The End

When I woke up I was disoriented, I opened my eyes and the room was dark. I wasn't exactly sure where I was, and a wonderful dream was slipping away from me.

"Are you awake?" Edward whispered.

I remembered where I was with a smile, and looked up to see his beautiful face.

"Good morning." He smiled, and then he continued. "Or should I say good night. You slept for a long time."

"Night?" I asked confused. "Is it late already?" I was thinking of Charlie coming home from work finding me gone. I put my arms around Edward and said, "I don't want to leave."

"Then don't." He said. "We don't have to be apart ever again."

I sighed with happiness, as I realized the truth in his words. But I still had to go home to Charlie. "I have to go home." I muttered.

"No I won't let you go." He said, and put his arms around me holding me close to him.

"Charlie is probably worried. I have barely been home in the last three days." I explained, and tried to free myself from his grip. But he held me tight with his strong arms and there was no way I would be able to wiggle out.

"Edward…" I said with false irritation.

"No." He said like an obstinate child. "I'm keeping you right here with me."

"There's nothing I want more than to just stay here with you but I have to go now." I said.

"No." He said again.

"Then come with me." I suggested.

He considered it a while. "Okay." He agreed and let his grip go.

I took his hand and pulled us out of the bed, I opened the door and there stood Alice.

"Hi, Bella. I knew you would choose Edward. I had a feeling in my stomach." She chirped.

"Yes, and an ability to predict the future." I laughed and threw my arms around her. How I had missed my crazy vampire sister.

"I have to go home, because Charlie is probably worried, but I will be back soon." I told her, and took Edward's hand again heading for the door.

I the staircase we ran into Emmett who laughed loudly and said, "Finally came out of that room huh? What were you doing in there, trying out Edward's new bed I'm guessing?"

Edward gave him a hard look, but I just laughed and said, "It's a very comfortable bed."

Emmett laughed even louder at that, and Edward and I started heading for the door again.

When we came out to my truck Edward sighed loudly. "You are still driving this piece of…" He started but I cut him off, "No knocking the truck. It's a great truck."

He rolled his eyes and got in at the passenger side without complaining anymore. I got into the driver seat and drove home in silence, not sure what Charlie would think of my boyfriend swap.

"Hello dad! I'm home." I shouted into the living room as we walked through the door. Edward had suggested that he meet me in my room, so I wouldn't have to deal with Charlie's reaction to him. I said no, since I figured he was going to have to find out eventually. Might as well get it over with.

Charlie ran for the hall at my greeting and when he saw Edward he stopped abruptly. His eyes scrutinized us, and when he saw that we were holding hands his eyes widened considerably.

"Hello…" He said surprised.

"Good evening, Chief Swan." Edward greeted him.

He frowned and didn't respond. Instead he looked to me and said, "What's the meaning of this?" He used a parental voice that made me feel younger than I was.

"Edward is back." I mumbled.

"I can see that." He almost yelled. "What about Jacob? Billy called before and asked if I knew where he was. I assumed he was somewhere with you, but I see that may not be the case." He spoke with authority in his voice. I was surprised that Jacob hadn't said anything to Billy, and it was also surprising he left the pack stranded like that.

"Jake and I broke up." I told Charlie. "And he was going away for a while. But he said he would come back for the wedding." I felt extremely guilty and it was clear in my words that I was the reason Jacob had left.

"Well that's too bad. I really liked Jacob, he was good for you." He looked at Edward as he said it. "Maybe Edward should go now, it's getting late." He added.

"Dad!" I complained even though I knew Edward would just sneak in through my window, I didn't like the way Charlie was treating him.

"He's right Bella, I should go. I will see you tomorrow." He kissed my cheek and disappeared out the door.

I headed for the stairs but Charlie stopped me grasping my arm. "Am I supposed to be okay with this?" He asked.

"Okay with what Charlie?" I said in a rebellious teenager kind of way.

"Don't Charlie me! You know with what, Edward? Honey he hurt you so bad the last time. Is it really wise to start dating him again?" He explained.

I could hear how worried he was and I could see his point of view so I just said, "Just trust me dad. Okay?"

He sighed and let go of my arm. "Okay. I trust you to make the right decisions for yourself."

"Thank you." I smiled and raced up the stairs. He just shook his head as if he wasn't sure he really should trust me and went back to the TV.

When I got into my room I found Edward lying on my bed, it was like a dream having him here after all this time. Each time I saw him he seemed more angel-like and perfect than the last. I went to lie down next to him and he just smiled at me.

He didn't say anything for a while he just kept looking at me with the same smile on his face. "What?" I asked.

"What wedding?" He smiled. I remembered mentioning the wedding when I talked to Charlie downstairs.

"Sam's and Emily's wedding." I answered casually but I felt there was something more behind Edward's casual smile.

"Oh. You won't be going to that." He then stated as if it was obvious.

"What do you mean? I'm the maid of honor, I'm going." I said through my teeth.

"I can't have you around werewolves." He explained calmly. "They're dangerous beings, and I won't let you hang around them anymore." He smiled friendly at me like it wasn't ridiculous of him to be telling me I couldn't see my friends anymore.

I stood up and crossed my arms. "I'm going to the wedding and I'm still going to hang out with my werewolf friends. You can't decide who I can and can't see." I half-yelled.

He sighed loudly and said. "I don't want to fight when I just got you back. Let's just discuss this later." He said it like I was an obstinate child asking for too many presents for Christmas.

"There's nothing discuss Edward!" I stated. "Like I said before at your house, you don't own me. I make my own decisions and you just have to live with that."

He seemed surprised at my determination and just shook his head and gestured for me to come back to bed.

"No, you have to understand this Edward, I'm going to that wedding and I'm going to see my friends in La Push. I think maybe you should go now so I can get some sleep." I said resolute on making him take me seriously on this, I couldn't let him keep me from seeing the pack.

His eyes widened, and he asked surprised. "Are you serious, do you really want me to go?"

"Yes please leave." I answered and pointed at the window.

He stood up slowly and walked towards me. "You want me to leave, because I was thinking maybe we could practice my self-control a bit more." He teased and at his last words he was so close I could feel his breath on my face. The scent was delicious and it made my head spin slightly. I leaned closer to him and just as our lips were about to touch I manage to pull away. He laughed at my attempt at self-control and I smiled but then my face turned serious.

"Leave please." I insisted trying not to throw myself at him when I saw his wonderful smile.

"Fine." He said and it seemed I had won the argument.

He moved in close and whispered in my ear. "We can practice tomorrow and every day after that."

His words sent shivers through me and I couldn't move as he went over to the window and jumped out into the chilly night. I went over to the window and it took all my self-control not to call him back as I saw his perfect figure run for the woods. There was no way of loving someone more than I loved Edward and I wanted to be with him every moment I could. But still, I knew I would have tomorrow and every day after that.

Everything was beautiful, the sun was shining, there were flowers everywhere and there was a genuine feeling of love in the air.

I breathed in the summer air as I stood, flowers in hand, waiting for the music that meant it was time. I looked over at Emily, she was beautiful in a knee-length white summer dress and she looked incredibly happy.

"Good luck." I smiled.

"You too. Try not to fall and ruin my wedding." She laughed.

"I will do my best." I smiled but not with complete confidence because I was actually worried my clumsiness would make itself known and I would trip or something of the similar. Also I was nervous about seeing Jacob for the first time since I'd broken his heart and he'd left.

Finally it was time, I gathered all my courage and stepped out from the big tent we had set up on the beach. As I walked down the small aisle, passing some of Emily's and Sam's closest friends and family who all looked up as I walked by, I didn't think about tripping or embarrassing myself because all I could think about was Jacob.

He was standing by Sam at the end of the aisle and he was wearing a black tuxedo but he still looked run down. He deliberately kept his eyes from me but I could see how sad he was and how difficult it was for him to see me. He kept himself together though, and I decided I would be strong too, even though my heart was breaking because I missed my best friend so much.

Just as I took my place Emily appeared at the end of the aisle, everyone got to their feet and a huge smile spread across Sam's face as he watched her float towards us.

She smiled back as she walked up to him and the air filled with the love they had for one another. They faced each other holding hands as the priest started the ceremony.

The ceremony part went by in a daze because I was thinking of what I would say to Jacob when I finally got a chance to talk to him.

Before I knew it we were at Emily's house for the reception, the place was packed with people sitting at the tables we'd set up in their living room. We'd cleared out all the furniture from the room, making sure everyone would get a place at a table but there was hardly any room to breathe. We all enjoyed Emily's cooking and there was constant chatter around the tables.

I was sitting at a table with Quil, Jared, and some other kids from La Push but my eyes kept searching for Jacob, I needed to talk to him and see that he was okay.

A girl came and sat at the table, she had short black hair and a displeased expression.

"Hello Leah." Quil said in a voice that indicated he didn't really want her here.

"Bite me." She answered just as impolite as he'd been.

"Bella." Jared said trying to lift the mood. "This is Leah. Leah this is Bella."

"Hello." I said in attempt at friendliness even though Leah didn't seem friendly at all.

All I got was a disconcerted nod and a snort in response.

"Be nice Leah." Quil soothed.

"Fine." She gave him a sarcastic smile and then said. "I hear you're the girl who broke Jake's heart to be with a vampire, it's nice to meet you." She said it through her teeth. I was taken aback and didn't know what to respond, she was rude but she was also right.

"Ehm.. Leah and her brother Seth are the newest additions to our pack." Jared told me trying to salvage the mood around the table.

A young kid maybe fifteen smiled at me and said. "I'm Seth." He seemed the opposite of his sister, friendly and open.

"Hi." I smiled at him.

"Don't mind Leah." Seth then said. "She's just grumpy, she always is."

"No kidding." Quil agreed.

"I'm not going to sit here and take this." Leah said. Then she stood up and walked away.

"You could have been a bit nicer to her guys. You know this is hard for her." Jared said.

"Hard for her?" I asked confused.

Jared sighed. "Did Jake ever tell you how Sam and Emily met?"

"Yeah. He told me Sam imprinted on Emily." I said not understanding how that could be related to Leah's bad mood.

"That's true." Jared said. "But at that time he was actually in a relationship with someone else." He looked at me as if the answer was now obvious. It took a while for me to connect the dots. "And Leah is that someone else." I said.

"Yes. It's been hard for her being in the pack sharing her thoughts with Sam since she never really got over him." He explained.

Sam had reclaimed his role as alpha with Jacob gone, and I couldn't even imagine how hard it must be for Leah to share her thoughts with an ex she still had feelings for. It must be impossible hearing him think about Emily, I felt bad for Leah now. This extremely hostile person who disliked me and wasn't afraid to show it, I felt sorry for her, for losing the love of her life and having him around all the time. I realized this must be how Jacob felt about me and Edward, at that point I was glad he could escape from it all.

I had been in La Push a lot the last week planning the wedding and maybe it was good for him to get away and not be around me and my stories of Edward and his family.

Surprisingly everyone in the pack was okay with me dating a vampire and I was still friends with them, they weren't happy I'd broke Jake's heart and chased him out of town but I was still friends with all of them.

It had taken Edward a while but finally he'd been okay with me going to La Push and after realizing he could trust them he no longer made a big deal about me coming here.

Between being in La Push planning the wedding, and trying to be with Edward as much as I could, I had barely been home the past week. Charlie wasn't happy about me spending time with Edward but he accepted it since I still hung out with all my friends in La push, well almost all my friends not my best friend.

Suddenly I realized something, Jared and Quil would have heard Jacob's thoughts since he'd been running around as a wolf the last week.

"How's Jacob?" I asked them urgently. "Is he okay?"

"We actually don't know." Quil admitted.

"What are you talking about?" I asked. "You can hear his thoughts right?"

"Not anymore." Jared said and when he saw my confounded expression he continued. "See when he left, he left the pack and kind of formed his own pack which means we can't hear him anymore." Then he added, "Bet Leah wish she had that option."

I didn't listen to that last part, instead I looked over to Jacob he was staring at his food and I thought of how lonely he must have been. He looked up at me and I raised my eyebrows and mouthed, "Are you okay?"

He just sighed and shook his head at me. I gestured for him to follow as I walked out onto the porch, he reluctantly followed.

When we were out in the fresh air I faced him and I was planning on questioning him on the last week but his expression threw me off and I just stood there speechless.

"What do you want?" He asked in an irritated voice.

"I'm sorry I made you feel this way." I whispered and I felt tears forming in my eyes.

"Dammit Bella. You can't do this anymore. I can't be there for you and be your friend anymore. It's too hard. I thought we already went through this." He yelled in a hushed voice so no one inside would hear.

"I'm sorry." I said again and I felt a tear rolling down my cheek.

His anger faded a bit and he put his arms around me, I hugged him back but it wasn't like before, he was distant. Although I never wanted to let go I knew I had to so I released him. "One day we won't hurt so much and we will be friends. The future you and me will laugh at the way we are acting now." I said with determination.

"I hope so." He said as he went back inside.

"I know so." I whispered to myself.