Edward's POV
We were finally home, together. Also today was the day I asked Bella Swan to officially move in with me. Every day we were apart tore my heart apart the longer time went on. I knew it was a little fast but it felt so right. I knew I was going to ask her before she left for New York, but after the sage she had with her mother and me flying out to be with her it on solidified the fact I wanted her with me in my home, or soon to be our home all the time. Walking in to see her smiling face warmed my heart.
"Edward... Edward... Edward!" Bella shouted breaking me from my thoughts.
"Huh?" I asked, looking down to her as she laughed at my dazed face.
"Our bags are here" she relied pulling me towards the conveyor belt.
I quickly reached around her and lifted our cases effortlessly, placing them on their wheels. The work outs Emmett had put me through the past couple of weeks were truly paying off. Bella grabbed the handle of her pull along as I slung my bag over my shoulder pulling her into my side that was free.
"Are Emmett and Rose here yet?" Bella asked as we made our way towards the exit.
"Yes, Emmett messaged me just as we landed saying he and Rose were waiting for us."
"I can't wait to see everyone. I've missed them all terribly"
"We've missed you too love" I told her leaning down to kiss the top of her head.
As we walked through to the pick up zone I spotted Emmett immediately, his hulking frame standing out clearly in the small crowd. He spotted me and I raised my hand to wave, he nudged Rosalie who beamed at us and took off running through the small groups of people to get to us... Well maybe just Bella.
"Bella!" Rose screeched running with her arms outstretched pulling a smiling Bella from my arms.
"Oh Rose I've missed you so much!"
"Belly bean!" Emmett boomed taking Bella into his arms spinning her around. Her joyous laughter spilling out. I would never tire of hearing that happy sound.
"Emmett! Stop spinning!"
"Give me my girlfriend back Emmett!" I growled playfully, taking Bella back into my arms.
We all headed back towards the Jeep. Rose and Bella had there heads together giggling. I was glad she was back with her family unit, she always seemed relaxed and content when she was with us. Once we were in the car Emmett took off back towards Forks.
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Emmett drove straight to my house, as we pulled up to my driveway I noticed my car wasn't the only one in the driveway.
"Who's here?" I asked curiously.
Emmett and Rose looked at each other sheepishly and shrugged their shoulders. As we got out of the car I heard the front door open and I looked up to see my sister running towards us, her arms outstretched in a similar manner to how Rose had approached us earlier. She ran straight past me to Bella almost knocking her off of her feet.
"Bella! Oh my gosh, I am so happy to see you! I've missed you so much!"
"Alice! I've missed you too! I can't believe I have been gone ten days it feels like ten months."
Rose joined them both and the three girls began giggling and jumping up and down. Girls.
I helped Emmett with the bags at the back of the Jeep.
"So when are you asking babybel to move in?" Emmett asked in a hushed tone, a smile filling his face.
"How did you know?" I asked, only my mother knew.
"Esme told Alice, Alice told Rose and Rose told me. Dude come on nothing is a secret for long in this crazy family."
"I can't believe you all know! Promise me no one is going to slip up before I ask. And I'm planning to ask her tonight."
"Don't look at me you know Alice is the blabber mouth"
Following the girls up the drive way we carried the bags up the steps and through the front door. Leaving the bags at the entrance I walked through to the living room hearing a group of voices. As I stepped into the room I saw Jasper and my parents. The room was decorated with balloons and banners saying welcome home. Alice.
"Edward son!" My father said coming over to pull me into a hug.
"When did you decide to throw a party?" I asked laughing.
"Son, you know what your mother and Alice are like when they get an idea in their head."
I looked towards Bella who was stood with my mother embracing each other. My mother fiercely hugging her tightly. I can only assume she was telling her how proud she was of her standing up to her mother. Bella smiled warmly at my mother saying something to her which prompted my mother to pull her in again for another hug.
I walked towards them and wrapped my arms around the two most important women in my life.
"Edward, how are you dear? Thank you for getting this precious thing back safely." My mother said pulling me into a hug kissing my cheek gently.
"I'm happy now my love is home with her family. Everyone is back together and happy."
"Yes she is home" my mother looked at me winking.
"Thank you so much for this party Esme, you really didn't have to go to all this effort just for me." Bella told her tucking herself into my side.
"Don't be silly dear, Alice and I had fun decorating and putting it all together. You're a big part of us now and we would do it for anyone else."
As my mother left us alone I pulled Bella in front of me and I leant down and kissed her softly.
"Happy to be here?"
"Always, so glad everyone is with us too. So nice having a small welcome party." She replied looking at me with those doe eyes.
"Hey, Hey! Come on Edward you've had our girl for the past few days, let her go we need girl time." Alice stated pulling Bella from my arms towards the kitchen. Rose following quickly behind, taking my mother also.
Leaving just us men in the living room. I said hi to Jasper who was remaining out the line of fire that Alice was causing.
"So son is today the day?" My father asked.
"You know too?" I asked as Emmett boomed out his laughter Jasper chuckling too.
"Your mother told me the minute she ended the conversation with you. You know what she is like, she gets so excited over her children's happiness."
"You didn't really think Mrs C was going to not tell Alice?" Jasper laughed drinking his beer casually.
"Alice has never been able to keep anything a secret since we were children so I am not surprised you know at all."
"We are all happy for you son. Finally you'll be as whipped as the rest of us." Carlisle chuckled.
"Eddie boy finally settling down" Emmett laughed, smacking my shoulder in the process.
"You make me sound like a man whore Emmett!"
"Yeah the most introverted man whore ever" Jasper laughed earning him a High five from Emmett, my father laughing and shaking his head.
"Well I'm just hoping she says yes" I said nervously running a hand through my tangled hair.
"Of course she will! Bella is in Love with you, she probably hasn't asked you thinking she is over stepping boundaries" Emmett replied.
"You two are joined at the hip as it is, she spends most nights here with you anyway" Jasper added.
"You over think too much son. Bella will say yes. If you are freaking out this much about asking her to move in god help you when you propose" my father said bluntly.
My heart beat began to increase thinking about Bella becoming my wife. Isabella Cullen. It has a nice ring to it. Bella becoming my wife, together, forever.
"Oh god! Mr C look what you've done, he's starting to think about marriage." Jasper exclaimed.
"Shut up Jas!" I said punching his shoulder chuckling.
"Well you're going to have to wait until after Rose and I's wedding. Otherwise Alice will have a fit."
"Emmett, I'm not planning a proposal" I laughed.
"Yet" Jasper added.
"Yet" I agreed, unable to stop myself. It would be a lie if I said I had never thought about the idea of myself and Bella getting married.
"Dear Lord your mother is going to freak when I tell her."
"Dad, mom doesn't need to know about a proposal that isn't going to happen... Yet."
We carried on talking for the next hour before the ladies returned to us, their moods High and they were all giggling together. I wonder what they had been talking about.
Alice announced that they had purchased a cake for us too. So we all began to eat and drink enjoying the return of Bella. Each person telling her how they kept me occupied while she was away. Which she was extremely grateful for. She especially thanked Emmett for helping me work out she could see the pay off. I raised my eyebrows at that. Was my girl checking me out this past week? I made a mental note to continue to train.
Everyone remained at the hour a further few hours before my father called it a night and pulled my mother away and out of the house. Rose and Emmett followed soon after with Jasper and Alice. The girls promising to get together the following evening.
Once we were alone I took our bags up stairs and left them tucked inside of my walk in wardrobe. I decided to unpack tomorrow. Right now I had something to do.
Taking Bella's hand I pulled her out of my room towards my music room.
"What are we doing?" Bella asked playfully as I pulled her down onto the bench next to me.
"Remember a while ago I said I was working on some new compositions?"
"Yes, you told me you wanted me to wait till they were complete before hearing them. Are they ready?" She asked excitedly.
"It is. I finished it while you were away in New York. Would you like to hear it?"
"Of course! Please."
I took her face in my hands and kissed her sweetly. This was her song.
I placed my hands lightly over the keys and began to play the opening few notes. They were slow and deep with accents of a higher pitched key. I thought back to the moment Bella entered my music shop and the feeling I had when our eyes first met.
Continuing the notes as they lifted in pitch and tone they began to gain pace. All the time I remembered our first date together and the first night we spent together as I watched her perform before carrying her home and making love to her right here in this house.
The notes began to playfully rise and fall creating a soft melody, trying to portray how I felt in the weeks she spent working next to me. Waking up to her next to me, or walking into the kitchen seeing her making us breakfast. Us dancing to the radio laughing together.
The notes fell as I remembered her leaving for New York. Being away from her for that First week, I felt like a piece of me was missing. The notes slowed before I built the song up one last time remembering the moment she opened her apartment door and seeing her standing in front of me. Her jumping into my arms and me promising I was never letting her go again.
As the notes drew to the end I placed my hands gently into the final cord letting the sound ring out into the room. I took my hands from the keys and I turned to Bella who was looking at me with a few tears skipping down her cheeks.
"Oh Edward, it was beautiful" she said smiling through her tears. I lifted my hands and softly wiped away the tears missing each of her cheeks before placing one on her forehead.
"Well I wrote it for you, so of course it would be beautiful" I told her.
"For me?" She asked softly.
I reached forward and turned over the sheet music that held the title proudly on top.
"Bella's Lullaby" she whispered.
I watched her look to me then to the sheet music. I smiled at her as she sat astonished at what she was seeing.
"I can't believe you wrote me a song"
"I was so inspired, I needed to show you how much you meant to me and the way I can show emotion clearly is through music." I told her pulling her onto my lap, holding her in my arms.
"It is beautiful. That is the most wonderful thing anyone has every done for me. Thank you. I love you so much" Bella said wrapping her arms around my neck.
It was now or never.
"Bella, move in with me." I said clearly, meaning every word.
She leant back and looked me in the eyes, her eyes widening slightly.
"I want you here with me, I love waking up to you every morning, I love seeing you work in our creative corner. I love how you leave little things of you around the house. I want to know I will come home to you everyday" I told her resting my head against hers. Waiting for an answer, my heart began to race.
"Yes. Yes I'll move in with you" Bella replied breathlessly, smiling together fresh tears began to roll down her cheeks.
I kissed her firmly my emotions pouring out of me. I lifted her up into my arms and began to walk back to our bedroom. Where I would wake up to the love of my life everyday.