Chapter 21: My Birthday

(BPOV)

My birthday will be in a few days and I hope that everyone forgot about it. I know Jake knows and he's already given me my gift.

I tried to not take it but my dad was there and told me that I was being rude.

I actually really love it, Jake had made me a bracelet and it had a few hand carved charms on it. One was a wolf so I would never forget him. (Like I could ever do that, he is my best friend after all). The second one was a little book because I, of course, love to read. The last one was an infinity ring. He said that meant we were forever friends.

I hugged him but backed away when he tried to kiss my check. My dad cleared his throat and said, "It's time to go kid." Then we said our good night and left for home.

I'm glad that I get to see Edward today. I really missed him; hanging out with Jake made me realize how much I love Edward.

Just thinking about his name made me smile. 'Bella, I think you are crazy in love, with the googly eyes and all,' I thought to myself.

"Bells, are you going to school today? You better come and eat or you're going to be late, honey," Charlie called

"Yeah dad, I'll be right down." I pulled out the new blue shirt and cami set, tan khaki's, and blue Keds, that Alice had bought me, and put them on. "Nice," I said to myself as I took one last look in my bedroom mirror. Then down to breakfast I went.

I only fell off the last three steps, which is a new one for me. I mostly get about half way and kind of slide the rest. My day is looking up so far.

"Hey dad, I'm going to go to Alice's after school to do homework, is that okay? We're working on a big English assignment that's worth half of our grade."

"Sure, Bells, just if you are going to be late, call my cell. I have to work down in Medlands today. There have been a few people murdered up there and they need our help. Don't wait up." Dad added.

Charlie left and I ran to brush my teeth before Edward got here but as I half way up the stairs I heard a knock on the front door.

"Come in, Edward, I'll be right down," I said. I knew he would hear me even if I spoke in an inside voice.

I finished brushing my teeth and hair and ran back downstairs. I didn't fall this time.

"You ready to go now, love?" Edward asked with his crooked smile. My heart melted, I ran, put my arms around him, and pulled him close to me. I was surprised that he let me do this.

He lowered his head and brought his mouth to mine. He placed small soft kisses on my lips and then he nibbled my lower lip just slightly. This sent chills, good chills, down my body. I wanted him close to me and I wanted him now. I thought to myself, 'Thank God Edward can't read my mind.'

He tried to pull away and ask about school. "School, shmull, this is way better." I said. Then I tangled my hand into his hair and he deepened our kiss.

"Love, I know tomorrow is your birthday, and there's something I want to give you, but I don't want you to think badly of me for giving it to you, alright?" Edward said.

I smiled at him and nodded, like I could ever think badly of him. Edward picked me up and carried me up the stairs and into my bedroom. He laid me on my bed and started to kiss down my neck and my lower jaw line.

I was about to fly to cloud nine when he pulled away and asked me with his eyes if he could touch me.

"Please, Edward touch me, I need you, I love you, and this is all I want from you for my birthday. I want us to be together, please." I said in a whisper.

He pulled me closer and kissed me harder. "Love, are you sure you won't have bad feelings about this later?" He asked.

"Never," was all I could say. Edward is my life now and forever.

We kept kissing and Edward had pulled off my shirt and I had started to unbutton his shirt when his cell phone rang.

"Leave it, please," I said between kisses.

"Love, I have to take it, it could be important. Besides, as much as I want this, this is not what I have for you for your birthday." Edward said.

Then he pulled back just enough to look at his phone to see that it was Alice calling. "She has the worst timing ever!" 'Reminder to self tell pixie to buy out.'

"Hello, Alice, what can we do for you? I know school, but what is one day? We miss lots of days. Okay, Alice, we'll be there in a few. Good bye." Then Edward shut the phone and smiled at me and told me he was sorry.

Then he kissed me again, one of the mind-blowing, take-your-breath-away, weak-in-the-knees kind.

"Love, we need to go, Alice said that we had to be at school today, something about a paper being done."

"Okay, I guess, but she'll hear it from me. Edward, can we pick this up later? Maybe in the meadow?" I asked hoping that he would give in to all I wanted. Him.

School stinks and I had to put up with Mike Newton and his antics. At least he stopped asking me out as did Tyler. Now Lauren can move on and get over it and Jessica can grow up. All I want is Edward and he's mine.

Yeah, I like the sound of that, Bella Cullen, couldn't get any better than that. I had to run to make it to my first class, which I had with Alice. She would know how mad I am for her interruption this morning

Thoughts of Edward and the meadow were dancing around in my head as I walked into English class. I walked right into someone.

"Hmm sorry about that, I wasn't watching where I was going," I said and the voice I heard shocked me.

"Izzie Bells, you moved here?" I screamed and jumped onto my best friend from Phoenix. "I've missed you so much, Bells, what have you been up to? You look good, what's his name?" Zander asked.

"Alexander, when did you get here and are you staying? His name's Edward and he is the one, I know it," I told Zander

"Bells, we need to meet up later and catch up." Then Zander kissed me on my cheek then went to talk to the teacher.

"Bella, who was that?" Alice asked. "I saw you with him, that's why I called you guys this morning. I'm sorry if I messed anything up for you and Edward," Alice said with a sly smug pixie grin on her face.

"Alice, we'll pick it up later today, after we do our homework," I told her with a smile on my face that Alice knew what I meant.

"Bella, who's this Zander person? And who's he to you?" Alice asked.

"Zander is my only friend from back home. He's also my mom's husband, Phil's, little brother. So he's like family." I told her. "Phil's mom remarried and had Zander late in life so he is about 15 years younger than Phil." I added

At lunch, I introduced Zander to all my friend which were the Cullen's and Angela. The rest are fakes. Angela had been so sad after Ben moved away, her eyes lit up and so did Zander's, so I knew he would be happy here

After school Alice and I got all our work done quickly. "Dear, can you and Edward come back later for dinner? I talked to Charlie, he asked if you could spend the night here and he'll be back tomorrow." Esme said.

I smiled and told her Edward and I would be back in a couple of hours. "We're just going on a drive to the meadow." I told her.

Edward nodded at Alice, grabbed my hand, and walked me to his car. He drove at "Edward speed" till we reached the end of the road. Then he put me on his back and ran to our favorite place. Our Meadow

I had a blanket in my backpack and a few candles, just in case I could get him to kiss me like he did earlier today

"Edward, can we…," I started to say but he cut me off with a kiss. I brought my hands up his hair and he picked me up and laid me down on the blanket. He was hovering over me with all his weigh on his arms.

Then Edward started to kiss me like he did this morning in my bedroom. He only pulled back when I needed to catch my breath. I was looking into his eyes and he was looking into mine and said" I love you so much, Isabella Swan."

Then he pulled away and I tried to pull him back but he looked at me with that 'just wait a minute look.' So I let him get up for now. But it was almost my birthday and I was going to get my way. I would have Edward, in every way possible.

He pulled me up also to a standing potion, then he dropped to one knee, took my hand in his, kissed my wrist, then my hand, and then every finger on my left hand before he spoke.

"Love, Isabella, you know that you are my life, and that I would give you anything that I have and everything that you long to have. I know what you want, love, and the answer I am seeking from you will determine whether or not you get what you are asking for, now or later. Bella, will you marry me after we graduate next year?" Then we pulled out a ring that looked very old but was the most beautiful ring that I had ever seen.

"Love, this ring, you see, it belonged to my mother. My human mother, Elisabeth Masen." Edward added like he knew my thoughts.

I wanted to say yes, I needed to say yes, but all I could think of was Renee and Charlie getting married right out of school and how well that worked out.

Okay, so Edward was more grown up then they where (like by a hundred years), heck I'm more grown up than they were. I am more grown up now than Renee was most of the time.

I looked into Edwards eyes and bent down till I was at his level and told him, "Edward, we are equals (well not really, he's much better than I am. I hope he never wakes up and sees that) and I never want you to hurt, but I'm scared. I love you more than anything, more than my own life. I don't see what you see in me but if you want me, I'm yours, heart, mind, body, and soul; I would give my life for yours. So yes, I will marry you," I said as the tears fall down my face

Edward kissed the tears away then started to kiss me again, like we had been just a while ago. I thought that I would get what I had asked for but no, you guessed it, nosy pixie and her stupid visions.

"Go ahead Edward, I know its Alice. She saw you ask and I say yes, and she knew what I had wanted from you, I told her. I also told her not to call, tonight was ours," Evil pixie, I said as a mumble almost to myself.

"Hello, Alice, no, you can talk to Bella when we get home in bit. No, Alice, she's not happy. I'll tell her, okay, bye." Then Edward flipped his phone shut.

He kissed my eyelids and told me we had to go. "Wait, why? But Edward, I want you to."

"Later, Bella, I promise, now we have to get home." Edward said. He slipped the ring on my finger, put me on his back, and ran back to the car so we could head to his house.

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Chapter 23 will be "My Birthday part 2" there is more to come. I had you; did you think Zander was going to be in love with Bella? No, Edward and Jacob is more than enough, beside Mike and all the children at Forks High that "fell "for her. Thanks for reading. Thanks to my Beta Strawberry9212.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight SM owns it all.