There was a knock before the door opened. I didn't take my face from Edward's shoulder.

"Sorry. I was worried she was hurt, with glass…" I heard Jake say.

"She's fine. I've got her now" Edward said.

"Okay… We'll… leave you to talk. No one will interrupt"

I held Edward tighter, and he rubbed my back, before pulling back, though I tried to stop from doing it. He cupped my face and looked in my eyes.

"God…" he mumbled.

"I'm a mess, I know" I said wiping my tears and giving him the best smile I could.

"We're a mess" he whispered. "But you're a beautiful mess"

I gave him a teary smile, and sniffed. I reached for a box of tissues, and realized I was still in his lap. I tried to move to sit beside him, but he held me tighter, and shook his head. I took a couple deep breaths, and wiped my tears and nose. He played with my hair, and I scanned him. He had cut his hair shorter than ever, had stubble, dark marks under his eyes, and he still looked great… though he gained some weight.

"Your hair" he whispered. "I had seen on magazines but…"

"It's bad, isn't it?" I asked nervously running my fingers through it.

"No, it's beautiful. It fits you" he swallowed hard. "I miss the length though"

"I'm sorry" I said, though I wasn't apologizing only for the hair. "I'm so sorry" I said as more tears came.

"Shhh" he said pulling me closer.

I cried for a few minutes and then remembered the show, his date. I sat up, and tried to move away from him, but he didn't let me.

"You can… go" I said reluctantly and wouldn't look at him. "I'm fine. I'll be fine… You don't have to be here…"

"Yes, I do" he said and tilted my face so I would look at him, he was frowning. "Don't lie to me"

"I'm not" I whispered.

"You'll be fine if I go?" he asked and I just stared at his eyes. "Because I won't"

"You have a date… You have dates" I said, and though I tried not to sound accusing, it did.

"Dates?" he scowled. "Love, how many times I said you were the only one for me? You think because we weren't together that changed? My love for you changed? It won't ever change. You're everything to me"

I cupped his face in my hands, and he sighed, closing his eyes, and leaning into my touch. I blinked the tears away, and they ran down my cheeks.

"You believed the tabloids, didn't you?" he asked without opening his eyes. "You thought I was dating women… I wasn't. They were colleagues, friends. Business. I always had meetings, dinners like that, the only difference was the press ignored because I was with you. They were focused on you and me. Not other people. I don't have a date since one of my premieres, when I watched the movie with a beautiful girl, wearing a green dress, and that changed high heels for white Converses to the after-party, and we were caught making out by my agent"

I smiled at the memory. He opened his eyes and smiled at me. He turned his face to kiss my right palm, and then turned back to look into my eyes.

"You're the only one for me, Bella. I'm just sad it took all of this to confirm my theory" he said with sad eyes. "I don't care what you did in this time…"

"What?" I frowned.

"I don't care, really. As long as you take me back, and be mine, only mine, again, I really don't care what happened"

"Nothing happened" I whispered frowning at him. "God, do you really think… That after everything, I would get over us?"

"The press…"

"The press said you were dating several blonds" I said, "They're wrong!"

"Your songs…"

"Edward, stop it. They are just songs, yes, some might have been influenced by our relationship, but they are not an exact portrait of us!" I said, "And how many of the songs talk about unconditional, undying love? Why do you only listen to the bad stuff? Why don't you get it? I love you. Only you. It will be you forever, silly"

He smiled, and kissed me. I fisted my hands in his hair, and kissed him back passionately. God, how I missed this. Missed him. Missed us. He pulled back and peppered my face with kisses. I giggled, and he chuckled with me. After declaring our love repeatedly, I decided we should go home and talk. He agreed, and as I looked around to see if I was leaving something, I saw the magazine and post-it.

"Was it you?" I asked picking the magazine up. "Who told Jasper to do this?"

"No… It wasn't Jasper. I thought it was Emmett" he frowned.

"No… Emmett almost searched Jasper to beat his ass…" I said frowning. "Someone sent me this, and People magazine a month ago"

He picked up the post-it and shook his head, silently saying he didn't recognize the handwriting. I still thought it was Jasper. Edward wrapped his arms around my waist, and nuzzled my neck. I smiled, and leaned back against him.

"I missed you" he whispered.

"Me too" I said. "Never again, okay?"

"Definitely" he agreed.

He took my hand and we walked out of the room. Demetri was waiting outside the door, he eyed us, evaluating the situation and then a small smile formed in his lips.

"Good to have you back" Demetri murmured to Edward while gesturing for us to go ahead.

"Good to be back" Edward said, and kissed my cheek.

As we were reaching the exit, after passing a few shocked people, I saw Jasper, Emmett and the girl that was with Edward earlier, in a heated discussion. I froze and Edward looked at me with a confused expression.

"Your… friend" I mumbled blushing and looking down.

"Who?" he asked and looked at the people talking.

"Bella!" I heard someone squeal.

I looked up to see the girl, running to me. She jumped on me in a hug, and I recognized the thin but strong arms. I wrapped my arms around her frowning.

"Alice?" I asked.

She pulled back and took off her sunglasses. It was her. Edward's sister! Her hair was longer now. I laughed and she joined me before pulling me to another hug.

"If you ever fire me again, I'll make your life hell!" she said though was still chuckling.

"Never" I mumbled.

She pulled back, and I looked up to see Jasper smiling at me. I lost my smile, and he frowned confused.

"Hey" he said hesitantly. "Missed you"

"You're mean" I said, and gave him a weak smile. "Those pictures were mean"

He groaned and glared at Emmett.

"It wasn't me, dammit!" he said exasperate. "Edward would kick my ass!"

"It wasn't him" Edward said.

"And you expect us to believe a higher force took the pictures and gave them to the press?" Emmett asked rolling his eyes.

"Well, I don't know about higher" Alice giggled. "It was me"

"What?" we asked shocked.

"You two are so stupid. You needed to get your heads out of your asses, and see you needed to be together. I needed to remind you!" she said. "I had taken the pictures thinking it would be cool to do a video with them in your wedding… They served well, though"

"Alice!" I chastised softly. "How could you?"

"How could you dump my brother and fire me?" she retorted.

I sighed and Edward pulled me closer to him. He told her to stop, everything was fine now. She agreed and said she would move her things to my guest bedroom tomorrow afternoon. She was my stylist again. Jasper said there was a car waiting for us, and only Edward and I went to my apartment. He commented it was nice I had my own place, but I suspected it was the fact the guys wouldn't be there to bother us, or tease us. We sat in my living, and as he played with my hands I scanned him again.

"You've changed" I said quietly.

"Yeah… Gained a few pounds" he said with a smile. "I got too lazy for gym, but not lazy enough to empty my fridge"

"I meant your hair, your face…" I said smiling weakly.

"I was tired of the hair" he said. "And, the face, I don't know what you mean"

"You look tired" I said and reached, to touch the marks under his eyes softly.

He kissed my palms and smiled at me.

"I couldn't sleep well without you" he said.

"I'm so sorry" I said.

"Shh. There's nothing for you to apologize, love" he said cupping my face.

"There is! I was stupid. I told you to go…"

"Why?"

"Because… I don't know" I cried. "I felt overwhelmed, I guess. I took you for granted, I had pushed you away, told you to leave, and you always stayed… I didn't really think you would really leave someday"

"I had fought back. I thought you meant it, for me to leave, but I couldn't, so I stayed, love. But that day… I was stressed, you had… rejected my proposal… I thought you were getting enough… I thought you really meant it" he said and kissed my lips softly. "Forgive me. I should have known"

"It's my fault. Everything was my fault" I cried, and hugged him tight.

"Nothing is your fault, Bella" he whispered.

"It is! I should have realized! I shouldn't have done the stunt! I should've been more careful! I shouldn't have pushed you away! I just didn't get it why you stayed!"

"Shh, Bella, calm down, love" he soothed. "For God's sake, how many times will people tell you that it wasn't your fault until you listen? It wasn't supposed to be"

"I took him away from you" I cried. "I'm sorry"

"Love, I don't blame you" he said and pulled back to look in my eyes and wipe away my tears. "I don't blame anyone… I'm the guilty one. I should have been more careful" I shook my head but he continued. "I should have been there. I should have seen you were feeling not only the loss, but the guilt too"

"It's not your fault at all" I said.

"Neither is yours"

"Then… It's no one's fault" I whispered.

He smiled weakly, and kissed me softly. When he pulled back he looked in my eyes, and just stared. After a minute, I started to get a little uncomfortable. I chuckled nervously and looked down blushing.

"What?" I asked softly.

"Marry me"

I looked up with wide eyes.

"W-What?" I asked.

"I don't have a ring…" he shook his head. "I can't stay without you. You mean too much. I love you so much, Bella. I want you forever. I want to come home, to you, without people talking, commenting. I want you to be officially mine, and be yours. I want a family with you. I want people to call you Bella Cullen. I want you. I love you. Be my wife"

I stared at him in shock and his eyes scanned my face, waiting for the answer.

"I love you" I whispered. "But…"

"But…?" he asked frowning.

"God, Edward, are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure! Why wouldn't I?"

"You… Edward, I…"

"Just tell me"

"I think you can do much better than me. Say yes, trap you to me…"

"Trap me?" he asked in shock. "Bella, you don't see yourself clearly. You're perfect. Amazing, wonderful. I'm not being trapped. I'm the one trapping. I'm the selfish, I want to have you, and I'll smile smugly, knowing you're only mine, and get happy at the envy men will have of me"

I chuckled shaking my head. He was sweet.

"Bella?"

"Hm?"

"Hm" he rolled his eyes. "You know what I'm asking" he chuckled.

"Hm…" he groaned and I giggled throwing my arms around his neck. "Yes! Yes!"

"Yes?" he laughed.

"Hell yes!" I laughed and kissed him.

When Alice showed up with her things the next day, to move in to my guest bedroom, Edward said she could get my room. Before any of us could ask what the hell was he saying, he rolled his eyes at me, and stated that of course I was moving in with him. Alice squealed happily and claimed the apartment as hers. She said she would need a raise to pay for her new apartment, and I rolled my eyes at her. When she went to my room to start packing I turned to Edward.

"Why do I have to move out? Why don't you move in?" I asked smiling.

"Because… My house is huge, and this apartment is small" he said

"It's enough for us"

"Yes, but we'll start a family soon, right?" he asked hopeful.

I smiled at him, kissed his lips, and said we would think about it. We kept the engagement in secret until he got a ring, and actually proposed, he asked it, and though I was happy with the first proposal and without a ring, he wouldn't take no for an answer. A few days later, as I plopped down on his bed, tired of organizing my clothes on his huge closet, he climbed on top of me, straddling my thighs, and the biggest grin ever.

"You've got the ring, don't you?" I chuckled. His excitement was so cute.

"Yes!" he said happily and pulled a bright blue heart shaped velvet box.

"Let me see!" I said trying to get it from his hands but he wouldn't let me.

"No, I'll do this the right way" he said.

He got off of me and knelt beside the bed. I sat up, and smiled at him.

"Isabella Marie Swan, I love you unconditionally, and irrevocably, forever. Would you do me the extraordinary honor of becoming my wife?" he asked.

"Yes" I said smiling.

He opened the box and I gasped. Being Edward, the 'I don't care about money', he bought not one ring, but two. Both were Tiffany's. The first was two silver bands, one with diamonds, and a beautiful heart shaped diamond in the center. The other was clearly more expensive, the silver band was thin, and it had a flower covered in diamonds, in the middle a bright blue diamond.

"One is for you to wear in public the other just for us to know about. I thought it was fitting. You're a flower, my beautiful flower, and you have my heart" he explained.

I had to wipe the tears, and he told me I could chose which one I would use in public. After half an hour thinking, and talking to him, we decided the flower ring one would be the public, it was more expensive, and people wouldn't comment on Edward buying cheaper rings for me. I liked things more simple anyway, even though he seemed to like to give me expensive stuff, and though I loved the flower ring, I loved the heart ring more. He slid both rings on my finger, and we stared at them for a few minutes, in silence, contemplating our new status as couple. Of course, the media already knew about us. I mean there were rumors, Alice was seen around me again, people saw her and Jasper in the show, so they guessed Edward went too. Then people saw Alice and me moving boxes from my apartment. We didn't answer anything. We had a premiere to attend a few days after the official proposal. No one knew about it, not even Alice, Jasper and Emmett. I had spent the week inside the house, no one knew I was at Edward's place but our friends. People would only know when we got to the premiere together. Alice came by to get us ready. She even used one of the guest rooms and transformed in 'Make-over Room'. She would get me ready there, so Edward wouldn't see me, and use the room's closet to keep the hundreds of dresses. She curled my hair, telling me she loved the look Leah gave me, but she missed the length she was used to work with. She put me in a blue Herve Leger off-shoulder mini dress, and silver spiked Louboutin pumps. I had a silver clutch, and no jewelry except the flower ring. Alice frowned at me, and then stared blankly.

"What?" I asked fighting a smile, as I played with the ring.

"That's a Tiffany ring" she mumbled and narrowed her eyes. "My brother proposed?"

"Maybe" I said smiling.

She squealed and wrapped me in a tight hug, telling me how happy she was that we would be official sister, and that I let her plan the wedding, though I hadn't agreed with it yet. I laughed and told her we would talk about it. She let me go and then questioned me about when, where and how Edward proposed. Needless to say she was mad we had been engaged for days and hadn't told her. When we finally decided to leave, I met Edward by the door with Emmett and Jasper. Alice hugged him, squealing her congratulations, and it attracted the guys attention. When Alice pulled back from Edward, he took my hand with the ring and lifted to his mouth kissing the ring softly. The guys eyes got wide and after a few minutes congratulating us, they started to talk about public declarations, and announcements. Alice pulled us to the garage, we were almost late. Jasper drove, talking to Emmett in the front, while Edward and I had to hear Alice's wedding plans.

"My God!" Alice said holding my hand to look at the ring. "Jasper, I want one like this!"

"Woman, I thought Edward was buying a car. No way" Jasper laughed.

"Oh my God!" I gasped, "How much did you spend?" I asked Edward.

"Not even near how much you deserve" he answered and kissed my lips softly.

"God, will you two ever stop with the lovey dovey phase? Maybe five years from now?" Emmett joked.

"No" I chuckled.

The car stopped and someone opened the door. Alice got out, and linked her arm with Emmett, waiting until Jasper would get her. I took a deep breath, gave Edward a peck, and stepped out of the car. I smiled at the cameras and blushed. Of course, the screams got insanely louder when Edward got out, and took my hand. The flashes wouldn't stop, the yelled questions, and fans screaming. I would be a little overwhelmed, but Edward was by my side, holding my hand, and silently encouraging me. So everything was fine in my world.
I smiled, and held his hand tight as people yelled questions, and snapped pictures from everywhere. Alice nudged my shoulder with hers, and smiled at me, before extending her hand to my clutch. I gave it to her, and she discreetly tapped her ring finger, telling me silently to do something about my ring. I rolled my eyes and Edward pulled me closer as we walked calmly, letting people take pictures. People screamed questions about our relationship, and after smiling at Edward I waved at the fans shyly, my ring sparkling for everyone to see.

"Are you engaged! They are engaged! Oh, God, he proposed!" people yelled.

Emmett that was taking pictures with Rose, whispered something to her, as she looked at us with wide eyes. She grinned, let go of him and came running to us. She jumped on Edward first, hugging him, and congratulating him, saying how happy she was he finally 'got his head out of his ass'. She let go of him, and pulled me to a tight hug, not caring everyone was there to see her crazy reaction, with squeals and everything.

"Oh, God! Thank God! You're together!" she said pulling back and grinning at me. "Oh, it will be the wedding of the year! Screw Princess Kate, your wedding will be THE wedding of the decade!"

I laughed and thanked her. She told me we had to schedule to go out, and hang out, start planning and I assured her we would. Of course, the fans' screams about my ring and Rosalie's reaction brought even more attention, and I saw Jake, Leah, Embry, Quil, Angela and Claire walking to us, with grins. After congratulations, not as excited and indiscreet as Rose's, we took more pictures, of everyone, and decided to just go inside the theater, so we could hide from the craziness. Alice announced a party in two days, to celebrate, and said that she had texted our parents already. Edward was more than happy with it, of course, but seemed regretful he didn't ask for my father's permission. I laughed and called him old fashioned.

The next day was insane. Our phones wouldn't stop ringing, and Jasper and Emmett were going insane trying to deal with interview requests, photoshoots, exclusive scoops, and all the paparazzi that wouldn't step away from Edward's door. Alice had gotten a private jet for my parents and Jake's family too; after all they were my family too. They would arrive that night, and the party would start tomorrow afternoon. Edward and I thought we should go out for dinner tonight with our parents, and since the press wouldn't leave us alone, I had another session of Barbie Bella with Alice. She put me in a dark blue long-sleeved tee, black flare skirt and black pumps, my hair in a high ponytail, and my make-up light. We were going alone, but when we realized we would have to face the paparazzi at the airport we decided to take Emmett, Jasper and Demetri. Emmett and Jasper walked with us in the airport, a few people following, and they would repeat over and over 'Leave them alone'. It's not like we were hiding anything, we would officially send an engagement announcement tomorrow for a few tabloids. Edward held me close, and would kiss my forehead, cheek or neck often, for the paparazzi' happiness. When our parents finally arrived, mom ran to me pulling me and Edward in a hug, and then letting go of him for Esme, so she could kiss my face.

"My baby girl! I'm so happy for you!" mom said kissing my cheeks.

"Thanks" I laughed.

After quick hugs and words, we all went to the cars. Phil unfortunately couldn't come; he had a game tomorrow, but would join us as soon as possible. Jasper, Emmett and Demetri went in a car with all the bags, and Edward drove us to the restaurant. The rest of the night was pleasant. We talked about how we got back together, moving in and wedding planning. Esme was so excited, for the first time I saw where Alice got her excitement from. We were talking about the future, if someday the press would leave us alone, when mom 'slipped', saying that when I got pregnant would be worse and the kids would be followed in school. Edward's parents fell silent, and my dad frowned at her, before looking down at his plate. I just smiled at her and said I hoped not, I didn't want to have to watch out for paparazzi getting my stretch marks. Edward grinned at me, ignored our parents and kissed me passionately. Our parents couldn't hide their happiness that things were good, and I could talk kids without problems. I was so happy… I couldn't remember a time I was as happy as that moment.

The next day, I woke up just a couple of hours before the party/barbeque Alice organized. She immediately stole me from Edward's arms to get me ready. Only friends and family would be present, but she still wanted to dress me up. She put me in a black, purple, pink and red flare bandage dress, with black, red and pink, matching pumps. My hair in a ponytail. Unfortunately, I made a habit of going to sleep with my real ring, the heart shaped one. When Alice saw she squealed and demanded answers. I had to explain it to her, and she commented she didn't know her brother could be so cute. I laughed, and kept the ring on. We were between family and friends, so there wasn't a problem. The party was great; I had the chance to catch up with Edward's friends, who I hadn't talked to since the miscarriage. Esme gave me hugs as much as I could, only letting me go when Edward's arms claimed me. Though we were engaged, and I knew him for over an year, he was being so sweet, like we had just started dating. Alice took a few photos, and warned a couple would be released to the press. I didn't care. Edward would be officially mine and I would be his. Fuck the press and fans, I thought, I'll just enjoy this.

AN: Sorry for the late update! :/
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