Hello my lovely readers,

It has been a great ride with you all beside me on my journey with this story. Thank you all so very much who have stood by me from the start and who have taken the time to tell me so by reviewing. There are a few special reviewers who I need to post a thankful shout out to.

First to Doris V. (who has changed her screen name I noticed)

Thank you so very much for always understanding and for being one of my biggest cheerleaders to continue with my writing.

Now also there is the special shout out to ROORY for being my 500th reviewer!! Thank you so very much for getting us to that mark! It took a long time to reach that point and I was starting to think I would never hit the mark with this story. Also, Thank you to my editor and dear friend Goldsparkler for your hard work and the kicks in the butt lol Now I could go on and on saying how much you all mean to me for taking the time to read my little story and for reviewing but I know that you all really just want me to stop talking already so you can get on with your reading lol Well with that being said I give you the.......

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Epilogue

As we floated back down to earth from our first time making love Edward asked me to come and live with him, then spent the next few hours ravishing my body trying to convince me it was a good idea. I already knew my answer the moment the words left his breathless lips but I kept it to myself playing coy with him for as long as I could manage to. It wasn't until we both lay spent wrapped in each others arms with Edward nuzzled against my still slightly frantic heartbeat almost asleep that I finally whispered my answer to him. Needless to say the tiredness we felt quickly faded away until our bodies could not take any more and sleep finally won out. The week that followed was filled with a whirlwind that is Alice demanding that I get rid of anything and everything I had bought while I was with "He who must not be named or remembered", only allowing me to keep the things deemed important, which was not a lot of things sadly.

By the time I was fully moved in I had a whole new wardrobe and a bunch of other stuff as well which all fit perfectly in along side all of Edward's belongings. It was surreal in the fact that he had just enough free space amongst his own things for me without even having to clear out anything first to do so. To me it was another sure sign that we were truly meant to be together for the rest of our lives and by the following Christmas we made it official when we became husband and wife.

As I sat there in the slight chilled Autumn sunshine and reflected on my life, I couldn't be in more awe with the way the world works, knowing that everything happens for a reason and that soul mates really do exist and the dream goes on. The story of mine and Edward's beginnings and how we found our way back to each other was one of my favorite stories to tell, one which I would surely tell to the two little munchkins playing in front of me once they were old enough to understand.

I let out a shout of laughter as my attention was drawn to the scene before me as our four year old daughter and our six year old son started attacking their father by throwing handfuls of leaves at him with giggles erupting from their pinked cheeks. At the sound of my laugh all three turned toward me then looked to each other with matching mischievous smiles spreading across their faces. My eyes went wide with panic as I tried to scrabble to my feet from my position sitting against the oak tree in our backyard , dropping my book to the ground as Edward looked to out children and yelled "Get Mommy!". But me being the clumsy person that I am, my attempt at escape was futile as I slipped ending up in a heap, not a stone's throw away from where I had been.

"Got you Mommy!" Elizabeth squealed with glee as her little hands dumped fist fulls of leaves on the top of my head, quickly followed by the huge armful Anthony had gathered as ammo. Edward stood behind us all laughing so hard that no sound passed his lips making me give him a playful scowl followed by my sticking my tongue out at him acting very much the age of our children in doing so. Anthony stood shaking his head at his father with a look on his face that clearly resembled the one Edward often wore around Alice when she was being crazy. Elizabeth on the other hand had snuggled into my lap while the boys went back to raking and was picking the leaves carefully out of my hair, only to put them back in again where she thought they looked nice. She was so much like Alice it was scary and Alice wasn't even my biological sister!

Thinking of Alice I realized that she should have been at our house by now and Alice was never late for anything. She was always two high heels ahead of things.

Worried, I lightly kissed the crown of Elizabeth's head and softly shooed her off to go help the boys again. As I stood Edward's eyes met mine giving me a questioning look which I replied by silently pointing to where my watch would normally be and cocking my head toward the house. His brows furrowed in concern as he nodded his understanding before his attention was drawn once again to our children as I turned to make my way inside.

Stepping onto the back porch, I just about reach the sliding glass doors when a voice from behind me nearly makes me scream in fright.

"Looking for me?" Alice chimed, falling into giggles at my shocked expression as I whirled around to face her with a hand over my frantic heart. My shock quickly turns to annoyance and my face glared at her.

"How many times do I have to tell you to NOT sneak up on me!?" I hissed at her to which she merely shrugged in reply with a huge grin on her face not even trying to look innocent. Some things just never change, I groaned to myself as I shook my head at her, stepping forward to embrace her.

I heard my children squeal their greetings before feeling their small bodies collide around us. Alice smiled down at them beaming before kneeling down to give each their own hugs of hello. Over her shoulder I looked up to see Edward and Jasper walking toward us, each with discarded rakes and other yard tools in their hands laying them in a pile near the side of the porch before stepping up onto it to join us when they were finished.

I was just about to chastise Alice and Jasper for their tardiness when the little pixie stopped me in my tracks holding up her hand for me to hold that thought. I clamped my mouth shut and glanced at Edward who shrugged giving me an "I don't know" look as we all followed a unusual silent Alice into the house.

Alice led us all into the living room where she motioned for us all to sit while Jasper stood standing by her side in front of us. Elizabeth wiggled her little self between Edward and I while Anthony perched himself on the arm of the couch we were all sitting on.

Noticing that only we were sitting and that her Aunt and Uncle were still standing before us Liz was the first to break the thick silence that has fallen while we all got settled.

"Are you gonna be puttin' on a play for us Aunty Ali?" She asked bouncing in anticipation. Alice and Jasper both chuckled at her question before Alice answered her.

"Not today sweetie, but Uncle Jazz and I do have a secret to tell." She said being coy. At this my daughter's eyes lit up with curiosity which I'm sure matched the look on all our awaiting faces.

"Would this be the story of why you weren't here on time, my darling sister?" I asked cocking an eyebrow at her as she scowled at me making me smirk at the fact that I managed to get my payback in for her sneaking up on me.

"Yes it is." Jasper answered for her, cutting off the biting retort that was just on Alice's lips. I heard Edward mutter "nice save" under his breath to Jasper earning them both the sight of their wives tongues sticking out at them.

The kids giggled at our displays of adolescence before once again Alice called for attention.

"Okay so back to the matter at hand." Alice clapped her hands together before reaching for Jasper's out stretched one and twining their fingers together. Jasper beamed down at her with a bright smile on his face as her own expression mirrored his before she started talking again. "So you know how I'm never late for anything or to anywhere," Alice paused, pulling her gaze from her husbands to see us all nod to continue "well let's just say that that has all changed now."

As her words ran through my head again trying to make sense of it I shot a look to Edward who had a big smile on his face which clearly meant I was getting something out of what she had just said.

"Momma, what's Aunty talking 'bout?" Liz's quite question brought my gaze to her little green eyes that matched her father's and suddenly Alice's words clicked into place.

"OH my goodness! You're pregnant!" I shouted, jumping up from the couch and locking my arms around Alice's still small frame. She and Jasper had been trying for the last two years now and within that time they had suffered through one miscarriage that took place while in her third week, after that they decided to stop trying for awhile to let their emotions heal.

"How far along are you?" I asked pulling away from her to see the silent happy tears streaming down her face which echoed my own. Edward's and the rest of our family's voice's faded into the background as I looked deep into her blue sparkling eyes holding my breath for her answer. After their loss Alice had vowed to herself that she wouldn't tell a single soul that she was expecting until the doctor told her she was in the all clear, a fact that Jasper wasn't to thrilled about at first until Alice had explained that he didn't count because their souls were a part of each other meaning that he wasn't singular. Cheesy I know, but I couldn't say that I didn't think the same way about Edward and I.

"Two and a half months" She said with a sheepish look on her face at the fact that it had taken her this long to tell me. I let out the breath I had been holding and quickly pulled her toward me again.

"Easy there Bells on the fast motion and the squeezing. You of all people should know what that does to a pregnant woman and it ain't pretty." Alice laughed pulling away from me and swiping at her eyes while I did the same.

"Do I get to hug the little pixie Momma now or are you two going to start breaking out all our old baby stuff first?" Edward asked me resting his head on my shoulder with a pout on his lips. I gave a dramatic sigh rolling my eyes at his antics before stepping away from the "Pixie Momma" earning a kiss to the cheek from my husband as I did so. As Edward picked Alice up off her feet in a big tight hug I had to laugh at the two of them. He and Alice were more like brother and sister than in-laws and often had people thinking they were in fact blood related with how in-sync they are with their silent conversations that left everyone else out including the people they were married too.

I tore my eyes from the two fools as the sound of Jasper uncharacteristically stammering for words got my attention. He was sitting on the couch with my littlest snuggled up on his lap looking up at him with an expectant look. As the giggle left my lips Jasper's eyes shot up to mine and I could see the panic in them as he mouth "help" to me making me laugh more.

"Liz, baby what are you up too over her with your Uncle Jasper that's got him all gaping mouth like your gold fish?" I asked leaning over and picking her up off his lap to rest on my hip. Once he was free from her Jasper jumped off the couch at top speed and was at his Alice's side before I could ask him anything about what was going on. I gave him a curious glance wondering what in the world had gotten into him when my daughter's voice broke through my musings.

"What was that sweetheart?" I questioned looking at her little face that was clearly annoyed at being ignored. "I said, I asked Uncle Jazz where did Auntie's baby come from?" She huffed at me.

My eyes grew wide as I spun around to find where Edward had disappear to only to find him standing stock still behind me with the same panic "what do we say" look on his face. When this matter had come up with Anthony it was easy for us to tell him because I had been pregnant with Liz at the time and we merely explained that only adults carry seeds that can make babies and when the parents are ready the Mommy and Daddy combine their seeds that get placed into the Mother's belly where the seeds grow into a baby. We were lucky when he asked that question because he wasn't one to ask many in the first place. Liz on the other hand asked many questions and was too smart for her own good. Anthony was very smart in his own right but where as he got his father's musical talent, our daughter got her father's "must know everything mind" as I liked to call it. Which could be a good thing in some cases and not so good in cases such as this. Just as Edward seemed to find his voice another louder one over shadowed it.

"Honey where home!" Emmett's booming yell echoed into the living room from the front hall as he and Rose's twin boys ran into the room ahead of them and were quickly dragging Anthony away from the piano he had wandered over to in all the fuss over the baby news and was plunking away quietly on some tune or another. Relief washed over our faces as Liz's attention was brought away from her question and to her Uncle "Bear".

Which she had squealed right into my ear at the sound of his voice and right away was squirming to get down so she could run over to him. He picked her up at once and her joyous laughter filled the room as he swung her around in the air. Rosalie ducked away from the danger zone and made her way to safety near Alice and I who I hadn't realized had came over to my side. How she does that I will never know.

I shook the thought from my mind as I exchanged greetings with both Rose and Emmett and soon the girls were chatting it up in the kitchen while I cooked of course and they looked on helping here and there. Alice had whispered to both Edward and I that they wanted to wait to tell parental units first before telling anyone else their news. It didn't take long before we were all gathered around our huge dinning room table to eat. As we all settled into our meals the conversation picked back up once again where it had left off in the kitchen.

"So Bella, you didn't get to tell us. Did you finally get a release date for your new book yet?" Rose asked taking more salad on to her plate.

"Oh yeah I did, some time in April they said but no exact date has been pinned down yet." I replied watching as Alice's face light up.

"I have a feeling that whatever day they choose will hold many great joys." She foretold knowingly in her psychic pixie way and as it turned out that date was filled with many great things indeed. Let's just say the arrival of my new book in the stores wasn't the only new thing to debut that day. It also was the date for new life as well when Alice and Jasper welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world. Soon after we arrived home from seeing our new nephew, Edward and I discovered that we had our own little bundle of joy on its way to be added to our ever growing family.

That day, like many others before it and after it was filled with the greatest joys and the greatest love the world could bestow upon one family and it all became possible because Edward gave me the greatest gift of all, he gave me therapy for the heart.

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SO now the time has come, the final curtain... and I hope you all enjoyed it has much as I did! And no there will not be a sequel to those who I know will ask for one lol Since this is the end of our tail Please make sure to review. Also if you enjoyed this story please go check out my new story called "The Cake Maker" it's a new story and needs all the love it can get to help make it grow! Thank you all so very much once again for reading and for reviewing. You all don't know how much it amazes me to see that I can make people happy with my words and take them away to new places with them! Hope to hear from you all again on my new story!

Love to you all!,

always,

Feathers Kiss

OH and one more thing, HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!