OK…so this is it. The last chapter of Love's Little Book. (I will not cry, I will not cry) This has been a massive journey and I am shocked that this story has gotten over 1000 reviews.

I hope you like the end of this story. There is a big ass author's note at the end of the epilogue so I guess I will see you on the flip side.

Enjoy.

Love's Little Book

Epilogue

It was a beautiful day for a wedding.

Summer had officially begun and the sun blazed down on the luscious green grass of the courtyard. I couldn't keep the smile off my face as I watched the happy couple take to the grass for their first dance.

Jake and Tanya swayed gently to the music. They looked so happy, so in love and I hoped that Edward and I looked the same. Their romance had been a whirlwind. It was six months to the day since I introduced them. Two months ago, Jake had asked Tanya to marry him. A month after that she announced that she was pregnant.

You could not see the small bump under her beautiful cream dress, but it was growing day by day.

I had wondered if they were moving to fast, if it was all too sudden but Jake said when it's right it's right and I couldn't disagree with him.

I saw movement out of the corner of my eye and looked away from the happy couple to see Edward walk towards me.

I could feel my stomach whirl, as he got closer. After all the time we had been together, I still felt giddy whenever I saw him.

I was sat under the shade of a tree looking for some relief from the burning sun. The courtyard was beautiful but was also a suntrap.

He came and sat behind me and pulled me back to lean on him. He wrapped his arms around me and rested his chin lightly on my shoulder.

"Soon that will be us," he murmured.

I smiled and cuddled into him a little bit more, feeling the butterflies take off and flutter around inside of me.

The night before Jake and Tanya's wedding had been the best and most surprising of my life. I walked into our bedroom after brushing my teeth and found Edward on one knee with a beautiful diamond ring in his hands. They were shaking because of his nerves and he looked more scared than I had ever seen him, but behind the fear, there was determination.

"Bella…I...will you marry me?" He stuttered.

I remembered standing there in utter disbelief; his proposal had been completely unexpected.

It took a few seconds for his question to set in and I could see him growing more and more pensive.

As soon as the situation finally set in, I threw myself at him, knocking both of us to the floor as I screamed yes over and over again.

It had been a crazy night. There had been tears, and smiles and love making that lasted most of the night. We were supposed to be sleeping, supposed to be resting for Tanya and Jake's wedding but sleep was not an option. When our bodies were too exhausted to make love we talked about the future until the sun came up.

We talked about our wedding, the possibility of children and the house in the suburbs we wanted to bring them up in.

Sitting under that tree, I realized how tired I was, but I didn't care and I wouldn't have changed the night before for anything.

I twisted around slightly so I could look at him, "I can't wait."

Edward picked up my hand and kissed my ring-less finger. I had decided to wear it on a chain around my neck hidden from view. I couldn't wait to tell everyone, I wanted to climb to the top of the highest building in the world and scream it for everyone to hear. But I did not want to do it at Jake and Tanya's wedding, I wanted that day to be all about them. Our news could wait.

"I love you so much Bella, you are everything to me," Edward said with such sincerity I almost cried.

I didn't know what to say, how to respond, so instead I just kissed him and poured ever ounce of love, passion and respect I had into it.

As we kissed I thought back to that blustery day in autumn. The day when Edwards flier found me on the sidewalk. It seemed like a million years ago. I remembered how lost I had felt walking down that road. I was friendless, jobless and I had felt hopeless.

So much had changed since then. The world had opened up around me and my life was fuller and greater than I ever could have imagined.

I had found a purpose in The Boston Book Exchange. I had added color to its walls, and striped its floor and as it changed, I changed with it.

I had gained friends in Jake, Tanya, Alice and Rose. Friends that I could laugh and cry with, friends who would comfort me when I needed support. Jake, had blown into my life like a whirlwind, he forced me to face the empty parts in my life, and then pushed me to change it.

And then there was Edward. There were no words to describe what he had come to mean to me. When I first met him I found him odd, thought of him as someone who needed my help. I watched him stutter and stumble through day-to-day life. Watched him face all his insecurities and struggles with a courage that I would never possess.

And day by day, he managed to fill the hole inside of me that had been there so long. We had stretched and grown with each other. We had taken the big leap into a relationship and it had paid off for both of us.

I loved him more than I could bear. He was in my heart, my breath and veins, he was in the very soul of me and I never wanted him to leave.

Life had turned good. Instead of unsureness and blandness, my life had burst into life with colors and people and purpose.

I pulled away from Edward and looked at him, really looked at him and I thought of how my life had changed, then I realized that this was just the beginning.

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OH. MY. GOD I cannot believe it is over. If you had told me before I started posting this story that it would get over 1000 reviews I would have laughed in your face. If you had told me, I would end up meeting some of the best and greatest friends that a girl could ask for I would have laughed even more! But that is what's happened.

I know that all us authors say this, but this has been such an amazing journey. A lot has happened in my life since I started posting this and the support you guys have shown me has been amazing. I truly value and cherish every review, every PM, every alert and every favorite you guys have sent me. They have lifted me up when life threw me in the deep end.

So thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks to the reviewers, from the one who always leaves the long and detailed reviews, who rec's me on ADF and responds to every sneak peek I post (you know who you are) to the one who simply reviewed every chapter with a smile. It doesn't matter how you review, authors are just glad to know that their work is appreciated.

So…I am asking you to review for this story one more time! Come say good-bye!

Keep this story on alert, because there will be future EPOV chapters/out-takes.

Also, I have posted the first chapter of my new story. Please check it out.

http:/www(dot)fanfiction(dot)net/s/7516710/1/Searching_For_OSo I guess I'll so you next time.

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Love you all

LittleStar300

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