Chapter 11:

I laughed to myself. How was I going to explain that one, me and Jake slept in the same bed, the entire time, he really wasn't on my mind much, but yet I missed him the entire time. Oh and lets not forget that I was flirting with Jacob pretty much the entire time. But yet, in the end, Jacob may have found a girl who loves him in the way that he deserves.

"Well, a lot happened with me and Jake." I tried to get out of this conversation by just saying that.

We walked in silence for a bit, passing by the green of everything around me. Green would've perhaps had a chance of being my favourite color before I came to Forks. There was just so much of it here. It was rather odd of Edward to be walking at my pace. Rather than scooping me up and running with me in his cold, hard arms. Something was obviously bothering him. And I wasn't sure what. Could it be Jacob? Me? Did something happen with Alice? Was he hearing someone's thoughts miles away and were they thinking something he didn't like?

As I was about to speak again to ask him what was wrong, he started first. "You know Bella, love, you can't keep anything away from me. Not when I can hear what Jacob is thinking."

Ahhh...so this is what Edward seemed so deep in thought about. He was reading Jacob's mind.

"You know, that's an invasion of privacy." I teased.

"Its hard to ignore when its something you've wanted to hear for such a long time." He replied back with a smile on his face. The smile that could make anyone smile back at him. The smile that even dreams wouldn't be able to mimic.

"And what have you heard then?" I asked. Not sure what he was really feeling like now. It was so much harder for me to read Edward than for Edward to read me.

"Jacob's been imprinted upon. And he's really trying to see if he can work it out with the other werewolf girl. What's her name? Jacob just keeps saying she, her, that sort of thing."

"Leah. Its Leah. But I don't get why your so deep in thought about this?" I replied, as if a question.

"Well, because he's truly trying with Leah, that means I can have you all to myself, finally. Without your little Jakey causing any grief." He smiled again. My goodness, did he honestly have to take my breath away EVERY single time?

"Edward, you know, I've always been just yours; Never anyone else's." I replied back with a smile as I stopped along the trail and tip-toed up to get closer to Edward's face so he could kiss me.

He did kiss me. And this was very passionate. I wasn't expecting such force from him. I began feeling light headed. I hadn't felt light headed since we first got together, the very first time he kissed me, somewhere along this trail. I had to pull away. It took everything I had, but I had to before I passed out.

Without another word, we continued walking. It was almost as if Edward knew exactly why I had to pull away. He probably heard my heart thudding like a thousand raindrops on the rooftop.

As we walked hand in hand, I realized that Edward really was mine, and I was really his. As this thought went through my head, another one entered. Memories were coming back to me at lightning speeds. The first time we kissed, the first time I saw Edward for that matter. It seemed so long ago, yet only yesterday at the same time. I still wondered at times if I was just dreaming. How could something so perfect belong to me? With the thought of perfection, then came the thought of Edward being a vampire, and me being a "fragile little human". I wanted to be a vampire. I wanted to be with Edward forever. Not just one lifetime. But many many many lifetimes. Perhaps after the wedding he will. I would just have to wait.

In a swift movement, Edward scooped me up and threw me onto his back without a word. Again, it was like he knew what I was thinking. He knew that I didn't want to talk. I just wanted to think. Or maybe he just wanted to think. Either way, he ran, with me on his back, as I thought. I thought about Edward, myself, Charlie, Renee, the Cullens, mortality vs. Immortality, really everything. Whenever I thought, it was completely evident that I was a complete girl. Not that I ever had any doubt. But SO much goes through my head its insane. At times I wonder how my mind can handle everything all at once.

We were at the house in 2 minutes. When Edward let me down, everyone was there waiting to see me. Alice skipped on over to me, as just as she came up, Edward wrapped his arm around my waist as Alice hugged me.

"OOOOHHHHH!!! BELLA! I'VE MISSED YOU!" Alice squealed. "Oh, Edward, just give me a second with her PLEASE? You've had her all night. Now I want to see her and be able to hug her WITHOUT your arms being around her constantly. She's a big girl. She can, well, for the most part, handle herself."

Edward laughed and unwrapped his arm from around me. He bounded over towards the house.

Emmett was next in line to see me. He ran over to me, at a fast normal human pace, and picked me up and spun me around. "Bella! I've missed your clumsy ass being around the house! You here for good now? Everything go good with the werewolf?" Emmett asked.

"Yeah, everything went fine. And yes, I'm here for good." I said with a smile on my face. Nowhere near as big as Emmett's though. He seemed so pleased to know that I was finally sure of what I wanted.

The rest of the family came, gave hugs, asked questions, etc. The usual really. Then finally Edward stepped in and said, "Okay, guys, now can I take my fiancée away for a bit?"

Everyone gasped. Esme was the first to speak...after what seemed like a bajillion seconds.

"So, its official? You guys are going to get married?" She asked, again with a brilliant smile on her face.

"Yes; proposed again this morning in the meadow." Edward replied with an equally brilliant smile on his face.

Everyone got up to congratulate and give us both more hugs. Alice quickly gave us hugs and then ran off. Probably to make the wedding plans.

Once we were able to get away from everyone downstairs, we went upstairs, where my bed was waiting for us. As soon as we got up to Edward's, and well, my room, I pranced over towards the bed. Looking nothing like Alice of course, but there was effort at least.

I flopped onto the bed. Edward soon following behind me. I snuggled up to him, my head on his chest. He grabbed my hand, and started to play with my fingers with his hand.

"So, Miss Swan, are you ready to become Mrs. Cullen?" He asked.

"So very ready." I replied looking up at him. He was perfect. I couldn't get over that. And I don't think I ever would get over how perfect he was.

"When would you like the wedding to be? A long engagement or a short one? Summer wedding, or winter, or fall, or spring? Everything is up to you. I am going to make your dreams come true Bella. I promise you that. Our wedding day wont just be the best day of my life, or whatever it is I have, but the best day of your life too."

"Well, I would love it to be in the summer. I want to have a small wedding. Just with our closest friends and family. If we can, I've always wanted to get married outside. Maybe we could have like a covering over the walk way and the stage where we get married or something so you don't sparkle." I laughed. "I want to get married this summer. That gives us like 3-4 months to get everything set up. And with Alice being as excited as she is, I'd bet if we wanted we could be married tomorrow." We both laughed at this, knowing that it was true. "But really, nothing too big really. Just, a nice, small, simple-ish wedding. Either way, knowing that I'm married to you, will make it the best day of my life anyways." I curled up closer to him. Afraid to let him go, although not sure why.

"Anything you want Bella, you can have."

I sighed. This was my chance to talk to him about this again.

"Well, Edward, I want you. And I want to be with you forever." I said, sitting up and looking at him, but with my hand still in his.

"My forever, or your forever?" He asked.

"Your forever." I replied back.

"And your sure you really do want that?" He questioned again.

"I'm positive. I've thought about the whole Charlie and Renee thing. And all my friends and everything. It'll be hard to leave them all. But I know that they can get through it. And I know we can too. But Edward, I want you to change me."

"That's the only way Ill have it Bella. I wont let anyone else hurt you."

"So, will you then?" I asked, smiling a little bit, but quickly looking down and up again at his face.

"I think your crazy for wanting this. But, Alice knows that not changing you, but being married to you, would be like trying to defeat gravity. I'm done with refusing it Bella. I want whats best for you. And if you marry me, then changing you will be whats best. I don't ever want to hurt you...or worse." He answered, pulling me back down to him so he could play with my hair.

He sent a shiver down my spine. "I love you Edward."

"And I love you Bella Almost-Cullen." He smirked.

"So I guess we have a wedding to plan hey?" I asked quickly sitting up.

"You want to start now?" Edward asked.

"Yep. Right now. Right this very second." I replied with a big smile on my face.

Edward then was gone with a flash, but then was back with a bunch of wedding planner books. That was when we got started planning out the wedding. Every now and then I would look up at him, and would realise again just how much I loved him.

Okay, okay, I am sooo sorry about this! I know, it's been FOREVER since I've last updated. Life has been hectic. But I promise you, I've got lots of new ideas. But this story is almost over. Only like 4-6 more chapters. If that even. But there will be a sequel. I'm going to try to write some more at school and then type it out and update right away. That way I can finish it before exams. Anyways though, REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Thanks a bunch guys!