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A/N: sniff sniff…okay, this is it. The epilogue. Longer a/n at the end. Are we prepared to meet the new baby Cullen? The song will give it away…enjoy!
And when they got married and decided to have one of their own
She said, be honest, tell me what you want
And he said, honey you ought a know
A sweet, little, beautiful one just like you
I want a beautiful, wonderful, perfect All American…
Now, he's wrapped around her finger
She's the center of his whole world
And his heart belongs to that sweet, little, beautiful, wonderful, perfect
All American girl
-Carrie Underwood, "All-American Girl"
Epilogue: All-American Girl
EPOV
"Wake up Edward…"
I couldn't help but let a smile spread across my face. I kept my eyes closed as I felt Bella's soft kisses begin to trail across my chest.
"Don't start something you can't finish love…"
Bella giggled, "We have some time."
Before she could even blink, I turned and had her pinned beneath me. Her long mahogany hair fanned out behind her and her face was flushed as she laughed, her hands gripping my shoulders. She was still the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I growled as she began to nibble on her bottom lip. She knew what the sight of that did to me. I immediately leaned forward and captured her lips with mine. I moaned as Bella's hands buried themselves into my hair and raked along my scalp. Bella knew ever touch that made me moan and want her.
"Daddy!"
Bella and I both groaned as I let my forehead fall and rest on her shoulder.
"Are you kidding me…" I muttered.
"DADDY!"
This time the voice was accompanied by fists pounding on the our locked bedroom door. Bella giggled.
"Someone wants you."
I growled, "I want you."
"DADDY!"
I groaned and rolled off of Bella, pulling some boxers and jeans over my raging morning wood. Bella laughed as she slipped on some sweats and one of my t-shirts.
"I'll make it up to you tonight," she smiled as she walked over to our connecting bathroom.
"You better…" I growled playfully at her, walking towards our bedroom door, foregoing putting on a shirt. I pulled the door open and was immediately met with a pouting face.
"Daddy…you taked a long time."
"Took, baby. Daddy took a long time," I said as I bent down and picked up our daughter.
"Tooked a long time!" My daughter squealed, clapping her hands. I couldn't help but smile at her excitement.
"TOOK. Daddy took a long time," I repeated.
"Daddy took a long time!"
I smiled and began to pepper kisses all over her little face, her tiny hands clinging to neck. Her laugh was one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. I still couldn't believe that she was me and Bella's daughter. Little Noelle Elizabeth Cullen was born on December 25th, 2009. I couldn't believe that she was born on Christmas. It seemed unreal to me that E.J. got his wish for his little brother or sister to come as a Christmas present. Noelle hadn't been on the list of names for a girl that Bella and I originally had, but after she was born on Christmas, Bella loved the idea, and who was I to complain?
"Daddy, your birthday is today!" Noelle said as I carried her downstairs.
"It is," I smiled holding her to me tightly. I couldn't believe that today I was turning 30 years old. My life couldn't have felt more complete as I held our daughter in my arms, knowing that the love of my life was upstairs, and my son was running around somewhere downstairs.
While Bella was still the woman in my life, little Noelle had me completely wrapped around her little fingers. I spoiled her rotten. She was a basically a miniature Bella, the same pouty lips, button nose, blushing cheeks…she even had the same deep brown eyes that I was wishing for if we had a daughter. The only thing she really got from me was the color of her hair. She was blessed with the same bronze colored hair as E.J. and I. And at 3 years old, she was a smart little girl. Sure there were some grammar errors to work on, but she was smart. She loved it whenever Bella and I would read with her and she loved to draw and do art. E.J. still did some painting, but he was really starting to excel at baseball and soccer.
"E.J. and I made a surprise!" Noelle squealed as I stepped onto the bottom floor. We still lived in the same large penthouse apartment in New York City. Bella and I both agreed that it was a fine place to raise our children. Plus both of our jobs were here, our friends were here, and my parents visited all the time.
"Happy Birthday Daddy!" I smiled when E.J. came running out of the kitchen. He came and wrapped his arms around my stomach and gave me a hug. I couldn't believe that he was 10 years old now. He was looking more and more like me every day. Bella often told me it was like déjà vu for her, seeing E.J. at almost the same age I was when we met.
"Noelle and I made you breakfast!" E.J. shouted excitedly. I chuckled. E.J. was still full of energy, a lot like Alice. We were all excited that Alice and Jasper were expecting their first child in August. They were having a little girl. I think Jasper might've actually been even more excited about it than Alice…and that's saying something.
When I walked into the kitchen, my eyes almost bugged out of my head. The counter by the stove was a mess, and there were all kinds of pots and pans on the stove…but on the island counter, in the middle of the mess, sat a big plate full on French toast. I stamped down any irritation I had that the kids had been cooking in the kitchen unsupervised.
"Aunty Rosalie taught me how to make the French toast. Noelle helped me mix!" E.J. said proudly, smiling at the mess. I had to remind myself that this was a very big accomplishment for the both of them. The fact that E.J. and Noelle made breakfast together wasn't surprising to me. E.J. took his role as big brother very seriously from the moment Noelle was born. He loved her, always helping Bella and I take care of her when she was a baby, and he played with her all the time. They both loved to play with their cousin T.J. whenever Rosalie and Emmett would bring him over too.
"We cooked you and Mommy breakfast!" Noelle squealed. I cringed slightly. She still didn't quite comprehend that Daddy had very sensitive hearing.
"Oh my!" I heard from behind me and saw the Bella had now joined us and her eyes were wide, taking in the mess all around us.
"I'll clean it up Mommy," E.J. said rushing to her side.
Bella smiled down at him and ran a hand through his crazy hair. "I'll help you too baby. Thank you for surprising Daddy with breakfast!"
"Mommy!" Noelle clapped, her arms untangling themselves from around my neck and holding her arms out towards Bella.
Bella happily took our daughter from me and began peppering her face with kisses. It had been so overwhelming for me when Bella gave birth to our daughter. To be there in the room with her, to see our tiny daughter for the first time as she came screaming into the world, to see her tiny eyes open for the first time and look at me…it was an experience I'll never forget.
Noelle had been the perfect little baby for the most part. There were the early morning feedings of course, but she was practically perfect. Her first word was "Dad" and I ended up crying like I was the baby when I heard her say it. As she got older, I continued to paint from home. Alice and Jasper got married two years ago and Alice and I hired people to work at the store so we didn't have to be in every day. Bella wrote a lot and her next novel by Izzie McCarty was published in 2011, a psychological/supernatural love story that went straight to number 1 on the best sellers list. The movie adaptation is supposed to come out in the fall of this year.
Most of me and Bella's days when E.J. was in school were spent taking Noelle out to the park and to different museums and the zoo. We often met with Rosalie and T.J., and Angela and her twins, Marcus and Sam. It was crazy that T.J., Marcus, Sam, and Noelle were all so close in age. It was quite the event when we all would get together now. Nessie loved having another little girl around and she was always playing with Noelle when she came over too. Everyone was coming over later today to celebrate my birthday. It was sure to be chaotic, but fun.
"Do you like your breakfast Daddy?" E.J. asked me, bringing me back into the present.
I smiled at my son, and then my daughter, both looking at me expectantly. "It's delicious kids. Thank you."
When we had finished eating I helped everyone clean the kitchen. I was met with heavy protests, but the kids agreed to let me help once I pointed out that the quicker we cleaned up the quicker I could open the presents that they were excited about me seeing.
I sat on the couch, Bella cuddled to one side, E.J. on the other, and Noelle sitting in my lap. I took a moment to take in just this moment of having my family surrounding me. There was nothing more that I wanted in this world other than being surrounded by my wife and my children. My Bella…after nearly 20 years, we were together. After everything we had been through, the separation, the hurt, the tears…we found each other, finally living out the happily ever after Bella had given her characters in her book Love Story. Our own love story may have had its hardships along the way, but it made us stronger, and proved that we belonged with each other.
I felt Bella shift and her mouth was brushing against my ear.
"I love you Edward Anthony Masen Cullen."
"I love you Isabella Marie Cullen…" I whispered back, "Forever."
The End
Well? Yes? No? There is your answer about the new baby Cullen. I had Noelle planned for a very long time. :-P
That's it, no sequel. Feel free to imagine what you'd like in the three years that passed while Noelle was growing up, and what will happen to everyone in the future. Just know that everyone always gets their happily ever after in my FF world. :-)
Thank you to any and everyone that EVER reviewed or read this story. Thank you everyone that ever added this story to their favorites. Thank you to everyone who ever put this story on story alert. And thank you to everyone that put me on author alert. I hope you will check out my other stories. I am declaring this story complete, and I thank you all for reading. I don't know who's still with me, but I know for sure I need to thank ajenc. She has stuck with me from the very beginning of this story. Also, teamswitzerlandmom for being one of the most awesome reviewers and supporters. The two of you helped me to keep going with this story and not give up. :- )
So one last time, let me know what you guys thought, good or bad, pretty please? Thank you again!
~NoelleSeven
