River is up out of bed, she kisses Mal cheek. Whispered, "I love you."

River took a hot shower, she was working on getting the conditioner out of her hair. The shower door open up, her husband arms are wrapped tightly around her waist. He kiss her neck, his hands are on her breasts squeezing them and pinching her nipples roughly.

River turned around, both kissed roughly on the lips. Mal lifted her up by her waist, River wrapped her legs tightly around his waist. Both kissed passionately and deeply on the lips.

Later

Bella and Edward are downstairs sitting on the couch. Talking to each other, about there future. Edward wants to marry Bella, but he really wanted to asked Mal for his daughter hand in marriage.

Mal and River are coming downstairs, Edward got up and kissed Bella on the lips.

Edward walked over to Mal, "dad, can I talk to you. For a moment."

"Sure," Mal took Edward outside with him.

Both have a sit across from each other, Mal the first to spoke to him. "Alright, son what do you need to talk to me about."

Edward is very nervous about, having this talk. But this is Mal, "look, I really love your daughter."

Mal could see a nervous man, "son, your starting to sweat. Just, tell me what on your mind."

Edward need to get it together, "I wanna asked, for your daughter hand in marriage." He says to him.

Mal had a feeling that, we're this talk was going. There only few reason that a boy would be scared to have a talk with the girls father. First one asking there father's for there daughter hand in marriage. The second is either because there daughter is pregnant. "Can, see you love my daughter. You, have my permission to marry my daughter. I trust you son, now if it were someone else. My gun would be out ready to shot that son of a bitch."

Edward nod his head in understanding, he had come to respect Mal. He had trust him; he don't have that with Carlisle. But Edward don't wanna disappointed Mal ever. He had learned a lot of things about Mal, family was the number one thing most important to Mal. "Understood, sir."

Edward got up, start to about ready to go back inside. But Mal pulled him in for a hug, both embraced. Edward hug him tighter, both pulled apart. They walked back in the house together.

Back to Bella

Bella saw both her father and Edward come back in the house. She hug her father first, he hug her and kiss her cheek. Edward is right beside her; he hugs her and kissed her deeply.

Back to parents

River and Mal decide to leave them alone for a bit.

Mal lean down to kiss her forehead, "you, alright darling?"

River look into his eyes, "I'm alright, just very happy."

Mal looked at her; "we come along way."

River hug him; "yes, we have." She pulled him down for a passionate kiss.

Back to Edward

Edward take Bella outside with him; "Bella, I love you."

"I love you, too. Edward." Bella tells him.

Edward got down on one knee, "Bella, I promise you to love ever moment of our lives. Will you do me the honor of marrying me."

Bella had tears in her eyes, "yes."

Edward pulled Bella up into his arms, he lifted her up and kissed her deeply.

Back to parents

River and Mal are both very happy for them.

"I'm surprise, you let him have her hand in marriage." River tell him.

Mal hold her close, "trust me, if it had been anyone else. I would have pulled out my gun."

River laughs quietly, "that's true. I'm very happy for our daughter."

Mal looked into her eyes, "me too, she's good kid. That boy went through hell, but he's come out strong."

River agreed with him there, "yes, he's been through a lot. But, our daughter and him find each other. We find them together, now were a family."

"Yes, we are. Will always be." Mal turn her around to face him; he lean down to kiss her passionately and deeply on the lips.

Back to Bella

Bella is very happy, when Tiffany and her had a talk about her future. Bella had gotten two very most important thing to her. First she had find a man, who she loves very much and second she finally has a family.

Bella and Edward are talking together, Mal and River are walking up to them both.

"Your mother and I are going to go get some dinner. So we can all celebrate together, will be back soon."

Bella and Edward watched both of them leave, Edward decide to clean up the house. Bella decide to help too, both want everything clean up.

Back to the parents

River and Mal are looking around the store, they get some ribeye steaks, vegetables, potatoes and rolls. They get a cake to celebrate and when they go up to pay.

"Hello, Mal and River."

Both turn to see Sue Clearwater, is right behind them. "Hello, Sue." Both say to her.

"That's a lot of food." Sue, is trying to be nice to them.

"Yes, it is." Both are trying to be nice, but they still don't trust anyone in town.

"Celebrating something?" She asked them.

"Yes, our children engagement." River said. Mal paid both grabbed the shopping bags walked away.

Mal and River had gotten home with the food, Edward had left to get some drinks. He got back, Edward helped Mal with the grill. River and Bella are cooking vegetables and potatoes, baking the rolls in the oven.

Back on the La Push

Sue Clearwater and her family are sitting down for dinner.

Harry Clearwater is trying to be normal family, but everyone knew things won't the same. Sue and Harry are working on there marriage, but it was still painful for both them to be around each other.

Sue says, "guess, who I ran into town today?"

Seth, Leah and Harry asked , "who?"

"Mal and River today."

"That's great, how are they."

"There doing good. There celebrating there children engagement."

"Oh, that's good." Harry says.

Sue Clearwater says, "I feel very bad, I wish I could go back in time. To when they first arrive in town. We treat them very badly, worst we treated there daughter like shit. Why, did we listen to Charlie and Renee all of that time."

Harry is wondering that himself, "we let one man hold the power over us."

"Well, no more. I'm tried of that son of a bitch, I want make my choices." Sue says getting up from her seat. She gets up and grabbed her car keys, drive off.

Harry and the kids are in shocked.

Sue Clearwater drove all the way over to the Swan house. She knocked on the door loudly. Emmett and Alice open up the door, "can, we help you?"

Sue said, "is, your father home?"

"Yes, why?"

"I need to speak to your father." Sue walked inside, Charlie tries to kiss her. But she held up her hand, to stop him. "Charlie, you and I are over with." He pulled her arm roughly to the point of pain. Sue cried in pain, he tightened his grip on her arm to the point of pain. Sue Clearwater cried out, she kick him in the stomach.

Charlie is slamming her into things, Sue Clearwater back and head are hitting the walls and glass. He punch her in the stomach over and over again and again. He slapped her hard and harder across the face.

Sue pick up the large piece of glass and stab Charlie in the shoulder. She run out of the door, Sue Clearwater drove home is best she could. She got herself out of the car, but Harry saw her beating up.

He carries her inside the house, laid her on the couch. "Hang in there, my love." He took her hand into his own, "who, did this to you?"

Sue says, "Charlie?!"

"Tell me; what to do?" Harry begged her.

"I need some medical attention." Sue tells him.

Harry says, "do, you want me to take you to the hospital."

Sue just shake her head, "I can't go there. Carlisle works there, he and Charlie are close."

Harry look at his wfife, "what can we do?"

Sue thought of one thing, "Mal and River we can trust them."

Harry had no choice, "let, me call Billy and old Quil." He called them, everyone helped Sue in the back of the truck.

Harry and his kids are in the back of the truck. Jacob and Billy are inside the truck, they took off.