PREVIOUSLY-
"If you have any more questions, you can always ask, Charlie." Seth told him truthfully.
"I expect I will, and being my future son-in-law, I expect you to answer every one of them." Charlie told him as he reached out to shake Seth's hand, making him smile wide and me to drop my jaw.
After he left, I stood in the kitchen in complete shock at what had just transpired. He had taken that so incredibly well that even I couldn't believe it.
"Looks like I won't have to wait those two years after all, starshine." Seth winked at me. "And you officially get to move in with me."
"Speaking of which, Seth. I was going to talk to you both about that." Sue told us as she handed me a steaming cup of tea.
"Alright, mom, go for it." Seth told her as he held me from behind, resting his head on my shoulder.
"I've decided to let you and Bella take the basement. Your father would want you to have it, and I'm sure you want to have your privacy, not the two of you living in a small room beside your sister." Sue said to us and I could feel Seth's shock.
"Really, mom?" He asked her incredulously.
"Yes, son. I've already ordered a king-sized bed. Spirits knows you need it with how much you're growing. We'll just need to move your dresser and Bella's things downstairs." Sue replied with a smile.
"Wow, Sue, I don't know what to say." I told her as I moved out of Seth's arms to hug her.
"My turn, starshine." Seth told me and I moved away for him to hug his mom as well.
"It's the least I can do until my son is old enough to have a job and own his own home." Sue said to us.
That night we had a pack meeting to discuss what we would do if or when Edward came back.
"I'm wondering if the Cullens know and will come back as well. Alice can see the future and routinely checked on Edward's future. I think we should plan for them returning." I told Sam and the rest of the pack.
"That's what I was thinking as well. We need to be prepared for a return, no matter how long it may be. The treaty is broken, but they may not know that now. We won't attack immediately if they return unless it's Edward. We will give them the chance to vacate the peninsula immediately, or we will take whatever force is necessary to get them to leave." Sam supplied. "If Edward returns, my orders are to take him down by whatever means. He has killed a human and will be treated as a murderer."
"He can predict our moves by reading our minds, how the fuck do we get past that shit?" Paul asked with his arms crossed.
"Alice told me once that if they didn't want him to know something, they'd sing annoying songs in their heads." I mentioned, hoping it would help.
"That might work. Think of the most annoying song possible and make erratic unpredictable moves." Sam responded.
"Pocketful of sunshine it is…" Jared said with a laugh.
"Ugh, that's going to be annoying as hell. I'm in." Leah replied with a smirk.
I just shook my head at them and leaned back into Seth as he drew random designs on my arm with his finger.
"On the bright side, Bella's moving in with me!" Seth told them excitedly.
"Dude, she practically lives with you anyways, but how'd you convince Charlie to go along with that one?" Jared asked curiously.
"We told him about the pack. It was approved by the elders and we told him this afternoon. He is trustworthy and will keep our secret. He honestly took is surprisingly well for someone not being part of the tribe. He'll be staying at Billy's until the situation is resolved with the Cullens." Sam explained.
After the meeting was over, we went back home (which felt nice to say) and Seth showed me the basement where we would be living.
It was honestly pretty perfect for us at the moment. It had a large full bathroom and even a mini kitchen.
There was already a full-sized bed in the bedroom, but Sue had mentioned having bought us a king-size which was honestly needed for Seth, but beyond anything I could've asked for.
"Do you want to sleep down here tonight, starshine?" He asked me happily. "It might be a bit tight, but we don't need as much space when you end up sleeping half on top of me anyways."
"Yes, I do want to stay down here, and I'll have you know that you just happen to make the perfect heat source when I'm usually freezing cold." I laughed as he pulled me in and kissed me.
"I'm definitely not complaining. You know I love it." He said with a smile. "Want to take a shower? We need to christen our new apartment on our first night here." He winked.
"Your mom's upstairs." I muttered to him.
"I can be quiet if you can, starshine." He whispered in my ear huskily.
"Challenge accepted." I responded, pulling him toward the shower.
When we'd thoroughly christened our new apartment (silently, I might add), we climbed into the small bed and I laid on Seth's chest, my head on top of my crossed arms, looking at him.
"I can't get over the fact that you're living with me now. I've wanted this so much since day one, among other things." He told me with his hands crossed behind his head.
"Among other things, huh?" I asked him curiously.
"Mhmm. Making you a Clearwater is at the top of my list, then what comes after. It's strange to think that I'm only 16 and I've never been more sure of anything in my entire life." He told me honestly with a genuine smile.
I smiled back as I leaned forward to kiss his chest. I'd never wanted marriage before when I'd been with Edward. It just seemed so overrated and with my own parent's experience and the fact that over 50% of marriages ended in divorce, it made me nervous. But now with Seth, I knew that I wanted it, more than anything. There was nothing unsure about our relationship. It was a lifelong bond, one that I could physically feel inside of me.
"Me too. I can't wait to be a Clearwater and everything that comes after. Isabella Clearwater. That has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? And it doesn't matter how old you are, Seth. It just means we get longer in the end. And you know in the old days, people were expected to be married by your age." I told him with a wink.
"You'll always be my starshine, but you're right, Isabella Marie Clearwater does have a nice ring to it. Do you even know how happy you make me, starshine?" He replied.
"Well, you did show me pretty well in the shower… but I definitely know. Other than the fact that I can physically feel how happy you are, I feel the same way too and I know you know it." I smiled up at him.
"I love you more than anything, Bella." He told me as he lowered his arms to wrap around me, kissing my head sweetly.
"I love you too, Seth, always." I replied before we both fell asleep.
A/N- Just some fluff to cheer up your day :)
P.S.- I got married at 17 years old and had my kids at 18 and 19. I've been married (to the same man) for over 10 years now and I'm only 27. I'll only be 37 when my youngest graduates high school. Not that I'm endorsing teen marriage, it definitely doesn't work for everyone, but my experience has been wonderful (even though we've had our rough patches) and in the end, we'll get longer together with each other, which is why I write most of my stories like I do.