me upstairs and make love to me.", with that I pull her back to me and kiss her again. We stumble our way up stairs. Running into walls and most likely breaking a few things in the hallway.
We make love until the sun comes up. When Bella falls asleep, I watch how her chest rises and falls with her breathing. I run my hand up and down her soft arm. There's nothing more beautiful than watching Bella sleep. She's relaxed and innocent. I lean over and kiss her forehead before settling down into the blankets and falling asleep with my arm under Bella. My dreams take me to my happy place. The place I get to spend the rest of my life. In my Bella's arms.
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