Moon Scars

Ch 38 – Resolution

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We held each other and made love until the sun got too low in the sky for us to be out any longer.

"We should get going." He whispered to me as I laid with my head on his chest in perfect harmonious ecstasy.

"No" I protested the idea. "I don't want to move."

"We have to because if we don't, we'll be stranded up on this mountain all night."

"And what's the problem with that?" I asked seriously, but he laughed at me.

"Well did you bring any snacks, cause I'm starving?"

"No, you were the one who always brought the pretzels."

"Sorry, I must have forgotten." He joked.

"That's really not funny." I said then turned my head to kiss his bare chest.

"You are really going to get us in trouble." He said while my kisses traveled up to his neck.

"I'll take my chances."

He laughed a few times then rolled us both over so he was back on top, but he held his weight off of me so he wouldn't be too heavy.

"You know you are just as horny as ever." He said with his lips so close to mine that they were practically touching.

"Only when it comes to you." I said and lifted my head slightly so I could kiss him.

He slowly started rocking into me, because we were still connected from the last time, and it wasn't long until we were both coming for the third or fourth time. Or were we up to five yet, I sort of lost count? When we were both temporarily satisfied enough for the moment, he pulled out and started getting dressed.

"No, come back" I whined as I laid there unwilling to move.

"We really have to go Love, it's getting late." He said while trying not to laugh.

"You just don't want me anymore because I'm fat, huh?" I joked tactlessly.

He bent back over me and got right back in my face. "Yeah you cow, you completely disgust me." He said softly, and then forced my lips apart with his to allow an entrance for his tongue. We kissed for a few more minutes, before he pulled away again, and finished getting dressed. I didn't move because I was too entranced in watching him dress himself in all his glorious perfection.

"Babe." He said after he put on his shoes.

"Ok, ok." I said and got up to dress myself. When it came to the point where I was putting on my shoes, he grabbed my feet and tied the laces for me. "Uh, thanks."

He smiled. "This is just going to get harder and harder for you."

"I never had a problem with it before." I rebutted.

"Yeah well the last time you were pregnant, you were a spry seventeen year old." He teased.

"Right, as opposed to the ancient twenty five year old that I am now."

"You're so old…is that a gray hair?" He couldn't keep a straight face as he said that.

"You're older than me." I told him, but he just smirked.

He finally convinced me to finish getting dressed and as we were about to step out of the meadow and into the surrounding forest, I froze.

"What's wrong?" He asked concerned.

"Are you going to disappear on me as soon as we leave here like you used to?"

"Nothing in life is certain, so let's just try it and see." He smiled at me crookedly.

"I'm not going to take you back again." I told him with a straight face. "If you ditch me again, then you are on your own."

"Really?" He asked while raising one of his eyebrows, completely calling my bluff.

I glared at him briefly. "No not really, you know I'll always take you back no matter what." I said with a sorrow filled smile.

He smiled back at me, and then looked nervously out at the trees beyond the meadow. "Well there's really only one way to know for sure if I'm still going to be here after we leave."

"Oh yeah, what's that?" I asked him locking my feet in place, refusing to take another step.

"We just need to try it and see." He said with a grin and before I could protest, he scooped me into his arms and ran us out of the meadow. "See, still me." He continued to walk while carrying me.

"You can put me down now." I said feeling happier than I ever had in my entire life.

"Do you really want me to?"

"No, but there is no way you're going to be able to walk all the way carrying me."

"I bet I could."

"Yes, but you would probably be sore tomorrow, and I need you feeling your best."

"And why's that?"

"So you can make love to me all day again."

"You know, I'm much more likely to get sore from that, then from carrying you like this."

"Oh well I'm sorry that fucking me causes you pain." I said pretending to be offended.

"Don't worry babe, it's a good pain." He said and kissed me passionately before setting me back on my feet.

We got to the car and drove back home just as the sky turned to dark shades of purples and blues. Even though I drove there, Edward drove home and I spent the entire trip holding on to his right arm and kissing his neck and shoulder. It didn't matter that we had spent the majority of the day having sex, I just couldn't get enough of him and I knew for a fact that I never would.

"Hey, where the hell have you two been, we were about to send out a search party for you." Emmet said as we got out of the car.

"Hey Emmet, I have an idea." Edward said enthusiastically.

"What?"

"Mind your own fucking business." Edward told him annoyed.

"Holy fucking shit, welcome back bro." Emmet must have realized that Tony wouldn't have said that to him. He put out his hand to greet him as if they hadn't seen each other in a long time.

"Thanks man." Edward said in a lighter tone and slapped Emmet's hand and they did an awkward half hug thing.

We walked in the house and everyone was sitting around going over last minute wedding plans and just relaxing together casually. Alice looked over at us first and she smiled widely and ran over to us and hugging Edward tightly. She didn't need an explanation, she knew he was back for good and she was so excited.

"I knew you'd be here in time." She said with the biggest smile I had ever seen on her face.

"What's going on?" Bree asked.

"Edward's back." Emmet said cheerfully.

The emotional climate in the room completely changed into one of a jovial celebration as Vanessa and all the Cullens practically tackled Edward to the ground.

"Welcome back Son." Carlisle managed to say finally after the huddle receded.

"Thanks Dad." He said sincerely.

"Oh, come here you." Esme said while grabbing him into a one on one hug. "Don't you ever leave like that again." She scolded him.

"Sorry Mom." He said quietly and she just squeezed him tighter and cried happily.

"Why is grandma crying?" Carlie asked me while watching them.

"She's just really happy." I told her.

We spent the next day all together, catching up, and just feeling a sense of completeness which we never felt entirely before. I wanted to be selfish with him and keep him locked in our room all day, but I figured that we still had all night, and our honeymoon was quickly approaching where we'll get do stay connected for as long as we want.

Edward took some time out to fix Jake's car, and Jake took that time to grill him a little. Bree and I refused to leave Edward for a minute so we were privileged to the annoyingly wonderful banter between them.

"Jacob, this is so fucking easy, why the hell can't you do this crap yourself." Edward said as he fiddled with the engine.

"Hey you couldn't do it yesterday morning either." Jake said bitterly.

"No, I didn't even try to do it yesterday." Edward corrected him. "And yesterday, I didn't remember ever working on cars before, where as you have been working on them most of your life."

"Speaking of remembering stuff, so now that you remember everything and all, who the hell are you rooting for in football?"

Edward thought for a moment. "Neither." He said without a hint of sarcasm.

"What? Come on." Jake said frustrated.

"What the hell difference does it make?"

"Because it's a matter of pride for your home and the team that represents it."

"Whatever, I have better things to think about than what stupid sporting team to root for." Edward told him then threw the rag down which he was using to clean up some oil. "There, it's fixed." He said then walked over to where I was sitting with Bree, and kissed me.

"Edward, some people are here to see you." Esme said as she peeked into the garage. "They're here early for the wedding tomorrow, and I think they're from New York."

"Oh, Ok." He said and grabbed my hand pulling me with him to go see who was there to visit.

"Hey Tony, my man." A guy said enthusiastically.

"Hey Benjamin, how are you?" Edward said while greeting him with a hug. "Hey Tia" Edward turned to hug the woman who was there also.

"It's good to see you." Tia told him.

"Yeah, you too. Uh, this is my fiancé Bella, Bella this is my old college roommate Benjamin, and his wife Tia." He introduced us.

"Hi, nice to meet you." I told them and went to shake their hands when Ben pulled me into a hug.

"Daddy, the vampires are coming." Carlie came screaming out of the house and practically jumped into his arms.

"What are you talking about princess?" He asked her.

"Uncle Jake said that the vampires would come if I didn't eat my carrots, and I didn't, so now they're coming." Carlie said franticly while grabbing a hold of Edward's face.

"Baby, there is no such thing as vampires." Edward tried calming her. "JACOB, YOU MORON!" He yelled to the garage.

"Hey there sweetheart, you look so much like your daddy." Tia said to Carlie.

Carlie smiled widely at her. "Thank you."

"Carlie these are my friends from New York, Ben and Tia." He told her.

We spent a couple hours with Edward's friends and I was amazed how very 'Tony like' Edward was with them. The way he spoke, the words he used, even the cadence of his stories, were all uniquely Tony. I started panicking inside thinking the worse, but I wouldn't allow myself to lose it, not with Carlie sitting on his lap.

"Well, we should be going, we'll see you at the wedding." Ben said finally.

"Yeah, thanks for stopping by." Edward said. Carlie and I said goodbye as well, and when their car was out of sight, I looked at Edward scared for a brief moment, but then his demeanor completely changed.

Carlie skipped off to pick wildflowers in the yard and when she was safely out of hearing range, Edward turned around towards the garage. "That fucking prick, why the hell does he keep telling Carlie shit like that?" He said then stormed off to where Jake was, probably to yell at him. I took a deep breath of relief because that was definitely an Edward reaction.

I realized then that it was just going to take time to get used to having the two personalities mixed the way that they are, but nothing could make me happier. Even though it had only been a little over a day since Edward got his full memory, there would never be another doubt in my mind that he was going to keep both personalities simultaneously.

"Bella, there you are, I need you to come look at the seating chart one last time." Alice said and dragged me into the house.

I really didn't care at all about the seating chart, but since the question was about some of my cousins who Alice never met, I was forced to give her my uncaring opinion.

"What the hell?" I heard Carlisle say from in the living room. Alice and I had been sitting in the kitchen going over things for almost an hour, but there was something in Carlisle's voice that made me concerned, so I quickly ran to see what was wrong.

"What is it?" I asked trying not to panic. Carlisle was looking out the window intently, not even noticing that I was even there.

"Fucking bastard" He said finally before turning away from the window. I never heard Carlisle speak negatively about anyone, little alone curse like that, so I knew something was terribly wrong.

"What is it?" I asked him again.

"Aro." He said without looking at me. I didn't know what that meant, but apparently it was very bad because Carlisle was very unhinged. "Esme!" He yelled because she was in another room. "Call the police!"

I followed him towards the front door, but then he finally noticed me. "Bella, you should stay inside. You don't need to be in the middle of this."

"Carlisle what's happening and what is Aro?"

"Not what…who." He said then walked outside with me following behind him.

Right away I noticed the black Rolls-Royce parked in the driveway which definitely stood out amongst the catering vans and set up crew cars, which were there to get everything ready for the huge event that Alice planned.

In front of the luxury car stood a tall lanky man with long black hair combed in a way so it was slick and parted down the middle. He was wearing a black designer suit which was perfectly pressed and tailored. He also wore an expression that was a mix of cocky arrogance and evil scheming. It was obvious this man wasn't a friend nor awkward acquaintance that had to be invited to the wedding out of respect or obligation, this man was up to no good, and this man was talking to Edward.

"Aro, you have no business here, I suggest you leave immediately before the police get here." Carlisle said angrily.

"Carlisle my old friend, I mean no ill will." Aro said softly in a pleasantly sinister way. "I've just come to have a little chat with my buddy Edward here."

"Yeah well you can go to hell." Edward said suddenly. "Bella, you should go back in the house."

"Isabella, you are lovelier than your picture." He said in a voice that slithered like a snake.

"Don't you fucking speak to her." Edward fumed.

"How do you have a picture of her, or know anything about her at all?" Carlisle asked him full of anger.

"I make it my business to know everything about the people I go up against, I even know about your precious Carlie." Aro smirked, and Edward lost it. He lunged at him, but Emmet seemed to appear out of nowhere and grabbed him from behind before he could make contact.

"Cool it bro, that's not going to solve anything."

After Emmet showed up, Jasper and Jake somehow knew there was trouble, so they came as well. In response the growing number of family members present, three rather large men got out of Aro's car to stand behind him in a protective manner. All were muscular, but one had to be the largest man I had ever seen in person, he reminded me of Lurch from the 'Addams Family'.

I had no idea what was going on, or who this man was, but it was obvious that he just threatened my daughter and I wasn't going to stand for it. "Just who the hell are you, so I know who to sue for harassment?" I asked him forcefully.

"Edward, it is very rude that you haven't introduced us yet. Remember what I taught you, mind your manners." He said smugly.

"Aro was an old acquaintance of mine who I once thought was a good person, but I was very wrong." Carlisle explained. "He was the owner and operator of the Seattle Boys Home where Edward grew up. He knew damn well what was going on to the boys there and instead of fixing the situation and getting those boys help, he covered it up and destroyed documents."

"Oh Carlisle, it disappoints me that you choose to believe the lies, there is no proof, and that's why after all these years, they still have yet to arrest me."

"Yeah no proof but my testimony, which is why you're here." Edward seethed. "I never showed up to testify because technically I was dead, but now that I'm among the undead, you're here to make sure I keep my mouth shut. Am I right?"

"Edward my dear boy, you were always too smart for your own good. I am a very powerful business man who, out of the goodness of my own heart, opened that home for poor abandoned boys with nowhere else to go, and a few misdoings have the potential to ruin me forever, it's a terrible injustice."

"What's a terrible injustice is the fact that you are still out in public living freely." Carlisle told him.

"You knew exactly what was happening, I came to you and told you." Edward refuted Aro.

"I don't recall that conversation." Aro said sadistically.

Two police cars pulled onto the Cullen property, and I hated the fact that Charlie was one of them though I wasn't at all surprised, of course he'd show up to a call here. I guess just having Charlie there reminded me too much of the last confrontation we were in that he showed up to, the one where Edward and I both ended up shot, and I lost him for over six years.

"What seems to be the problem here?" Charlie asked in his official tone.

"Well it seems to me that these here gentlemen are trespassing." Emmet said letting his own cop personality come out, even if he had no jurisdiction in Forks.

Charlie looked at the men, and then he glanced at me and Edward before turning to Jacob for reaffirmation. It wasn't that he didn't believe Emmet's word, he just trusted Jacob as a cop more and would go along with anything that he said.

"I'm not exactly sure what's going on here." Jacob said honestly.

"Officer, I will be perfectly forthcoming." Aro said in false politeness. "I have broken no laws and I will leave peacefully if that is what they wish."

"Officer Swan, this man threatened my son and his family." Carlisle told Charlie suggestively, meaning me and Carlie.

"I did no such thing, I was invited to the upcoming nuptials and I just came early to offer my own personal congratulations." Aro said and handed Charlie what looked like one of our wedding invitations.

Charlie looked at it, then looked at me, then back to Carlisle. "Unless there was some damage done, or there was some sort of physical altercation, then there really isn't much I can do here."

"He's lying. No one here would ever invite him." Edward said insistently.

"And how would you know that for sure? Haven't you had multiple mental issues lately where you forget entire periods of time?" Aro asked him mockingly.

"What the hell is it exactly that you want here?" Edward asked frustrated.

"I just wanted to touch base with you and make sure that we leave the past where it belongs…in the past. There is no sense in dredging up unpleasant memories."

"Oh yeah, and why would I ever choose to keep my mouth shut when it's so much more fun to revisit old fond memories?"

"Because if you wish to go that route, things could become very unpleasant." Aro smiled insolently. "Where is that darling little Carlie anyway?" Edward had been barely hanging on the verge since Aro first arrived, but not even Emmet could hold him back from attacking after that. But Jasper, Carlisle and Jake all lunged for Edward at the same time and it took all of them to restrain him in order to avoid an assault charge.

"Edward listen to me." Carlisle said in a loud forceful whisper. "If you attack him, Charlie will have to arrest you. That is what he wants, he's trying to provoke you so you'll end up behind bars and you won't be able to testify. Be strong son, and we'll put him away for good the legal way."

Listening to Carlisle's words, mixed with the subtle threats Aro made towards my daughter, made something in me snap. But instead of snapping in anger, they snapped in place and things became very clear.

"Dad?"

"Yes Bella?" Charlie said, his voice hard with stress.

"Have you ever heard of the Nahuel-Joham case of 1986?"

"No, can't say that I have." He looked at me inquisitively. The others on both sides of the confrontation stopped to listen to me as well.

"I may not be a lawyer, but I took a few law classes in college. My Law 101 class reviewed a case about a man named J. Joham who worked in an office which he shared with another man. Well that office was found to contain evidence that his partner was sexually assaulting a little boy who lived next door to him. It was later discovered that Joham had full knowledge of the abuse and helped try to cover it up, which is illegal and punishable by a jail sentence, but there weren't any charges brought against him because no one was willing to testify at that time. Fifteen years later, Joham was found at the home of the boy who was abused all those years before, but now the boy was an adult with a child of his own his name was Nahuel Huilen. Because they were both involved in a child abuse case that was never resolved, and Joham was at the house of the alleged victim where a different child currently resided. He was arrested under the Child Welfare Protection Act which states that all children have the right to live freely at all times from the threat of a child predator."

"I am not a child predator." Aro said haughtily.

"Really? And how do we know that? The complaints, the files, even images were found in your office hidden, so how do we know that they weren't yours?" Carlisle stepped in to back me up.

"This is ridiculous, I'm not going to stand here any longer to put up with it anymore." Aro said and started to get back into his car.

"Now, hold up a minute." Charlie said to him. He picked up his cell phone and called what sounded like the station. He explained the situation and then he told whoever he was talking to a brief description of the story I just told him. There were a lot of 'Uh huhs' and 'reallys?' and finally Charlie hung up the phone.

"Well I just spoke to the district attorney, and she said that I have the legal right to bring you down to the station." He said to Aro.

"What, this is absolutely shameful and uncalled for."

"Uh huh, whatever." Charlie read him his rights and put him in the back of the cruiser. "Do you fellas want to come too?" He asked the men who were with Aro. They responded with a cowardly head shake. "Well then I suggest you hit the road before my daughter over there recalls a law that could get you boys in jail as well." And with that, the men got back in the car and drove away slowly trying to obey all the driving laws.

"Bells, I can only hold him for three days before there has to be a formal charge on him." Charlie told me but was really trying to tell Carlisle and Edward.

"I will get my lawyer on this right away." Carlisle assured him.

Charlie nodded, then looked at Edward who was still silently fuming besides me. "Are you Ok son?" he asked him legitimately concerned.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks Charlie." Edward responded after a moment.

"Yeah, he will be when that bastard is behind bars with the keys to his cell thrown down an endless black hole." Emmet chimed in.

Charlie drove away with a very pissed off Aro in the backseat. He came here to try to threaten and scare Edward into keeping quiet and not testifying against him, but he leaves without his freedom. Carlisle went in the house to call his lawyer, and everyone else dispersed to try to catch up with whatever they were doing before.

"Edward, are you really Ok?" I asked him softly while wrapping my arms around him and kissing his shoulder. I had no idea what a confrontation like this would do to him, and it scared me to death.

He sort of did a half step turn thing, so he was facing me. I locked eyes with him and his hard mask melted into a strange but definitely positive smile.

"You know, you never cease to amaze me. You keep saving me over and over again and I know I'd just be completely nothing without you. I know I told you this before, but I really don't deserve you."

"Edward." I complained because I always hated when he said that in the past, but he put his hand up to stop me from saying any more.

"But…" He said with a wink. "I sure as hell am going to hold on to you and never let you leave me, even if you wanted to." He leaned into me and cupped my face gently in his hands before kissing me with more passion than most people see in a lifetime.

I was so mad at Alice. She forced me to spend the night before the wedding at my dad's house saying that it was bad luck to see each other before I walked down the aisle. Carlie came with me because Emmet, Jasper, and Jake, were forcing Edward to go out with them that night. They said it was just night fishing at the river, but I had a pretty good feeling that they had a little bit more planned for him, but I really didn't want to think about it.

It was strange sleeping in my old room again; everything was exactly the same except it felt completely different because I was different. I moved out of my father's house a few months before Carlie was born and even though we had been back to visit since, this was the first time that Carlie and I slept here.

In the morning, Carlie and I headed over to the Cullen house and we were greeted by Alice who was waiting impatiently on the front porch.

"You're late." She said bitterly.

I looked at my watch and the time read nine fifteen. "You said to be here at nine."

"Yeah, that was fifteen minutes ago."

"Sorry, there was traffic." I gave a poor attempt at lying.

"Carlie, Auntie Alice is waiting upstairs to help get you ready." Alice told her, so Carlie gave me a kiss and skipped into the house.

"Ok, now I don't want you to see any of the decorations, so I'm going to cover your eyes." She said and didn't give me a chance to protest before she had her petite hands blinding me.

I walked carefully into the house and was assaulted by the heavy scent of freesia and lilac with a hint of orange. It was strong but definitely pleasant. I gingerly fought the stairs until Alice released me and pulled me into the bathroom where I'd be her prisoner for the next three hours.

"Don't you think this is all a bit much? Not only have we already been married once, but we have a daughter and I'm pregnant. It's not like I'm some virginal bride here." I complained to Alice.

"Oh stop complaining Bella, the last wedding was a spur of the moment thing and every girl deserves to have the wedding of their dreams."

"But you dreamed up this wedding." I contradicted her with a smile.

When I was finished getting my hair pulled, and every inch of exposed skin covered in a thick layer of makeup, Alice gently draped the dress she picked out, over me. I refused to look in the mirror because I knew the reflection would resemble that of a plump snow man instead of a bride, and there was no escaping it.

Even though so much has happened between my dad and me, and I haven't been his to give away for a long time, he came to walk me down the aisle. He raised me and he was my rock for so long, that this day just wouldn't have been complete without him in that position.

"You ready for this kid?" He asked me. We talked a lot the night before about Edward and everything that has happened, and I really believe that for the first time, Charlie completely understood and respected Edward enough to be nothing but happy for us.

"As ready as I'll ever be." I told him. I couldn't wait to be married to Edward again, but the prospect of me falling in some way or embarrassing myself, was very daunting.

"What about you sweat pea" Charlie bent down to tickle Carlie who was playing with the ribbon on her tool engulfed white flower girl dress.

"Grandpa, you're going to give me hiccups." She said while laughing.

"That's the point, you're supposed to smile." He said back to her.

Edward and I decided that if we included bridesmaids and groomsmen, then there would be way too many people standing up there with us, so we thought it would just be better if it was just us.

"It's time." Alice said excitedly. "Carlie, you walk down first, then mommy and grandpa will be right behind you." Then she skipped off to take her seat.

Carlie hugged and kissed me, and then she walked one step at a time to the sound of the music. She took her job as flower girl very seriously and had practiced repeatedly with Alice beforehand.

"Dad, hold on to me so I don't fall." I said to him.

"I won't let you down again Bells." He said with more meaning to the comment than what was relevant in that moment.

"Thanks Dad."

We walked down the stairs and my vision was overcome with flowers overflowing every area in the room. The smell was amazing and the beauty was just as elegant. But all of that paled in comparison to the astonishing sight of Edward waiting there with a glowing smile meant just for me. I never saw anything in comparison to Edward's beauty, and I walked to him knowing he was seeing every memory we ever shared together just as I was, every laugh, every touch, and every tear. Edward was whole again, and we were whole as one together.

Charlie shook Edward's hand and kissed me on the cheek before taking his seat. Carlie, of course, was standing right at Edwards heels and she had the biggest grin on her face that lit up her whole face.

Edward took my hands and rubbed my knuckles with his thumbs. "See, you didn't fall." He whispered with a smirk. I was about to laugh at him, but then he interrupted me by saying "You look so beautiful, I love you so much."

"I love you too."

We listened to Angela's father, who was officiating, as he went through the ceremony and before I knew it, we were both saying "I Do." He pronounced us "Man and Wife" and just like that, I was Mrs. Edward Cullen again. There wasn't a greater euphoria in this world, in life or in dreams, than how I felt as Edward crashed his lips into mine. Everyone erupted into applause and joyous cheers, but it could have been as silent as night for all I knew, because nothing else in the universe existed besides him in that moment.

The wedding shifted into a reception which was in the back of the house. There was a huge white tent adorned with white twinkle lights and even more flowers, and a wooden planked dance floor. Everything was absolutely perfect, and everyone who ever mattered to us was there. All of our friends from high school, my friends from college and work, Edward's psychologist from Alaska and his family, and all of Edward's friends who only knew him as Tony. It didn't even bother me whatsoever hearing so many people call him Tony like I would have thought it would. Edward floated seamlessly between his life as Tony and his life as Edward, and it was so perfect because he was now and forever both.

Edward's hair had been combed perfectly for the ceremony, just as I would have expected from Tony, but as the party, dancing and mingling started, he ruffled it up so it was exactly Edward's trademark sexy mess. He also took off his jacket and tie, even unbuttoned the top couple of buttons of his dress shirt so he'd be more comfortable, which is something Tony probably never would have done.

Edward and I had our first dance together, then I danced with Charlie and Edward danced with Esme before Carlie cut in and danced on his toes. We also danced with other members of our family, but being so far from each other just became too much, so we snuck away long enough to consummate our marriage before returning to our duties as the bride and groom.

The night was beautifully magical and soon enough it was time for us to get ready to leave on our honeymoon.

As we walked past the large windows on the house, I turned my head away in order to keep my reflection out of my view, and Edward noticed.

"What's that about?"

"What?

"Why did you turn away like that?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." I lied.

"You know, lying is very unbecoming." He scolded me playfully.

"What? I just didn't want to look at my reflection."

"You haven't seen yourself at all, have you?" He asked with a grin.

"Ugh, what's the point? It's impossible to look like anything other than a snowman right now."

"You seriously never see yourself clearly." He said then grabbed my shoulders and turned me towards the window. "Come on, open your eyes."

I smiled and shook my head keeping my eyes closed tightly.

"Ok, how about if you don't open them, then I won't have sex with you."

He never did play fair. "For how long?"

"For the rest of the day."

"I can stand that." I said smugly.

Then he started kissing my neck and let his hands trail down my legs until his arms were fully extended. He started pulling my dress up until he could reach under it and down my panties. He gently started rubbing before inserting two fingers into my opening.

"Edward." I complained still refusing to open my eyes. I really hoped there was no one in the house witnessing this. At least we were away from the view of the guests at the reception…at least I hoped we were.

I was about to start coming when he suddenly pulled his hands away and dropped my dress.

I turned quickly to look at him thinking that maybe someone was in view and that's why he stopped, but there was no one around.

"What is it, why'd you stop?"

"What?" he asked with a chuckle. "I thought you wanted me to."

"I did…but not really."

He hardened his face and gestured for me to turn around to look at myself.

I huffed. "Fine, but that was a low blow." I said annoyed.

I turned around and was actually pleasantly surprised. The dress was actually a great choice on Alice's part, it flowed in a way that my baby bump was barely noticeable and my hair and makeup were done perfectly as well. It was probably the best I ever looked, but I was still horrendous while standing next to Edward's angelic perfection, but that was Ok, everyone was.

Edward was satisfied with my compliance, so he scooped me up in his arms 'bridal style' and carried me upstairs so we could make love again before leaving for the airport.

We said goodbye and kissed Carlie before leaving.

"I thought we were going to Hawaii?" I asked him confused as we checked into a gate marked 'Brazil'.

"Nah, we could go to Hawaii any time." He said in a scheming way.

"Ok, what made you want to go to Brazil?" I asked confused.

"Well that's not our final destination."

We flew all night, I slept against his shoulder for a while, we joined the mile high club, slept some more, had a few snacks, then finally we landed.

When we got off the plane there was a man waiting for us with a sign that read 'Cullen'.

"You really did plan all this, when did you have time to do that?" I asked thinking this was a spontaneous change in plans.

"Of course I planned this." He said arrogantly.

The man drove us to the docks where we got on a boat and Edward steered us into the ocean until we arrived at a small private island, and I realized then exactly where we were.

I thought back to my time of delusions when I was crazy and I used to imagine him every night, and how I kept trying to convince him to go with me to Esme's island. It was always a dream of mine, one I thought was entirely impossible, but here we were arriving on this beautiful island together and alone, in the solitude of the private island.

My emotions overtook me and I started crying hysterically.

"Babe, it's Ok." He said soothingly as he rubbed my back.

"How did you know I wanted to come here?" I asked between my blubbering.

"We really owe Alice a lot." He said with a chuckle. "Don't worry though, I know the perfect thank-you gift."

We had the most amazing time on the island. We went snorkeling and swimming with dolphins, and we took the most amazing walks on the beach without a care in the world. But after a day of that, we introverted ourselves and withdrew into the confines of the big white house on the beach. Except for the few times the cleaning crew came, we never got dressed and escaped into our small but perfect piece of heaven.

*What did you think? I planned to include the epilogue with this chapter, but it just got too long, so I'll post it in a few days or so. Please Review*