Dangit! I planned to make this longer...sorry. It's the shortest chapter yet!! :(

Happy 4th Everyone!!

BPOV

"Ready?" Edward asked, taking my hand.

"Sure," I smiled, letting him lead me outside. "Where is everyone?" He simply laughed, and gestured with his head up to the roof of the house. I could see everyone up on the top of the house, with the black box.

"They're lighting them off up there."

"So...why are we down here?"

"To have our privacy, of course." He grinned, and led me over to a huge, fluffy blanket that was laid out on the ground right up near a fire pit, in a spot that gave us a perfect view. He left my side momentarily, to light a fire.

"It seems you've thought of everything," I laughed, laying down on the blanket. He laid down beside me, the grin growing bigger, as he wrapped his arms around my waist. "Perfect," I sighed, enjoying the feeling of Edward's arms around me, and the warmth of the fire.

"Here we go!!" I heard Emmett shout. Suddenly there was a loud popping noise, signaling that he'd lit off the first. I was a little surprised at first - i'd expected them to be the kind that just fizzled and sparked on the ground, not the kind that shot up in the air. I thought those were illegal...There was another pop as it exploded up in the sky, lighting up the night with color.

"Wow," I whispered, watching the white and yellow sparks fizzle out. POP! Another lit up the sky - this time, it was green. Next came blue, pink, orange, purple, and red. One was even rainbow colored.

"It gets better," Edward whispered against my neck, followed by a soft kiss. "These next ones are some of my favorites." POP! I gasped, watching the sparks explode, forming a circle-within-a-circle shape.

"I've never seen any like that..." I could feel him smile against my neck, clearly pleased by my reactions. POP! Next came a red, heart-shaped one. Then another...and another...

"We got a lot of those. I knew you'd like them," he laughed.

"I do, I love them all. But those hearts were certainly my favorite." POP! Next came my second favorite ones. They were pretty simple, with your basic shape. It was the color that got me - gold. The exact same shade as his eyes.

"I'm guessing those would be your second favorite," he murmured.

"I thought you said you couldn't read my mind." He laughed, his hold around me growing slightly tighter.

"Know what my favorite colored ones are?"

"What?"

"Orange. They're the color of your eyes right now." I blinked, surprised. You know, I really haven't looked in the mirror for a long time...but why would my eyes be orange? He seemed to be reading my mind again. "It takes a little while for the color to change from red to gold. You're right in the middle of the change by now, so they're orange."

"Really?" He laughed again, clearly enjoying himself.

"Don't you ever check your reflection anymore?"

"I'm afraid to. What if I don't cast a reflection anymore," I joked. He rolled his eyes.

EPOV

Bella seemed to enjoy the fireworks display. All two hours of it. I thought she would've gotten bored after awhile, but as always, she never did what I thought she would. After the last one went off, she continued to stare up at the sky, waiting for more.

"Bella," I said after a few minutes of this.

"Hmm?"

"It's over."

"Already?" I laughed, holding her closer.

"It's been two hours."

"I lost track of time," she whispered, turning around and snuggling into my chest.

"I did too, I suppose, after the first hour," I smiled.

They're done, Emmett thought loudly all of a sudden. I glanced up at the roof, noticing everyone was staring down at us. I glared up at them. You can go inside now! I continued to glare.

"Come on Emmett, let's leave them alone," Carlisle said gently, turning around to leave.

Why can't Emmett ever do anything romantic like that for me, Rosalie thought bitterly. I had to refrain from smiling at that. After they all left, I turned my attention back to Bella.

"What do yo want to do now?"

"How about we just stay here. For the rest of the night," she sighed.

"Sounds like a plan." I rested my head against hers, and held her closer. I could lay like this for as long as you'd like...