Ok, I couldn't wait to post this…so thank you to Lily Swan for being the only reviewer so far to Chapter 20 because it has been up for about half an hour or so!!! Ha ha!!! This story is almost over, I don't want to drag it out too long. Please enjoy the next chapter and let me know what you think!!!

Chapter 21

Elise's POV

Bella and Edward's wedding ceremony was beautiful, at least that's what Alice told me. I spent the entire hour or so staring at Embry. I told myself that it would probably be the last time I saw him…and I knew now that I could deal with it. I would not be one of those girls who sulked and let her life pass by while she wallowed in grief. I would enjoy my life and I would live it to the fullest, with or without Embry.

I had been practicing letting him go all week, I would not get angry or sad or show any other emotion. I would be calm and collected, in theory it would be simple, but in practice it would be hard. Trust me when I say facing your soul mate, the person you are supposed to be with forever, and telling them goodbye…is the absolute hardest thing a person could ever do.

I silently crawled out of the vent and stealthily made my way up the stairs to my attic. I busied myself amongst my flowers as I heard the door creak open.

"I didn't think it was possible, but it got even more beautiful here," Embry whispered as he looked around, smiling.

I motioned to the silk covered chaise lounge that sat in the middle of my room.

He sat, but kept looking at me, "You look beautiful tonight," he said, sounding a little sad.

I smiled at him, "And you look like a true James Bond."

He laughed, "It's Call, Embry Call."

I laughed too, collecting my thoughts before I plunged in, "Embry I am so so so sorry…I never wanted to hurt you and I shouldn't have over reacted," he looked like he was about to cut me off so I put up a hand to stop him, "It means a lot to me that you stuck by me when I was so sick, but I understand that you need to live like a human here…and that you will meet a human girl one day and be perfectly happy…" I gasped for air.

Embry took advantage of my lack of oxygen to cut in, "Elise, I stuck by you through your cancer because I loved you, and I still do. I never realized how much you meant to me until then. And I talked to my mom, I'm going to be attending 'boarding school' in Europe for a while…"

I looked at him not quite believing, but his look of utter honesty made my heart soar.

"Oh Embry!" I cried as I threw my arms around him, "I love you so much!"

Embry pulled back and smiled at me, "Я тоже люблю тебя!" (Ya tojye lublu tebya-I love you too in Russian)

Embry's POV

Elise smiled at me, "You've been studying your Russian!"

I smiled, "Да," I said and laughed. (Da-yes)

We were both laughing so hard we could hardly breathe. The sound of the wedding band playing a slow dance sobered me.

"Come on," I tugged her arm, "Dance with me."

She smiled sweetly and let me wrap my arms around her and pull her close to me. The sickly sweet stench of vampire that Elise should have been reeking of, either no longer bothered me or she simply didn't smell like an ordinary vampire because nothing about her smell bothered me. In fact, she sort of smelled like roses and lavender. We swayed back and forth in the center of her flower filled room, listening to the gentle strains of the band several stories below.

Never in my life had I been so happy than when I was holding my Elise in my arms. My life was finally complete.

Yes this is a very short chapter, but it is the final chapter. Before anyone starts freaking out I am going to have an epilogue. Breathe and review!!! Thank you so much!!!