Author's Note: I am changing the title of this story as I already said. Here are the few suggestions please vote (new ideas are still welcome). Huge thanks to those readers of mine that suggested me the titles:

Ebony and ivory (double meaning: piano keys black and white, Edward & Bella) - suggested by silvershadowkittie

Our Forbidden Love or Our Love will never Drown

Bond of True Love- suggested by Lalelis – woot, woot!

Everlasting Portrait or Your Immortal Portrait

Amour with Fever

Your arm around me, never too tight or just Never too Tight. People I need your votes! Vote for your FAVORITE! VOTE FOR BEST TWO!

Chapter # 14- Cookies for Bella

(Bella's POV)

"Isabella Marie Swan." He started again as if seeking for the correct words; I had never seen my Edward, a perfect-in-every-way Edward, struggle for words. I sat beside him, Indian style and waited for him to put his words together. Truthfully, without any sensitive hearing, I heard my heart speeding up by every second. I was sure he noticed too.

"Bella, would you like some cookies?" He asked finally a faint smile crossing his face. Wait, cookies? How silly of me to think that he would ask me the question I thought he was going to ask. Well, okay HOPED he would ask!

"Coo-kies?" I asked, confirming myself if I heard his beautiful voice correct. My favorite smile crossed his magnificent face as he nodded.

"OO-okay." I replied grabbing his arm as I felt myself blushing, thinking of such things as…

"Is there something wrong, you seemed a bit shocked by my question?" He asked as a strange and unknown expression was glued on his face, Edward Anthony Cullen was surely up to something. He asked me if I wanted chocolate chip cookies and I nodded again, concentrating my brain hard on figuring out what my love was up to. No clue.

Edward swept me up in his arms and sat on the couch, passing me a big plate of my favorite chocolate chip cookies. When did he get those? I swiftly placed a cookie after cookie in my mouth as I realized it was late and I was extremely hungry. Edward's topaz eyes were staring at me intensely, following every movement of mine.

"Edward do you swear to never leave me again, never let me go through the hell I did?" I asked suddenly as realization kicked in. He came back, but I was all alone for the past year. Those endless nightmares, those screams I could not hold back each night. I truly hoped that with him close to me, the nightmares would disappear.

"Isabella, I swear I thought leaving you would be for your own good. Every single second I would have hallucinations of you. The thoughts of my worried family were hard to block out. They missed you. I made a horrible mistake for which I will never forgive myself, but for now all I need is your forgiveness." He kissed me on the cheek as I reached over for another cookie without taking my eyes off his pained face. Instead, I grabbed something soft and fuzzy. I looked my eyes wide and ready to fall out. In my hands was a small lilac box. I gazed back at Edward to find a happy smile on his face, as the following words came out of his mouth.

"Isabella Marie Swan, I have never met anyone like you in my whole existence. I love you and will for the rest of eternity. Will you be my wife?" He finished as the sweet tears of happiness started to flow out of the corners of my eyes. I was speechless at his beauty and words. He seemed to tense, but waited patiently for my answer.

"Edward Anthony Cullen, I love you too!" I kissed him with passion on the lips and pulled happily away to open the small velvet box.

"So I take it as a yes?" He smiled at me as I started to nod like a madwoman. So that was his plan, I chuckled to myself. He placed the box into the plate of cookies, I laughed again at the silliness.

What I saw inside the box, made my heart squeeze. It was a silver engagement ring with small topaz diamonds on the sides and a big pink, heart-shaped diamond in the middle. (See my profile for a picture) What shocked me the most were the words that were written on the inner side of the ring: Together for eternity. I looked up at Edward and hugged him tightly; he took the ring out of my hand and gently slipped it through my finger.

"Now, you are MY Isabella Marie Cullen." He said grinning widely. I smiled back at the last name. Isabella Cullen, I liked it.

"Like I was not before." I teased him back, he started to kiss the back of my ear as the electric feeling flew through my body and my heart sped up. He kissed me on the lips and carried me to my bedroom, carefully placing me under the sheets. He sat next to me, as I snuggled closer to his stone body.

"The ring is beautiful Edward, thank you." I said staring at my hand.

"I knew you would like it." He replied. Suddenly a loud bang was at the door as I ran to open it. Who would that be? On the way down the stairs, I tripped but Edward's strong arms wrapped their way around my waist. He slowly mouthed the word 'careful' to me.

I opened the door wide, and without realizing it, six vampires were wrapping their arms around me and hugging me tightly. Squeals were heard, screams were heard and loud laugher of happiness. Congratulations!

"Cullens, I cannot breathe!" I whispered as they all let go of me at the same time.

"B-E-L-L-A!!!!!!!!" Alice screamed and wrapped her little hands around me. She kissed me on the cheek and screamed again, "I saw it, yeah I did! Weee! You will get married, yey!" she said as I realized that each member of the family had at least five shopping begs in each of their hands. My smile soon fell and turned into a horrid expression.

Alice grabbed the begs and started to through heaps of clothes out onto the floor.

"Wedding!" this time Rosalie screamed as both of the girls turned to me.

'NOOOOOOO!" I roared running up to the stairs as quickly as I could (without tripping surprisingly). I shut the door tight and locked myself in the bathroom. I breathed heavily as I heard Alice screaming loudly at me and banging on the door.

"Bella, sweetheart, you are going to have to come out eventually!"

"And if I don't?" I challenged.

"Then we will break down the door!" I heard Emmett clarify, Edward was right.

"Don't you even think about it! I am renting this place and I don't think the owner will be happy about it!" I screamed back, worried.

"Oh my gosh, Bella look what Edward is doing, he is right here!" Esme said to me with her musical voice. Edward, well he would save me from them, besides I missed them.

I slowly opened the door, as Rosalie, Alice and Esme jumped on me and screamed in unison, "GOTCHA!"

"Ahh, E-D-W-A-R-D!" They tricked me, how could I believe those three mad vampires that were obsessed with shopping?

"Nah, dear Bella, Emmett, Carlisle and Jasper took him out hunting by force!" they all laughed at me with evil glares pushing me back towards the bathroom!

Author's Note:

Okay, Easter Break is here and I promise to update everyday for you in exchange for your reviews. I don't know how I liked this chapter, YOU tell me! Review and tell me which title you like the best and which earns a 2nd place. Love all of you. R&R

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Dazzled By Toppaz ))