OK, first, I'm warning you guys, this chapter is really long, compared to any other chapter I've done. But there is a lot of good stuff in it! It's a little over 9,000 words, but I hope you guys like it. It's pretty entertaining, so you won't get bored (=

Anyways, I'm not going to make this chapter any longer than it has to be, so enjoy, and of course, I don't own any Twilight characters, but hey, if a certain one, ohhhh say Robert Pattinson, or his alter-ego Edward Cullen, want to own me. I'm game! (=

Chapter 37 .. Edward

I woke up the next morning up against the back of something and something else pressed tight to the front of me. My head was at a slightly uncomfortable tilt. That was going to hurt later. I took a deep breath and immediately inhaled the scent of strawberries. Bella. I opened my eyes and sure enough, there she was, pressed right up against me. I had both arms securely around her and her head was resting in the crook of my neck. Taking a quick look around, I realized we had fallen asleep in the living room during Rush Hour three. I looked at the cable box for the time and saw it was almost ten. Last night came flooding back to me and I smiled. It was exactly what I wanted. A simple, cozy, fun night with Bella. I figured that whether I liked it or not, things were about to change, and even though I knew I was capable of preventing that change, I wasn't about back out now. I made my decision, and I planned to stick with it. Changing my mind would only make me feel worse, and if I didn't do it now, I might not ever do it. If I couldn't work up the courage to ask one simple question now, what made me think I'd be able to do it later? Perhaps a couple months from now, even a year or two? No, I was going to do it soon. If I kept prolonging it, I'd never work up to ever asking.

But the thing was, it wasn't just a simple question, and no matter how many times I tried to ease my mind by telling myself that it was, it just wasn't the case. This was the most important question I'd ever ask. This would determine everything, and I was sick of going back and forth with myself. The rational side of me was saying that it was too soon. That I should wait a couple years, go through college, get my job started, wait for her to decide where she wants to take her life, then follow her and marry her. It was telling me that there was a good chance she'd say no, because that was the logical answer. She was too good for me, and if that thought barley crossed her mind while I was asking, I was done for.

Meanwhile, the irrational side of myself was saying that age is nothing. The time we've spent together has not just been six months. It's been my whole life. It's saying that she loves me and I love her, and this is good. This will work out. Everything will be OK. Because when you love someone, really love someone, why would time matter? Why would it make a difference if you were eighteen, or thirty-five. True love is true love, and nothing can come in the way of that.

After I thought it all over, my irrational side won every time. Bella and I were different, we were more than the average couple. We were more than either ever expected. We were every thing to each other and that's all that mattered. People did this all the time, and if you knew what you were doing, it could work out. It worked for Carlisle and Esme, and me and Bella have learned so much from them, that I'm confident we can do it too.

I kept trying to not get ahead of myself. For right now, especially today, I wanted to live in the moment. Wanted my mind to be here, not the future. Not on whether or not she said yes or no, not on what I would do after either answer. Though I was pretty convinced of how I would act if she said yes. But I couldn't think about that. I couldn't anticipate one answer, when I could just as easily get the other. Why set myself up for something that wasn't set in stone?

There were so many things that could go wrong, but at the same time, so many things that could go so, incredibly right.

I felt her stir next to me and didn't move a muscle. I didn't want to wake her before she was ready, so I gently got up, making sure to not rustle her too much. I pulled the cover back over and subtly nudged her to the back of the couch so she didn't roll over and off the couch. I just stood there over top of her, gazing down, making sure she would stay asleep before I turned to go upstairs. I headed to my room to grab a towel and a change of clothes before heading to the bathroom to shower.

After a quick, hot shower I headed back downstairs to start breakfast for her. I planned on making her favorite, then I'd wake her up, but as I hit the last step, she rolled over.

"Goodmorning." Her sleepy voice was just so adorable.

I smiled and walked over to her, helping her sit up. I leaned down and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "Goodmorning love. Did you sleep well?" She nodded and smiled back at me. "I didn't notice you had fallen asleep last night, or else I would have carried you upstairs." I brushed a strand of hair from in front of her eyes.

"That's because you fell asleep before me. And I didn't have the heart to wake you." She stood up and grabbed the blanket to fold it.

I reached out and put my hand on it. "Let me get that. Why don't you go up and take a shower and I'll start breakfast." I folded the blanket and threw it over the couch. Then reached over and wrapped my arms around her. "OK?"

She nodded and stretched up, indicating she wanted a kiss. I bent down and granted her by lightly crushing my lips to hers. She was so amazing, and her kissing was no different. After a moment or two, I let her go and she turned to go upstairs. She stopped at the bottom before heading up, and looked at me for a second before continuing.

I smiled and headed into the kitchen. I grabbed the waffle iron and the ingredients to make the waffles and set them all out. Then I went to the refridgerator and looked inside to make sure we had strawberries. When I found them I brought them out too and started mixing the stuff together. I started a pot of coffee and set to making the waffles.

I had one already cooked and one in the process of cooking as Bella quietly came into the kitchen. I turned around to smile at her and gestured for her to have a seat. "Want some juice? Or coffee?" I opened the cabinet we kept the cups and looked back at her.

"Juice please." She smiled at me and rested her chin in her hand. I got out a glass for her and walked to the fridge.

"Apple or orange?" I looked back at her with my hand on the apple juice.

"Apple." She smiled and I pulled it out. I set the glass in front of her and poured it, then put it back. I went back to making the waffles as we both stayed quiet for a few minutes. After a minute or two, I heard Bella get up and walk over to me. "Can I help?" She leaned against the counter next to me and I shook my head.

"Nope." I smiled down at her. "I'm cooking for you this morning." I bent down and gave her a quick kiss before shooing her off, back to her seat. "Need anything else?" I turned to look at her real quick as she shook her head.

After another minute or two, I finally heard her clear her throat a little and turned to look over my shoulder. "Can I ask you something Edward?"

I took the cooked waffle out, putting it on the plate on top of the other one and then I turned around and looked at her, nodding. "Of course."

"What's all this for?" She pointed to the waffles. "And last night. Romeo and Juliet? I've never been able to get you to watch that movie on your own free will. I've always had to beg, and even then you complain." She chuckled a little. "So what's all this for?" She smiled and looked at me. I panicked for just a second, thinking maybe she was on to me, but then I relaxed. There is no way she'd know, and I'm just paranoid.

"Can't I take care of you Bella?" I smiled and set the plate in front of her, then set the syrup to the side of the plate. I handed her a fork and turned to start my own waffles.

She kept her eyes on me for a minute, but then started eating. "Alright Edward. But I know you're up to something, and you can't hide it for long." She giggled a little and I sighed.

I was sure there was no way she knew what I was up to, but I was still a little afraid. I should have known that I couldn't get anything past her. She was Bella, the observant, beautiful, intelligent girl that I was head over heels for. I finished cooking my own waffle and took a seat next to her.

"This is really good Edward." She smiled over at me as she finished up.

I finished up mine too and picked up our plates. "Thank you." I ran the plates under some water before putting them in the dishwasher.

"Let me at least help you clean up." I felt her hand on my shoulder and I turned around to face her.

I turned back to the counter where the dirty mixing stuff was. "Nope." I smiled at her and finished loading the dishwasher before shutting it and wiping my hands off.

She shook her head and looked at me. I tossed the towel to the counter and walked over to her, putting my hands on her waist. "I like doing stuff for you Bella. That's what last night was about, and it's what today is about. You. I don't get much alone time with you, and this weekend is all us. I wanna do everything for you this weekend, so please don't complain." I smiled and bent down, taking her bottom lip in between mine.

I was trying to decide how today should go. I knew I wanted one more perfect day with her, just in case I some how messed everything up. But how could I make today more perfect than yesterday? I decided today would be just another day about us. I would take her a couple places and remind her how much I love her.

I pulled away but kept my hands on her. "How about you go get ready, and we'll go out. Just hang out today?" She nodded and jumped up on her tip toes to kiss me once more before skipping out of the kitchen and up stairs. I smiled and followed her.

When we were ready, I grabbed our jackets and my keys off the table and led her to the car. I didn't really know exactly where I was going, so I just drove, letting things come to mind on their own.

First, I drove by her house, parking in the driveway and getting out. As I ran over to her side of the car, I saw the confused expression on her face. I held my hand out for her and she hesitantly took it. "Why are we here Edward?"

I turned to look at the woods behind her house and then back at her. "Wanna take a walk with me?" I closed the door and she nodded, still hesitant.

We walked to the side of her house and found the trail. We got a few feet before she turned around and looked at me. "What's going on Edward?"

I smiled down at her and took a deep breath. "Remember the first time we were out here together?"

Her eyes shot open and she started laughing, nodding her head.

Flashback: Eight years old.

I was sitting outside on the tail gate of Charlies old truck with Emmett and Jasper. Bella had gone inside with Alice and Rose to grab drinks for us, while Charlie was working on the truck. It was a huge piece of junk and broke down every twenty miles. That's what dad said, but Bellas dad insisted he loved the truck, and maybe one day it could be passed on to Bella. Every time he said that she scrunched up her little face and pretended to gag. It made Charlie laugh every time.

The girls came bouncing back out of the house and ran to the back of the truck with the juice boxes. Emmett jumped down to lift Alice up and set her next to me. He held out a hand for Rosalie but she shook her head.

"I wanna help Charlie." With that she ran to the front of the truck and stood up on the stool Charlie set there for her.

I took a look around, but didn't see Bella. I was waiting for her to grab onto my arm and launch herself up next to me on the tail gate, but she wasn't out here. "Where's Bella?" I turned to look at Alice and she shrugged.

"She was in the kitchen with us, but she didn't follow us outside." She turned back to Emmett as he jumped up next to her.

I sat there for another minute or two before I decided I should go see what she's up to. I jumped down from the truck and walked inside. I found Renee and asked where Bella was but she just shrugged, "I don't know. I thought she went back outside with Alice and Rose." She went back to what she was doing without looking at me.

I walked up the stairs to Bellas room. Not there. Down the hall to the bathroom, the door was open and she wasn't in there either. Back down the stairs to the living room. Not there either. I was about to go back outside when I heard a screech. Bella!

I turned to Renee and she turned to the back door. "Edward, what's that?"

I didn't even bother answering her. It was pretty awful that I knew exactly who it was, and Renee, Bellas mother, didn't! I ran out the back door and turned towards where I heard her scream come from. Charlie was standing at the side of the house, looking around. I ran to where the trail started and when I got a couple feet under the trees, I hollered for Bella. I heard a another scream so I ran further in. I knew this wasn't a good idea, me and her had been told over and over by Charlie that we were not to come back here. That we could easily get lost.

"Bella?!" I stopped to listen for a second.

"Edward!" Her screams were getting louder, and they sounded like they were choked.

"Bella? Where are you?" I stopped and spun around a couple times looking for her. I couldn't lose Bella, she was my best friend! Why had she come out to these woods on her own? What if she was hurt? And why was no one else out here? Was I the only one that cared about Bella? A thousand questions and scenarios were running through my brain and I couldn't concentrate anymore.

"Edward! Over here." I heard her voice coming from my left so I ran over there.

I ran past a couple trees and started looking all around. I had probably lost the trail myself, but that didn't matter at this moment. What mattered was finding my best friend.

"Edward!" It wasn't a scream this time, and I spun around and noticed her sitting on the ground, with her knees tucked to her chest and her arms wrapped around them, behind a fallen tree. I ran over to her and grabber her shoulders, hugging her.

"Are you OK Bella?!" I felt her nod and pulled back to look at her. I realized she might be hurt, so I released her shoulders from my grasp. I saw her tear stained face and instantly raised my hands to wipe her tears. "Why are you crying? And why are you on the ground?"

She sniffled a little and put her face on her knees, wiping her face on her dirty jeans. "I, I, got lost. I didn't know how to get out Edward, so I screamed." She raised her head up and sniffed again.

I took her back in my arms and held her. She was shivering and I could only imagine how wet her jeans were from her sitting on the ground. "Bella, let's get you back to the house so someone can check on you." I pulled away slightly, but lifted her up with my arms still around her. When we were standing, I put her at arms length and brushed off her knees and shins, getting all the mud and dirt and a couple leafs off. Then I took my hoodie off and gave it to her, rubbing her arms to create enough friction to warm her a little. I pulled the hood up to cover her damp hair and she tucked her hands in the big pocket. She was still crying and upset, so I gave her another hug. "It's OK Bella. I found you, and I'm going to get us out of here." My arms were wrapped all the way around her and it made me realize how small she still was. Which meant she was probably much colder than I was.

I turned my head around and spotted the trail about fifteen feet from here. It was covered a little and wasn't very visible from where we were standing. That's why she couldn't find it. That and the fact she was terrified and thought she was lost. I kept one arm around her and led her to the trail, kicking off the leafs so she could see it. She looked down and groaned. "I'm so stupid. It was right there." She lowered her head and I turned her toward me.

"You're not stupid Bella, it happens when you think you're lost." I made her lift her head to look at me. "Remember when you got lost in Sears? You couldn't find Renee, so you screamed? And she was only the next aisle over?" I chuckled a little and saw a smile spread across her face. She nodded and we started walking out of the woods.

Charlie was still standing beside the house, frantic that he couldn't find Bella. He probably didn't think she'd go in the woods. He spotted her and ran toward he, scooping her up into his arms and squeezing her tight. "Are you OK Bella?" He set her down and started checking all over her. He raised the sleeves of my hoodie, that she was practically swimming in, and checked her arms, then lifted her pant legs up to her knees and checked her legs, asking her if anything hurt. She shook her head.

"I'm not hurt. I was just scared. I got lost." She looked up at him and he picked her up again. She wrapped her tiny arms around his neck and hugged him back.

Charlie even went as far as asking me to call my dad and asking him to come over, so he could check Bella out. Bella was just a little shaken and cold and he suggested something warm to drink and big blanket, so all of us kids scrambled to the couch and somehow managed to squeeze all of us on it, with Bella in the middle. That was the day I realized something was wrong between Bellas parents. They got into a huge fight because Charlie had been concerned and worried, terrified he couldn't find his daughter, while Renee stayed in the kitchen making dinner.

This spot was important to me because it was the first time I thought I lost Bella. When I heard her scream, even being only eight years old, my heart wretched. I was a young boy with a best friend that was lost, and all I could think about was that I had to find her. I had to find my Bella. My Bella? I like the sound of that. She was mine, even then. She's always been mine, and I hated the feeling that I thought I lost her. But the fact that I found her is what made me want to bring her here today. To remind her that she'd never be lost as long as I was here. As long as I existed, I'd always find her. Always help her out.

"You remember that?" I felt Bellas hand on my arm and looked down at her semi-shocked face, nodding.

"Of course I do. You were lost, and all I could think about was finding you. I had to find you Bella." I looked into the woods and smiled. "And I did." I leaned down to kiss her and she wrapped her arms around my neck. She started moving her lips against mine and I held her tighter. I felt like it was never tight enough. No matter how close she was to me, she could always be closer. That I could always pull her more near to me.

When she pulled away to breath she rested her head on my chest. "You know, that day, I was scared outta my mind. But when I saw you," She bent her head up to look at me. "I felt relieved. Wasn't even worried about us both being lost, just glad it was you that found me. If it had been anyone else, I probably would not have been half as happy." She smiled and stretched up to kiss me once more.

We spent a couple more minutes walking and eventually found a thick log just a couple feet from the clear trail. We took a seat and just talked. Talked about us, about that day, about when we were kids and the great things about being little. I missed being a child. It was so simple, so easy. You didn't have things to worry about, you didn't have issues and concerns. Hell, my biggest concern as a child was not waking up in time for Saturday cartoons! That was my biggest fear. Now, I had totally different ones.

Eventually we grew tired of just sitting there and decided to walk back to the car. I told her that I really didn't have a plan for today, that I was just going to play it by ear, see how things unfolded. I did tell her that I wanted to go a couple more places and she agreed that was OK.

When I got back in the car and started it, I started driving, and eventually I drove past the old church and stopped.

This was the church, that a couple years ago Carlisle and Esme renewed their vows. The vow renewal was small and elegant, just family and some friends. I was fifteen at the time, and I was Carlisles 'co' best man. He couldn't chose between me and Emmett, so he made us both do it, and Jasper was the third unofficial best man.

Flashback: Two years ago.

I ran down the hallway towards my mothers dressing room, trying to find Alice. I was supposed to walk her down the aisle and I couldn't find her no where! I finally found the right door and knocked on it.

"Yes?" It was my mothers voice.

"Is Alice in there? We're going to be late mom." I stepped closer to the door to hear her better.

"Come in Edward. It's OK."

I twisted the knob and slowly stepped into the room. I looked across the room to see Bella sitting in the chair next to the table my mom was standing in front of. She was gorgeous. She hardley ever wore dresses, but when she did, she lit up a room. I tore my eyes away from Bella for a minute to look at my mom. She was beautiful in her dress as well. "Are you guys ready? Where's Alice?"

My mom stepped forward and closed the door. "There's been a change of plans. You're going to walk Bella. I thought about it, and Alice should walk with Jasper, while Emmett walks with Rosalie. That leaves you and Bella." She smiled and looked at Bella, who was still sitting down.

"Are you sure? Who's going to walk you mom?" Esmes dad died a couple years after me and Alice were born. I didn't know him, or remember anything about him.

She smiled, "No one. I'm going to walk myself. I'm a big girl, I can handle it. Besides, it's not like we're already not married." She turned back around to fix little things with her hair and the dress and I looked over at Bella.

"Well I guess I get to walk you instead." I smiled and walked over to her, extending my arm.

For some reason, when they told me I would be walking with Alice, I was happy, but not excited. I didn't mind walking with her, she was my sister, of course I didn't, but there was someone I would rather walk with. I didn't know why, but all of a sudden it felt like I was being drawn to Bella. Every little thing we did, I had to be close. I couldn't explain it, and I couldn't put the pieces together, but it was what I wanted, and it was getting harder and harder to fight it. At first it was easy, her smile was just a smile. Nothing more. He laugh, just a laugh. He quirks were what I had known my whole life, and there was really nothing special about them. But in the past couple months, her smile became something I needed to see. Her laugh, became something I needed to hear. The small things about her were shining through like the brightest light I'd ever seen. I couldn't ignore them, and I couldn't for the life of me explain it to myself. I didn't know why I got so upset every night when she went home. I didn't know why I looked forward to science class so much more. I didn't know why I got this feeling inside my stomach that knotted and twisted and turned every time a guy made Bella laugh. Or every time Mike Newton approached her. I was so confused that it was tearing at me. It pissed me off that I couldn't explain it. Couldn't put any of my emotions into words.

"Ready Edward?" I focused my eyes only to see Bella waving her hand in front of my face. I felt the almost irresistible urge to reach out and grab her hand, taking it in my own. That was another one of those feelings, the ones I didn't understand.

I nodded and she lowered her hand. I felt my own relax as I stuck my elbow out. She looped her arm through mine and rested her hand on my arm. We walked down the hallway, with Esme right behind us. Carlisle was already out there and the rest were waiting behind the closed doors. "OK, Emmett, Rosalie go. Then Alice and Jasper. Bella and Edward, I want you right before me." Esme smiled down at us and put a hand on Bellas shoulder. "Alice didn't want to go last, and since you're the closest thing to another daughter I have, I figured you should take her original place." Bella nodded quickly and thanked Esme.

We did just as planned, and when it was time for Bella and I to walk down the aisle, something stronger than anything else that ran across my mind today, hit me. Would I ever do this again? Walking down the aisle, I mean. Would I ever be the one at the other end waiting for a beautiful bride? Would I get so lucky? I felt Bellas hand tighten on my arm and looked down at her. She looked up at me and smiled and for that one moment, I pictured Bella in a wedding dress, walking down the aisle to meet the man that would never be good enough for her. He would be the luckiest guy on the planet, no doubt, but in no way good enough for Bella Swan. All of a sudden, I got that knotting feeling again, and it was almost painful, more painful than any of the other times.

I only realized a couple months later that the pain I was feeling was jealousy. I didn't know why I didn't see it sooner, but something in me kept trying to deny it. Finally, it gave up and everything hit me. I knew why she was starting to be the very center of my universe. And I loved it.

That night, at the small reception, me and Bella had discussed our own weddings. I don't remember now what brought that conversation on, but it was good, and it was fun. She said she didn't want anything like this. She didn't want too many people there, she didn't much attention, she didn't want the big, white, fluffy princess dress. She wanted everything to be simple. We had even joked that it would just be best for her to run off to Vegas and elope. Surprisingly, it worked for her, and I could picture her doing that. But now in my mental visions, it was us running off to Vegas to elope. I couldn't picture Bella walking down a long white aisle, with tons of people watching.

I would make any sacrifice for Bella, and that was one I was willing to make. I myself, wanted the wedding, nothing big, nothing fancy, but I wanted to see her in a white gown, walking toward me with her arm interlocked with her fathers. It made for an incredible picture in my head. But I knew I would let her do this her way. If she said yes.

"Edward?" I felt my hand being squeezed and looked down to see Bellas hand in mine.

"Yes love?" I turned to face her, still parked in the front of the church, and smiled at her.

"What are we doing here?" She looked slightly confused, so I told her. I told her everything about that day. All the feelings I was having, without even knowing it. All the things that crossed my mind when I looked down at her halfway down the aisle. How I didn't know what jealously was until someone approached Bella, seeking her affection.

She was absolutely surprised, as she usually was when I revealed how I felt about her before she knew. Even before I knew. I finally drove away from there and to the park. The park held so many memories, that it was hard to focus on one. There were days me and Bella spent hours here when we were younger. Every time Esme had free time off of work, she would bring us here. It was easier than keeping Emmett cooped up in the house all day. Especially after his Spiderman phase. I can't count how many times he tried to scale the living room wall with suction cups.

"Come on Edward!" I looked over and saw Bella halfway out the door, looking back at me. She smiled and nodded her head toward the swings.

I jumped out of the car and ran after her, catching up to her halfway and grabbing her around the waist and spinning her around. Her head flew back with laughter as I set her down. She wiggled from my embrace and took off again. She sat down on a swing and looked over at me. "Well? Are you gonna push me? Or do I have to do it myself?" She smiled and I walked over to her. I took my place behind her and before I started pushing, I lifted her hair away from her and kissed the back of her neck. She scrunched her shoulders up and giggled, making me smile.

She spent too much time trying to be the adult of the house. Her father couldn't cook much, besides eggs and grilled cheese, and most of the time those weren't even edible to anyone but himself, so Bella took over when she was old enough. He was pretty bad at house work too, the cleaning, laundry, pretty much everything else, so Bella took that over too. Everything Charlie couldn't do, Bella did. Just about everything Renee was supposed to be here for, Bella was left to do. Esme taught her how to grocery shop at fourteen. What fourteen year old needs to know how to do that? So every chance she got to take back just a second of the childhood she had to throw away, she loved. And she enjoyed it. Which is why I loved bringing her here. When we needed to just detach from everything, and have everything be simple again, this was the place to go.

I started pushing her higher on the swing, and every time she came back to me, she giggled. Right then, I didn't feel like the eighteen year old adult about to pop the question to the love of his life, I felt like a teenager enjoying a fun date with his best friend, who also happened to be the only girl he ever wanted.

"OK! Edward, stop! I think my stomach is about to explode!" She was laughing so hard as I stopped the swing. She jumped off, steadying herself, and took of running again. I ran after her and followed her to the jungle gym. She climbed the ladder and when she got to the top she looked back at me. She sat down and slid her shoes off her feet, tossing them to me. I caught them one at a time and set them under the platform she was sitting on. "Take your shoes off and come up." She stood and I reached down, hurrying to take them off and climbed up after her. She grabbed my hand as I stepped off the last one and led me to the monkey bars.

"Bella, you know you suck at those." I looked at her and then down.

She smiled. "I know, but I love them. I'll get it one day." She went to grab the first bar, but I stopped her. I moved her back a little and grabbed on, dropping myself back to the ground. I could easily reach the bar from the ground, so this wouldn't be hard.

I motioned for her to grab onto the bar and drop her feet. She did, and I grabbed a hold of her waist. I held tight and told her to move her hand to the next one. She hesitated, but I gripped her a little tighter, letting her know I was here. "I won't let you fall." I smiled up at her and she moved her hand, swinging it to the next one. She quickly brought her other hand to the next one and kept on. She didn't hesitate again all the way to the end. She stepped back onto the platform and I reached up, gripping the bar and bringing my legs up next to her. I stood up straight and looked down at her. She threw her arms around my neck and reached up to kiss me. I kissed her back, resting my hands on her hips.

"Thank you." She pulled away and took my hand, pulling me to the slide. "Sit down first."

I did and held on to the bar above my head. She slipped herself onto my lap and pulled her knees to her chest, putting her feet in between my knees. She looked back at me and I rested my chin on her shoulder, kissing her. When she pulled away she pushed us away from the bar and down the slide. We got to the bottom and she threw her head back against my shoulder and laughed. She jumped up and grabbed my hand, pulling me with her. She wrapped her arms around my waist and rested her forehead on my chest. "I love you Edward." She looked up and smiled at me.

"I love you too Bella." I put all the feelings I could into that one small sentence, than I leaned down at pressed my lips back to hers. Right where they belonged.

Before I could get too into the kiss, she pulled away giggling. "Edward, we're on a playground." She lightly slapped my chest.

I laughed before moving to kiss her nose. "So." I took a quick look around. "I don't see any kids around. And there are no rules posted around here saying no making out with your girlfriend." I moved back down to her lips and kissed her again, tightening my grip on her. We eventually pulled away and ran around the small park for another hour or so. It was so nice seeing her just relax and just have fun, enjoy herself.

After we were done, I noticed she was running toward the small field adjacent to the park. I took off after her, wondering what she was doing. When I finally caught up to her, I pulled her against me. Being Bella, she tripped and once I noticed we were going down, I twisted so my back would land on the ground and she'd land on top of me, instead of below me. I hit the ground and held Bella, crushing her to me. She continued to laugh and I just leaned my head back, listening to her. I closed my eyes and felt her shake on top of me.

After she calmed down enough, she laid her head on my chest and I took a deep breath. She moved up a bit, and I felt her hair fall over my arm. I leaned my head up and saw that she was looking straight at me. He deep brown eyes just staring at me. She didn't say anything, didn't move, nothing. I reached up and cupped her face in my hands, smoothing my thumbs across her warm cheeks. She smiled and I ran my thumb over he bottom lip. Her face was perfect. Her body was perfect. Along with her personality and charm. Everything about her.

She sat up and straddled my waist leaning down to kiss me. She laid each of her hands on either side of my face and pressed herself to me. She ran her tongue along my bottom lip, but before I parted my lips for her, I rolled us over and hovered above her. I crushed my lips back to hers with a level of passion and urgency I don't think I've used before. She quickly responded and wrapped her arms tight around my neck, pulling me closer.

After a couple minutes my head had to remind me where we were. I reluctantly pulled away from Bella and pulled her up to me. "Can we get out of here. I have an idea of what else I wanna do tonight." I smiled at her and began to stand. She nodded and smiled back at me.

We walked back over to grab our shoes and pulled them on, then walked to the car. I looked at the time and saw that it was almost two thirty. I knew I had to be home at three to call Mr. Andersons secretary and set up our second meeting in Port Angeles. That was where his third office was, and it's where the our school music teacher worked before starting at Forks high school.

When we got home, Bella convinced me to let her make lunch while I made my phone call. Halfway into the call, the woman said it would just be easier if I came down to the office. I tried to get out of it, but soon realized this was my future career, and I had to do certain things in order for this to work, so I finally agreed and headed into the kitchen to break the news to Bella.

She was just setting the sandwiches on the counter and looked over at me as I entered the kitchen. "Hey babe, I made you a sandwich. The mac and cheese is almost done, want some?" She smiled up at me and I nodded. I walked over and gave her a kiss, taking over the mac and cheese. When that was finished we sat down at the island in the kitchen and ate our lunch. "So, how did your phone call go?" She wiped her mouth and got up to refill our drinks.

I was glad she brought it, cause I didn't know how to say anything. I was sure she wouldn't mind, but this was our day, and now I had to run all the way to Port Angeles to have a meeting. This sucked. "Actually Bella, they want me to go to their office and talk to them in person. Meet the guys I'll be working with." I looked up at her to see her smile.

"That's great Edward!" She walked over and gave me a kiss. "Why don't you look excited?"

"I am, but I have to go right now. Like we should be leaving right now." I looked back at my plate, then back at her. Her eyes got wide and she started chewing on her bottom lip. She had no clue what that did to me every time she did that.

She finally moved and reached over for my empty plate, carrying it to the sink and rinsing it off. "OK, well are you ready?" She turned to look back at me while moving about the kitchen cleaning up the little mess she made.

I got up to help her and walked to her, putting a hand on her shoulder. "You mean you're not mad?"

"Why would I be mad Edward? This is technically your job, and it's what you have to do. I'm not mad." She smiled at me and finishing rinsing stuff off. "I can do this while you're there."

"Not a chance, you're coming with me." I grabbed her hand and we rushed out the door to the car. I made sure we locked up the house and sped to Port Angeles.

We got there just in time to meet with the two guys I'd be working with. I felt kinda bad because I couldn't really concentrate on the meeting. I was too busy thinking about if I'd have enough time to get Bella home, fix her something for dinner, then work on my plan. I still hadn't quite figured out how I was going to go about this, but I guess when the moment was right, it would just work. Just happen.

About an hour and a half later we were almost done. All they wanted to do now was walk me and Bella to the music room, the place I'd spend time in when I came up here. When I told them I had a keyboard and a piano, they said that would make it easier for me to work from home, and not have to make the almost hour trip to work everyday. Instead we agreed on me coming in to the office two to three times a week. That worked for me. Gave me more time with Bella.

"OK Edward. So this is the room we have set up for our musicians. The piano is over there if you want to go take a look." Tim, the first guy I had met today showed us into the room and pointed to the black piano in the corner. I walked over and sat down, lightly touching the keys. The piano was beautiful and it was perfect for when I would be here.

"This is great." I stood up from the bench and looked back at Tim. I looked over at Bella and saw her face was lit up. I loved the excitement she got from me playing.

"Good. OK, well unless you have any questions, I guess we're done here. We've covered everything right?" He looked from me to Bella. She nodded and looked at me smiling.

"Yep. I don't have any questions, but if something crosses my mind I'll give you a call." I walked over to Bella, shaking Tims hand and then the other guy.

On the way home Bella was beaming. She was so happy for me and I loved seeing that she was this supportive of what I was wanting to do. The hours wouldn't be a problem, and neither would the commute. It was my dream job, and I was grateful to have had the chance. When we got home I saw that it was already going on seven. It was getting late and I had to step up and get things done now.

I led her into the house with my hand on her back and slipped her jacket off of her shoulders. All the way here I was formulating a plan in my head, and I knew exactly what to do. I led her to the couch and sat her down, turning on the TV. "Please wait here, I'll be right back, but don't come upstairs, OK?"

She looked at me really weird, but finally slowly nodded. "Um, OK?" She laughed but leaned back on the couch.

I hurried upstairs and into Alices room. I had texted her earlier before we left and asked her if she had any bubble bath and candles in her room and she told me exactly where they were. Surprisingly, she didn't press for information. I ran to the bathroom and started the water. I poured the bubble bath in, but I didn't know how much to put. I kept the water running while I ran back to Alices room and grabbed every candle in there. I took them back to the bathroom and lit them, setting them various places around the tub and counter. I cleaned everything up and reached over to turn off the water.

I stood back and looked at the tub, quickly realizing I had put in too much bubble soap. I didn't what to do, so I ran my hand through the bubbles, trying to dissolve some of them. Some of them fell over the tub, but I could clean that later. I ran downstairs, went straight to Bella and scooped her up in my arms. She squealed and laughed all the way up the stairs and into the bathroom. When she saw what I did he mouth flew open and her eye brows shot up. "Oh my god Edward! How did you, when did you.." She sighed. "This is beautiful." She looked at me and kissed me. I set her down and told her she was to spend no less than an hour relaxing. Before I could turn around, she lifted her shirt over her head and threw it to the ground, smiling at me.

"OK." Sh grinned wider and I turned around, trying not to focus too much on her body sans clothes behind me. I had a plan to stick too. When I heard her climb in the tub, I turned back around. I folded a towel and put it behind her head so she could rest against it.

"Now I mean it Isabella, no less than an hour. Then you can come downstairs, OK?" She nodded and closed her eyes. I leaned down and kissed her before walking to the door. "I'll bring you a robe when I'm ready for you to get out. Til then, there are no towels in the closet. And Esme wouldn't like you dripping all over her floors." She laughed and I walked out the door after telling her I loved her and shutting off the light.

I hurried downstairs and to the car, racing to the nearest chinese food take out restaurant. I hurried and ordered what Bella liked and raced back home. I was going for the illusion that I cooked it, so I set out plates and tried my best to hide the take out containers. Hopefully she wouldn't go rummaging through the trash any time soon. I looked at the clock and saw my hour was almost up, so I went upstairs, grabbing Alices extra robe and one of her over-sized fluffy towels and walked to the bathroom. I knocked lightly before stepping in. She was still in the tub, smiling as I walked in.

"Can I get out now? I'm gonna look like a prune." She raised her hands out of the bath and I laughed.

I walked over and unfolded the towel, "Well, at least you're a cute prune." I started to hand it to her, but she just twisted and started standing. When she was fulling standing, with her back to me, I wrapped the towel around her and lifted her from the tub, setting her on the rug. I started working on controling my breathing and trying not to just grab her up and carry her to my room, forgetting everything downstairs. "Dry off and meet me in the living room." I kissed her neck and whispered I loved her in her ear before turning the light back on and blowing out the candles.

I ran to my room to grab what I needed, then back downstairs to dim the lights. I set a white sheet over the coffee table and turned on the CD I had made a couple days ago. I ran to get the food and as I was walking out of the kitchen I saw Bella coming down the stairs in the robe. I smiled and walked to the table to set down the plates. I took her hand and set a pillow on the floor for her to sit on. She tightened the robe around her and sat down. "You cooked?" She eyed the food then looked at me.

"Uh, um, yeah. Yes I did." I smiled a cheeky chin and handed her a fork.

After dinner was done, I turned to face her. It was now or never. I needed to do this. I took a deep breath and set my hand on the outside of my pocket, hoping for some kinda of motivation to hurry up and strike me. I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing was coming out. Was I chickening out? No!

"Bella, you know you mean everything to me. I don't have to tell you that, but I'm going to anyways." I swallowed hard and took another breath. "I love you, and there is nothing else in this world that I would rather do than be with you. You are everything. Everything I've ever had, or needed, or wanted. Now you're everything I want my future to entail. You mean more to me then anyone, even myself, and I'd go to the greatest lengths for you, and only you." I stopped and looked down, trying to steady my hands and clear my head. I had planned everything I wanted to say, and now, I couldn't remember one single word of it.

"Edward, what's going on?" She touched my hand and I jumped slightly. God what was wrong with me.

"I don't know Bella." It was almost an honest answer. I looked back at her and my heart skipped a beat. She was right here, in front of me, waiting for me to speak. I felt my teeth start to rattle and I took one more deep breath before attempting to continue. "Bella, ever since you told me you loved me, my world has been complete. There is nothing more I could possibly ask for. You are the only thing I'll ever need to be content. You're the only person that can make me feel like I can't do no wrong. Like every thing I do is worth something. You've been there for every little thing in my life, and I want you there for the rest of it. For anything I'll ever go through, I want to know you're there. I want to know I'm lucky enough to have you in my life til the very end. You're the only woman I'll ever wanna be with, and if I can't have you, I don't want anything. There is nothing I wouldn't give you if I had the chance. And I'll take every opportunity I can to give you exactly what you need to be happy. I'll be there, and take care of you and love you better than any other man. I'm sure there is someone out there that can give you ten times the things I can, but he won't love you like I do. No one will. No one can. You're the woman I wanna devote all of myself to. You have my whole heart, and there is nothing left of me you don't already have. Give me the chance to be there for you for the rest of your life, and I'll take it without hesitation." I stopped and tried to wet my lips. My mouth was dry and my heart was beating erratically. I couldn't keep my hand from trembling and the small box in my pocket felt like it was burning.

She looked at me and I saw tears in her eyes. She was biting her bottom lip and looked scared.

"Can I continue?" I squeezed her hand and she nodded slowly. "I'm in love with you Bella, and I don't really know how to put that into words. All I can really tell you is that for the rest of your life, I'll be there for you. Every time you need me, I'll be right beside you. You'll never have to look far." I leaned over and kissed her, and feeling her tears hit my cheeks made my own start. I didn't know if her tears were a good thing, but here goes nothing. I pulled the box from my pocket and held it between us. When I pulled away, her eyes were closed.

"I love you Edward." He eyes opened slightly and I lowered the small box out of her sight. "Now what is going on?" She held a bit of desperation in her eyes, obviously needing to know where this was going.

"I want to spend the rest of my life with you. It's as simple as that. I want to be your best friend, the man that loves you everynight til my time is done, and I want to show it every day." I raised the box and opened it. "I want to marry you Isabella Swan. I wanna be your husband and the guy that you give your all to. I want to be beyond what you ever dreamed of."

Her hand flew to her mouth and she gasped. The tears started coming faster, just streaming down her beautiful face. She didn't say anything for a couple minutes, just cried.

This might not be good.

Don't hate me =| lol, you're not going to get the answer til Bellas point of view. Sorry (=

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