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Edward held my hand as we drove away from the hospital. At first I thought that we must be going back to the manor to tell everyone. To be honest I wasn't ready to tell everyone else just yet, I had barely been able to process the news myself. It was then that I realised we weren't heading towards the manor and that we were now pulling up to the path that led to our meadow.

I looked at Edward slightly confused when he helped me out of the car. "I thought you might want to take a walk with me so we can talk before we decide to let others know just yet." Edward said brushing a lose strand of hair behind my ear. I placed my hand in his and we walked off into the forest to our meadow.

It didn't take us long to get there even though Edward had to help me more so that I wouldn't keep falling over my own feet. We got to our meadow and walked out to the middle where Edward pulled me down to sit next to him. He held my hand and rubbed soothing circles in it before he said anything.

"Bella, angel." Edward sighed lifting my chin up to look at him. "What are you thinking?" He asked searching my eyes.

I made sure I was breathing properly before I answered, placing my hands over my stomach where our unborn baby was now growing. "I'm thinking that I can't believe this has happened so quickly." I told him honestly with a hint of fear in my voice.

"Do you regret it? Is it too soon? Do you not want to have a child with me?" Edward rambled panicking.

I smiled at him lovingly and grabbed his hands placing them over my own. "Of course I don't regret it. I do feel that it is sooner than I was expecting but there is noone I would want to have a child with more than you. Edward I love you and even though we have only been together a few months I want to spend the rest of my life with you. It seems that this is the start of our life together. Our baby grows inside me. No matter what happens or what has happened in the past, nothing will tear us apart from each other. We just have an extra little piece to keep us together now." I told him pressing his hands firmly against my stomach where we could actually feel a distinct bump.

Edward smiled at my words and his eyes sparkled even more when he felt the tiny bump too. "That's our baby." He said with so much love in his voice. I smiled up at him as he raised one hand to cup my cheek softly. I leaned into his hand and felt a wave of desire rush over me. I grabbed hold of his shirt and pulled him to me, attacking him with my mouth. He responded with the same force quickly and soon my back was being pressed into the soft grass and Edward was on top of me, his weight resting on his elbows so I wouldn't feel any of it but I could still feel every part of his body pressed against mine.

I moaned when I felt one of his hands skilfully undo my bra clasp and slide the straps off so he could easily throw it away from underneath my dress as he slid that off me as well. "Edward." I groaned when I could still feel his clothing against my skin.

"Yes angel?" He asked innocently as he started nibbling at my neck.

"You.. Too ma..many..clo..thes." I stuttered as he started sucking on my pulse point.

Edward gave me a devilish grin and quickly ripped his shirt off, quickly followed by his pants and boxers. As always he was there at full attention and waiting for me. I smiled as he lowered back down to kiss me as he positioned himself at my entrance. He paused for a second, only to look into my eyes, "I love you Bella Cullen." He said as he pushed himself fully into me. Whoa hold up did he just say Cullen?

Edward saw me freeze up for a second and he stilled his thrusts as he looked over my expression. "Bella what is it?" He asked.

"You.. You just said Cullen." I told him.

"What?" Edward said obviously confused.

"You just said, I love you Bella Cullen." I repeated for him.

Understanding crossed his features and he was smiling at me again and I noticed he was blushing slightly. "Well, yes." Edward admitted unashamedly. "I do intend on making you my wife some day soon. I guess it just slipped." All I could do was smile back at him as he traced a line from my cheek down my jaw with his lips. "I love you Bella. You have already made me the happiest man alive. You have given me you and now you make me even happier by blessing me with a child. I already know I want to spend the rest of my life with you. All you have to do is give me the time of day." He told me placing his hand over my stomach again. I was a little shocked but I could not deny how happy this made me. "This is not my proposal to you yet Bella. I know we should have more time. This is simply my vow to you that I will propose and marry you, soon hopefully. I love you and though I have not met our unborn child, I love our baby too."

I was speechless, well actually I wasn't cause I started spurting out the truth to Edward after his confession. "Edward I love you too. I love you so much it's almost unbearable. The fact that we are having a child together just makes me believe that we're going to be ok. It doesn't matter what happens we'll always be with each other. Nothing from the past matters, not what James did to me nothing." Edward shuttered when I brought up the James issue. "I love the idea of being called Bella Cullen. Nothing would make me happier than becoming your wife. I don't need time or a fancy ring or a big wedding or anything. I would get Emmett to be our minister if it meant I would be married to you tomorrow." We both laughed slightly at the thought of Emmett being our minister. "I love you Edward. Forever." I told him before he crushed his lips to mine again, thrusting into me at the same time. We both moaned at the sensation and started moving together.

We weren't rushing it like in the hospital, we were drawing it out showing each other how much we love the other. I noticed the sun came out for a while during some point of our moment together. I also noticed how it quickly went away and the distinct sound of thunder crashed over the top of us and the rain started to fall. It was a good thing we were nearing our climaxes as neither of us was going to pull away from the other in a moment such as intimate and loving as this. I screamed Edwards name and he shouted mine as we both hit our climaxes together and rode out our orgasms. I could have sworn I heard someone else shout out my name too but I just figured I was hearing things.

Edward kissed me softly as he helped me get changed before getting changed himself. He placed a quick kiss on my stomach before the rain really started pelting down. We held hands as we started heading for the forest when I pulled Edward back suddenly.

"Bella what is it? Angel we have to get out of the rain come on. Bella?" Edward said looking at me concerned as to why I was staying frozen to my spot.

No it couldn't be. "Edward, I thought I saw something move over there by the edge of the meadow." I told him, fear evident in my voice. "Edward I think someone was watching us." I said, my voice trembling.

"Bella, angel don't worry. No one knows about this place I promise you. No one was watching us. Come on we have to get you out of the rain you're freezing." He said picking me up and carrying me back to the car. However, I noticed how Edward constantly looking around us. When we got back to the car he practically threw me in before jumping in his side and speeding off away from there. Edward had seen him too.

"Edward? Why are we rushing? Did you see someone there?" I asked my voice barely louder than a quiet whisper.

"No angel. Bella I told you no one know of that place there couldn't have been anyone there. I just want to get you back home so I can get you out of that wet dress and into a warm bath before you freeze." He said lightly. But I noticed his eyes looking in the rear view mirror and his grip on the steering wheel tighten as he hit the accelerator again. I glanced back behind us quickly and noticed a black motorcycle following us.

"Edward that person isn't following us are they?" I asked him really getting terrified now.

"No, Bella look see they turned off just then. Bella, stop panicking everything's fine we're coming up to the drive now." Edward tried to soothe me but I could hear something in his voice as well.

As soon as Edward pulled up in the garage he got out and helped me out of the car. He scooped me up in his arms bridal style and I squealed. "Edward." I screeched.

He laughed and said, "Yes my angel? Mother of my unborn child, love of my life…" He continued til I silenced him with my mouth and he held me tighter as my hand wove into his hair.

I hadn't even realized Edward had carried me upstairs past everyone and into our conjoining bathroom. He placed me down not breaking the kiss except to take off our clothes and turn the water on. I giggled when he lifted me up again and put me down straddling him in the warm bath water. We stayed in there until the water had gotten too cold to stay in there any longer. Edward dried me off and helped me change into my baby blue silk negligee and he into his blue satin boxers. We crawled into his bed together and just stayed in each others arms. We both fell asleep soon enough, Edwards hands placed under mine over my stomach and his head resting on my shoulder.

For once I didn't wake up screaming to a nightmare. I was dreaming about the time I had spent with Edward during the day when I woke up at around 3am to the sound of a motorbike? I got up careful not to disturb Edward and walked over to the window. Sure enough when I looked down out the window there was someone there on a motorbike. They were just waiting there looking at the house, then they sped off back down the drive but not before dropping something at the front door. I couldn't see what they left but it sent a chill up my spine and I got that really bad feeling that I hadn't felt in months. I heard Edward starting to stir and quickly got back into bed with him. Sensing my unease Edward woke up and pulled me closer to him.

"Bella? You ok angel?" Edward murmured groggily.

"Yeah, fine Edward. Just want to go back to sleep." I told him cuddling in closer to him.

"Mmhmmm." Edward sighed not really awake anymore.

I held on tight to Edward, there was something that didn't feel right. I felt a twinge in my stomach and lowered my hand to it. Edward must have sensed it too as he lowered one of his hands to where mine was placed over the tiny bump where our baby was growing and left the other around my shoulders. Feeling slightly better with Edward close I willed myself to fall back asleep in his arms.