AN: I am so sorry for the delay. My life has been a tornado of suckiness. And, I am totally high on DayQuil and Robitussin right now, so if there are errors… blame it on the meds. I know I've skipped a lot of time here, but this is what Edward wanted, and who am I to deny him?

BTW ~ Eclipse was totally friggin awesome! There were parts of the movie that I thought were better than the book! I already have plans to see it again.

2nd BTW ~ In Twilight, who else noticed that Stephenie Meyer is sitting at the bar at the diner?

5 Months Later

"… Happy birthday, dear Abby. Happy birthday to you!" Everyone broke into cheers as our song finished and Edward sat Abby's cake in front of her.

She took one look at the cake and lifted her arms, signaling that she wanted me to pick her up. Alice laughed from her spot next to Abby and stuck Abby's hand into the cake.

Abby immediately burst into tears as she looked at the pink frosting on her tiny hand. I picked her up and Edward instantly had her laughing and squealing in delight, completely forgetting her frosting covered hand.

Abby refused to eat her cake, but we had a great time with all of the Cullen's, as well as my parents. Abby tired quickly and fell asleep despite the noise.

We said our goodbyes and saw everyone out the door, picking up discarded plates and cups on our journey back to the kitchen.

Once we had cleaned up the scattered garbage, we collapsed on the couch, our feet resting on the coffee table.

"Who would have thought a first birthday party could be so exhausting?" I exhaled in exhaustion.

Edward chuckled as he wrapped his arms around me. I leaned into him, and snuggled against his chest. It was silent for a few minutes, the hum of the baby monitor and Abby's faint breathing the only sounds filling the quiet room, before Edward spoke.

"Bella?" He questioned.

"Hmmm?" I responded, my eyes closed, and my fingers playing with the buttons on his shirt. His silence caused me to open my eyes and look up at his face. I melted at the look of pure love on his face as he looked back at me.

"I love you," he paused, holding up his hand to keep me from interrupting.

"And I love Abby. I have never been this happy in my life, and I know it is because of the two of you. I have several questions to ask you right now." He pulled his arm from behind me and held my hand in his as he slid off the couch and on to the floor.

"Bella, will you marry me?" He asked as he pulled a ring from his pocket with his free hand. I threw my arms around him as my tears flowed, too shocked to speak.

We hugged tightly for several minutes before Edward spoke again.

"So, is that a yes?" He clarified.

Still speechless and teary-eyed, I nodded happily. He slid the ring on my finger and kissed me passionately, his tears mixing with mine. I pulled him back onto the couch were we continued to cuddle.

"Edward, what were your other questions?" I asked, recalling that he'd said he had several.

"Okay, I guess this one isn't necessarily a question. Bella, I would like to adopt Abby…" I think he continued to talk, but my brain was still focused on the fact that he wanted to adopt my little bug.

I knew Edward loved Abby, but to hear him say that he wanted to claim her as his took my breath away. Edward opened my hand and dropped the smallest ring I had ever seen in my hand.

"I know she can't wear it, but when she's older, maybe she'd like it on a chain, or I can get her a new one." He rambled nervously, mistaking my silence as a bad thing.

"Oh Edward," I sobbed. "I think that would be wonderful." I told him tearfully. We embraced again for a few moments.

"Any more?" I asked, pulling away slightly.

"One more," he chuckled.

"What do you think about looking for a house?" He asked.

"I think that sounds great." I replied, pulling him up from the couch. I led him down the hallway, pausing to check on Abby before pulling him into our room.

I led him to the bed then headed to the bathroom to freshen up. I smiled as I saw our toothbrushes side by side in the holder. My hairbrush was next to his razor, a pacifier and baby toy next to that. A tiny baby sized towel hanging on the rack next to mine and Edward's.

I tossed my clothes in the hamper and came out of the bathroom to find Edward snuggled up on my side of the bed. I paused in confusion causing him to chuckle as he slid back to his side, his eyes tracing every curve of my body. I slid into bed next to him.

"I warmed it up for you." He said as he wrapped his arms around me.

"Thank you, though I had been planning on using another technique to warm up the bed." I said.

"What might that method have been?" He teased as his hands roamed my body. I rolled him over, positioning myself on top of him. His already hardened erection easily slid into me causing us both to moan aloud.

He linked our hands, and our fingers intertwined instantly. Our eyes met and we both held completely still, enveloped in the feeling of being so connected; body, mind, soul, and heart.

"I love you, Edward," I whispered as I began to move on top of him. He smiled as he bucked his hips up toward me.

"I love you too," he said, pulling me down into a fiery kiss. Before long we were both gasping out each other's names, mere whispers accompanied by ragged breaths.

We fell asleep that night in a bubble of happiness, and I knew this time that there were no bystanders with sharp pointy objects waiting to burst it.

AN: Not sure if this is the end of the story for LJ or not… Put it on story alert so that you can be notified if I add anything. I want to thank everyone that has read, reviewed, alerted, and fave'd LJ… I couldn't have done it without you guys! I do have another story idea, but I want to develop it before I start posting, so it will be a while... keep your eyes open for it!

I definitely have an outtake coming up from an anonymous POV… and it's not going to be anything you guys are expecting… but I know you guys will love it! : ) Now, that was totally not cryptic or anything, was it?

Also, I want to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! (Sorry, I'm a patriotic American!)