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Disclaimer: If SM wrote on fanficion, would she be as rich as she is right now? I know I'm not rich; therefore, I'm not SM and I don't own Twilight.
**I don't mean to offend anyone with this chap, I have gay friends and love them dearly!**
A Summer to Remember, Chapter thirty-nine: I Don't Know, But It'll Work.
EPOV
I watched Bella squirm and smile the entire way back to Forks. She looked so beautiful and peaceful despite her chaotic day.
When we arrived at her house, I slid her out of the car, taking special care not to wake her up, and carried her up to her room. As we were going up the narrow stair case, she began stirring in my arms causing me to pull her even more tightly against my chest.
"Hey." I whispered when I saw her eyes beginning to open.
"Hey." She whispered back, her voice thick with sleep. "Did I sleep the whole way here?"
I nodded as I sat her down on the bed and bent down to take off her shoes. Once I was done, I kissed her cheek and began to leave the room.
"Where are you going?" she asked getting up and grabbing her pajamas.
"Downstairs, why love?"
"Stay?" she asked.
I smiled. "Alright, get ready and I'll be back in a few minutes."
Alice was talking animatedly on her phone to who I'm guessing is either Ryan, Austin, someone else in one of Bella's bands, or Rose because Jake would have already told Lorie. Once she saw me, she held up one finger to tell me to wait. I walked into the living room and shed my clothing and pulled on navy plaid pajama pants and a white t-shirt.
Alice came bouncing into the room, her happy expression quickly turning into a scowl. "Why didn't you tell me you were going to ask her?!?!"
I shrugged. "I don't know…probably because I wasn't even sure I was going to do it tonight." I told her smiling again at the realization that Bella and I would be bonded for life in just a few short months.
"So you, Mr. I-Have-To-Always-Have-A-Plan, didn't have a set plan and did this on the fly in front of a ton of strangers in a town you've never been in before?" Alice asked disbelievingly.
I thought for a second then smiled. "Yup, that sounds about right. Now if you don't mind, my fiancé is waiting for me upstairs."
Alice squealed as I went back upstairs to my fiancé, a big, cheesy smile plastered onto my face.
BPOV
I waited for Edward for a minute or two, my stomach growling a few times, but I distracted myself with the chaos that occurred today. It had been absolutely crazy! I would have never thought that the day I get out of the hospital I would do an acoustic gig with Jake and Edward, then get proposed to, all within a twenty-four hour increment.
I sunk back onto the bed smiling. I don't think this day could have gotten any better!
Knock, knock!
"Mind if I come in love?" Edward asked as he cracked the door open.
"Please do."
He came in smiling. "Hey love, you feeling okay?"
I nodded. "I'm a little hungry, but I'm okay." My stomach growled for added effect.
Edward gave me a pointed look, then scooped me up in his arms and the blanket I was laying on, then ran out to the car; passing a very annoyed Alice on the way.
"Where are we going?" I laughed as Edward slid into his seat quickly and turned on the car.
"Somewhere to get you food, of course! I can't have my fiancé getting hungry because I didn't feed her." He smiled as backed out of the driveway.
We drove around for a few minutes in the sleepy town.
"Do you want anything in particular?" Edward asked as he scanned for an open restaurant.
"Not really." I shrugged.
Edward nodded then drove into a Wendy's parking lot and quickly parked the car in the semi deserted parking lot. Then came to my door and opened his arms up to me.
I wrapped the blanket around me and gladly accepted, but instead of carrying me bridal style, he put me on his back piggy back style and carried me into the restaurant laughing.
As we were starring at the menu, the guy behind the counter gave us strange looks. He probably thought we were drunk or something by our behavior and wonderfully plaid clothing choices.
"You know what you want love?" Edward asked, turning his head a little to see me.
I nodded then kissed his cheek. "Yup, you?"
He smiled. "Yup." Then walked up to the counter.
"Welcome to Wendy's, what can I get for you tonight?" the college aged guy asked bored, still starring at us oddly.
"Well, good evening to you too…" I looked at his nametag, "Trevor. I'd like a medium chocolate frosty and a value fry, por favor!"
"I'll have the same." Edward told Trevor.
He quickly punched in the order and began making it.
As we waited, Edward scanned the empty restaurant and walked over to the biggest corner booth and plopped me down there, causing me to laugh again. Edward sat down beside me and casually wrapped his arm around my waist and began tickling me relentlessly.
I was gasping for breath when Trevor announced our order was ready.
Edward stopped tickling me, but whispered, "This isn't over my dear." Then kissed my ear, making a popping sound with his lips.
As he walked away I couldn't help but to think that he's been acting weird all night. Is he on something? I watched him as he went to get our food, but he took longer than expected. For some reason, he began talking to Trevor. Eventually, he did come back and I couldn't keep my questions to myself.
"What were you talking to Trevor about?" I asked as I took the lid off my Frosty and dipped a fry in it.
"Oh, um…"
"Come on Edward, we're engaged now, we need to be open with each other."
"Trevor asked if I was dating you or if we were just good friends; and if I wanted to go to the back with him…" Edward trailed off.
I looked at him a second then began laughing hysterically. "Did you tell him you would love to go back with him?" I laughed even harder.
Edward's face got red. "Of course not! There's only one person I would go 'to the back' with." He smiled.
"Oh really?" I asked interested.
"Yea and it would have to be that fine Rob Pattinson! He is just so fierce!" Edward told me in a high voice as if that was how he always talked.
My eyes bugged out, and Edward began laughing.
"You're so easy!" he continued laughing.
I pouted and scooted to the other side of the huge booth.
When Edward's laughing fit subsided, he looked at me and a small pout formed on his face when he noticed I wasn't by him. "Why'd you move?"
"Why'd you propose to me when you're gay?" I asked trying not to smile. "Now I know where Alice gets all her fashion sense from."
Edward's jaw dropped.
I shrugged and dipped another fry in my frosty.
"I am not, never have been, and never will even entertain the thought of being gay." Edward said sternly, looking directly into my eyes.
"It doesn't seem that way to me. Prove it." I challenged.
Within a second, Edward was beside me taking my face in his hands and kissing me fiercely. His tongue was moving rapidly against mine as his hands began running up and down my sides giving me chills. My fingers twisted in his soft hair making him quietly moan and he continued kissing me.
Too soon, my lungs began burning from lack of oxygen, and I'm guessing Edwards were as well. Slowly he began ending the kiss, letting our tongues slow down, then gently sucking on my bottom lip, and finally giving me three soft kisses on my lips before he rested his forehead against mine and breathing deeply.
"Believe me now?" he asked pulling me into his lap.
All I could do was nod. Edward never ceases to amaze me.
We stayed like that for a while before returning back to our food. Every time I dipped one of my fries in my frosty, Edward would give me a weird look.
Finally, I asked, "What?"
He shrugged, not making eye contact.
"Edward, have you never seen someone dip their fries in a frosty?" I asked, turning towards him.
He shook his head no, and I gasped.
"Then we can't get married." I stated, causing his head to shoot up and a panicked looked flash across his eyes.
"Wh-what!?!?" he asked almost scared.
"I can't marry a guy who has never tried a fry dipped in a frosty." I told him seriously.
"But it looks so disgusting!"
"Just once, that's all I'm asking." I told him, dipping one of my fries into my frosty and holding it out to him.
Reluctantly, he opened his mouth and I fed it to him smirking.
He slowly began chewing, deciding if he liked it or not. Finally, he looked up at me wide eyed.
"That has to be one of the best awkward combinations I've ever had!" he exclaimed, reaching for a fry.
I laughed, "I told you so!"
"Remind me to never doubt you ever again!" he smiled feeding me a fry.
Once we were done, Edward picked me up piggy back style and we walked out, but I didn't miss the longing look in Trevor's eyes. I buried my head in Edward's neck to keep from laughing.
Yet again, Edward swiftly slid me into the car and we drove back to the house.
When we walked in, we were still laughing about Trevor's not so subtle longing for Edward. Unfortunately, Alice had stayed up like the caring mother she is waiting for us to return.
"Where the heck have you two been?!" Alice asked sternly.
"Sorry mom, I didn't mean to worry you. Bella and I were out getting some dinner due to the fact that she hasn't eaten much all day." Edward told her looking innocent.
"Well you should have told me where you were going! I was worried sick!" Alice fretted.
I rolled my eyes. "Night mama Alice."
I pulled Edward along and we went up to my room and lay down.
Edward pulled me close to his chest. "Hey love."
"Mhum." I murmured.
"Are you ready for the craziness to begin?" he asked.
I rolled over so I was facing him and took a deep breath as I collected my thoughts. "Honestly, I have no clue about the hell Alice is going to put me through in the upcoming months. And I have no clue how you and I are going to make everything work while I'm finishing up on tour, but what I do know is that it'll work; we'll work." I told him truthfully. "Are you ready?"
Edward thought for a moment. "I have to agree. I have no clue what kind of late night phone calls she's going to be making, and how insane she'll drive me asking if I like white, off white or eggshell colored napkins or who I want on our guest list. I also don't know how I'll stand being away from you for the remainder of the tour. However, I do know that we can make it work between us. There is no doubt in my mind about that love. I lost you twice and there is no way that's ever going to happen ever again!" Edward told me with conviction, then kissing my forehead softly.
"I love you Edward, so much." I told him, squeezing him tightly. "Good night."
"I love you too my Bella. Sleep well." He told me before I drifted off to sleep feeling secure about what will come between Edward and me in the upcoming months.
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The end.
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