Epilogue
Not the End
The werewolves won the football game, although Emmett said the game was rigged. I'm not even sure how the game could have been rigged. Spring Break ended without a hitch. Charlie dislikes Edward but Bella isn't in trouble and he is at least letting Edward in the house. I doubt he would be so easy on Edward if Bella weren't absolutely happy.
Bella and I were sitting in my living room while Edward was hunting with Emmett and Jasper, Amy was being spoiled by Alice and Rosalie, and Embry was on patrol. From what Bella told me, Carlisle is going to change her after graduation unless Edward convinces her there is another way of doing things. She said she'd rather have Edward change her but the condition is marriage, and with that comes college tuition and a new car.
"Wait a minute! He's offering you immortality, marriage which means sex, college tuition, and a new car. Why isn't there an engagement ring on that ring finger?"
"I don't know, I guess the word marriage freaks me out. You know how Charlie and Renee would feel about it, especially at this age." Bella tried to make up excuses.
"I guarantee you Renee would be okay with you marrying Edward at this age, because she knows you're more middle-aged than any other teenager on the planet. And as for Charlie, he'd freak out if you were getting married at age thirty."
"The second part is probably true," Bella mused.
"The first part is right too. Why don't you see for yourself how Renee feels about Edward in general by using those plane tickets from your birthday?" I offered.
"That's a brilliant idea. I'll see when Edward wants to go. Thanks for being there to talk with me."
"That's what friends are there for. To piece you together when you're broken and make sure that you stay fixed. Just promise me that if you do decide to get married and run off to Vegas to get married that you take me with you so I can be your witness."
"Deal."
This may have been the end of that conversation for now, but I was sure it was going to come back. And this wasn't the end of a story, just a chapter of a story too long to fit in one book.
