Epilogue:

"Captain? You wanted to see me?" Edward poked his head into the captain's office while talking.

"Yeah, Cullen. Come on in." His wife was lying on the office couch, her hands on her swollen belly. "You know? You don't have to call me captain when everyone else is gone."

"I know. I just like the way it sounds." He lifted her feet, sat, and replaced them on his lap. "Baby, why don't you take the day off. You know we can hold down the fort here. Lieutenant Clearwater and I can handle things."

When Bella went to Harry with her decision, he shocked her. Come to find out, he wasn't offering her the Lieutenant position. She was to become the new captain while giving himself a demotion. Doing this made him Edward's new partner.

A month later, she became pregnant. This happened right after she wiped the pavement with Jacob after the marathon. She finished a full 20 minutes ahead of anyone else.

When she went in for her first sonogram, the doctor shocked her by informing them that they were expecting twins. Apparently they ran in Edward's family. At the time her pregnancy came about, Alice gave birth to her twin boys: Jackson and Matthew. They were beautiful boys, dark hair with blue eyes.

They also found out that Rose was pregnant again as well, a little girl due next month. Thankfully, her pregnancy was complication free.

"I know you can handle it. I just feel the need to be here. I get too restless at home." She pouted at him, her brown eyes growing wide.

He gave her a smirk. "Fine. But, you know. You are due at anytime. The doctor told you to take it easy."

"I am. I'm lying on the couch instead of running the roads." He chuckled as she laughed lightly. "But, if I'm honest with you, I have been feeling a little weird today."

His face grew serious. "Baby, are you okay? Do you need me to get you anything?" She reached over and grabbed one of his hands. "I'm fine, love. Just a little uncomfortable today."

"What have you been feeling?" She shrugged. "My back is a little tender. But, other than that, not much."

He leaned over, kissing her gently. "Alright, well, I'm going to finish my paperwork real quick. I'll be back in about 10. Okay?"

"Alright, baby. I'll be right here."

He stood carefully, not wanting to jostle her too much. When he arrived at his desk, he put in a call real quick to Emmett.

"Yo."

"Hey, bro. I need to ask you something, since you've been through this before."

"Worried about Bells?"

"Yeah. She said she's having some back pains. She's in laying on the couch in the office right now."

"She's due anytime, right?"

"Yeah, she's…" He was cut off by a scream from the office. "Edward!"

"I gotta go. Something's wrong." He hung up before Emmett could respond and ran into the office. "What is it, love?"

"I think my water just broke." Sure enough, there was liquid on the couch. "Alright baby. Let's get you to the hospital."

"Oh my god. They're beautiful." Bella wasn't quite sure where the compliment came from. The room was full of their family and friends, admiring the two newest members of the Cullen-Swan-Hale clan.

Carlie Abigail Cullen was exactly the image her father wanted. She was born with a mop of curly brown hair and big green eyes. Anthony Charles Cullen was just the opposite. He had his mother's chocolate brown eyes and his father's bronze colored hair. They both had fair skin with a hint of pink on the cheeks, just like Bella. However, they were long and lean just like Edward. They were easily the two most beautiful babies ever seen.

Edward sat on the bed next to Bella, cradling his baby girl while she fed Anthony. He looked at her with all the love and adoration he had in him. His dreams had finally come true. He had the woman of his dreams as his wife, and she had just given birth to his children.

Bella felt much the same way. She was married to her soul mate who gave her the two greatest gifts in the world. With love and protection, they managed to achieve their happily ever after.

Character Update:

Bella and Edward did live happily ever after, eventually having one more baby. So, in addition to Carlie and Anthony, they also had little Emmie Renee.

Rose, Emmett, and Charlie were joined by Natalee Hope, a month after Bella and Edward's twins were born.

Jasper and Alice didn't have any more children after their sons were born, but they did move back home. Jasper rejoined the local force after Harry retired, becoming Edward's partner once more.

Jake and Leah eventually married. They have yet to have children because Leah wants to work on her career first, as a GBI investigator.

Bella is still the captain at the office. The squad voted to make Emmett the new Lieutenant. After all, Charlie would have wanted it that way, as did all of the officers they work with.

Edward's parents are happy to baby sit for all of their children, natural or adopted. Blood or not, they are all family.

Well, there you have it. We have come to the end of the road. I hope you enjoyed To Protect and Love. I have a new idea for another story that I plan on starting tonight. You will probably see a theme (some form of law enforcement). I have a thing about criminal justice, it is my major after all. So, just don't be surprised if you follow me to the next story. Thank you so much for your kind reviews. For my first fanfic, this has been an incredible journey and I loved every chapter of it.