Wow guys, I can't believe how horrible I've been. I haven't been responding to any reviews. For both of my stories. I haven't even reviewed to any stories that I've read. I have seriously been terrible! I am so sorry. I really am. I have many excuses though:

- A lot of homework and projects

- Scene study

- Internet down this weekend and slow the rest of it

- Slept over at friends house, then got sick

- Editing

- Wrote another story in How I Live Now section. You should read the book so you can read the story! And write some of your own, it's lacking writers!!!

So yeah, you all probably don't really care at all about this authors note, but it's basically a really long apology.

And I am sorry to say the next chapter will be the next one. I love this story, it is one of my favorites and it's my longest by far. But make sure to keep me on author alerts because I'm working on other stories, such as My Heart Has Found It's Home. Once I get over my writers block, I will update that.

So enjoy this chapter, I had a lot of fun writing it.

CHAPTER 27

I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in an unfamiliar habitat, I knew that for sure. I was in a big bed with a few sheets wrapped around me. The sun was just coming up, so the room was kind of light. My mother was kneeling at the bed with two hands wrapped around one of mine. I almost growled but didn't when I turned my head and saw my beautiful Abigail sleeping soundly beside me.

I looked at Abigail's arm. It was wrapped tightly around with bandages. I looked down until I found her leg. It too was wrapped in bandages. I let my eyes wander to the rest of her body, she seemed unharmed.

I took the time to look at my wounds. They were bandaged, but I'm sure they were already healed under them. I could heal quite easily. It was odd that I got scratched, and that Jane was actually able to cut the skin. I had skin only a little weaker than a vampire's. I guess Jane was upset enough.

So Abigail and I would be okay. I didn't know exactly what happened, or why any of this happened, but Abigail was okay. I pulled my hand away from my mother and wrapped my arms around Abigail. She sighed, obviously content and cuddled to my side. I could feel my mother's gaze on me, I ignored it.

She put her hand on my arm but I flinched away, "Anthony…"

I kissed Abigail gently on the cheek, "I don't want to hear it."

"She could have killed you." I moved some hair out of Abigail's face. She had the most beautiful cheekbones.

"I don't really care. I told you to go to Abigail, you didn't listen."

"And look at her, she's fine."

I turned to look at her, "Yeah, with absolutely no help from you. You didn't even try to help her mom. I'm half vampire, I would have been fine and you know that. Rosalie and dad tried to save her, but nobody else. Why wouldn't you mom? She could have died. Jane was ready to kill her."

She motioned her hand towards her, "She's fine!"

I shook my head, "Why didn't you help her? I told you to. Grandpa could have taken care of me. I asked you to help her. Someone besides them. Why didn't you? I asked you mom. I asked you." I felt the tears slowly fall from my eyes. I wiped them away before they fell into Abigail's soft hair, "Why didn't you just listen to me? She could be completely okay right now if you just helped her not me."

"And where would you be?"

"In the same place. I had five others to help me. You could have at least asked one of them to help her. Why didn't you listen to me?"

"Because you're my son Anthony!"

"And one day she will be your daughter."

Her eyes widened at that, "Anthony please, I love you. I would do anything to protect you, anything. I would give my life to save you, please understand that. It's my motherly instinct to protect you."

"I love her mom, I can't live without her. I know that you love me, I know that you want to protect me. But I asked you mom, I asked you to help her. You could have at least sent someone else to help her. It's my job as her lover, boyfriend, soul mate, best friend, future, to protect her. I would give anything for her. Why couldn't you just protect my heart? Why didn't you just listen to me?"

She shook her head, "I love Abigail, I do. But I don't regret helping you and not her. I couldn't help it, you're my son Anthony. My son, I gave birth to you, and I wasn't going to lose you."

"So you would have rather lost her?"

"No, of course not. I love Abigail. And I would hate to see anything harm her. But you two were in the same amount of trouble, I had to go over to you Anthony. I know that you might not understand, but I just had to."

I was about to say something when my dad walked into the room. I could tell that mom was telling him something without me hearing. I turned to my dad, I was about to thank him for actually caring for Abigail but he spoke first, "Son, please try and listen to your mother."

"What?"

He continued, "I know that you worry about Abigail. But I promised you that I wouldn't let anything happen to her. I did not go back on my word and your mother knew that I wouldn't. She knew that I would do anything I could to protect Abigail. Don't blame your mother for this. I'm sorry that she has a few scratches, but she will be okay. Your mother was trying to protect you. Please don't blame her for not listening to you."

I turned back to my mother. The look in her eyes could only be described as sorrow. I knew that she loved me, and she was only trying to protect me. But she also understood that Abigail was important to me, and I couldn't live without her. I sighed, I didn't want to make my mom upset or sad.

"I'm sorry. I know that I shouldn't have yelled at you. But Abigail is important to me, and I need to protect her." I leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek, "I love you mom, I will always love you. You won't lose me, I promise, you won't lose me."

She smiled sadly at me, "I love you Anthony, thank you."

I smiled back at her, "Um, now that we've gotten that all cleared up, can you tell me exactly where we are?"

"Oh, we're still with the Volturi. Aro apologized. He said that they would be sure that Jane would never act out like that again or there would be major consequences for her. Aro insisted that we stayed here until you two were okay to get on a plane and go back home. Luckily nothing was broken, and the cuts were pretty clean, so there was no need to go to a hospital."

I nodded my head, I fought the urge to get out of bed and claw Jane's eyes out. I almost forgot completely about Rosalie, "Wait, why did Rosalie help out Abigail?"

My father turned to my mother and sighed, "Do you want the truth or what will make you happy?"

"Truth."

"Well, Rosalie talked to Abigail about the whole children thing. She tried to push Abigail into having a child with you." My eyes widened, she wouldn't. My dad nodded his head, "Yeah, she would. So when she heard Jane telling Abigail she was lying about the whole baby situation, she thought that Abigail really was lying and she was pregnant, or going to get pregnant at least. But she also did feel guilty. Because Rosalie knew that Abigail would be in trouble if she did get pregnant."

I laughed a bit, typical Rosalie, "What was the side that made my happy?"

"Just that she loved you so much that she wanted to protect Abigail."

I rolled my eyes, "I wouldn't have believed you anyways."

"Figured."

I felt Abigail move closer to me on the bed. My dad wrapped his arms around my mom and whispered, "Let's leave them alone for a little while."

They were about to walk out of the room completely when my dad turned around, "By the way, Abigail's awake. She has been for quite some time. You two have a lot to talk about."

I looked down at her, she was smirking under the covers. Always the sneaky one. "So how much did you hear?"

"I just remember hearing something about having beautiful cheekbones." I felt a slight blush crawl up to my cheeks. I forgot that when I touched her face she could hear me, it must have woken her up.

"Well you do have beautiful cheekbones."

"Thanks. Please don't be too mad at your mother. She loves you, I don't want to pull you two apart."

I shook my head, "It's okay. You're okay right? Are you in pain? Because if you are just tell me."

"I'm fine. Are you okay?"

I nodded my head. "Yeah. I'm okay. Happier that you're in my arms. I am never leaving you alone again. Next time I go hunting, you will be left with my father."

She gave me a curious look, "Normally I'm left with Bell…"

"We're not talking about it anymore."

She rolled her eyes and kissed me gently on the lips, "I love you Anthony."

"I love you too Abigail."

She looked down and started playing with the buttons of my shirt, "Can I ask you something?"

"Abby, honey. You can ask me anything."

She took a deep breath, "What did you mean by, 'one day she will be your daughter'?"

I looked into her brown eyes as she looked into my green ones, "Well I mean…when. I um, when. Um it's you know mother in law and all…"

She laughed a little then kissed me on the lips so I would shut up. How was I going to explain it to her?

"I meant, did you mean what you said?"

I nodded my head slowly, "Every last word."

"Then why don't we?"

"Would…would you be ready for that?"

She nodded her head then whispered, "Yeah, I would be."

I sighed, well I guess I wouldn't exactly be romantic. I reached down into my jean pocket to get the ring out, but it wasn't there. Quickly I reached into the other pocket. It wasn't there. I looked down, these were new jeans, who changed me? I sprang out of bed and looked around for my old jeans. They were nowhere in sight.

I looked back at Abigail who was staring me with a strange expression on her face, "Um, Anthony…"

"Where are my old jeans?"

"Um, probably ripped up. I heard they were covered in blood. I guess someone threw them out. Are you okay?"

"Um, yeah. No, yeah. I'm oh." I lost the ring. I lost the ring, I lost the ring, I lost the ring. How was I supposed to propose…with no ring?

A moment later I saw my dad pop his head through the door, "Sorry, I forgot to give this back to you."

I sighed in relief as he threw the velvet box towards me. He threw it too fast for Abigail to see what it was. I turned back to Abigail and kissed her lips passionately. "Are you going to tell me what's going on, or am I just supposed to lie here and pretend that I know exactly what's happening."

I smiled, "Um, I just had this in my other jeans." I held up the box. Abigail eyed it curiously.

I didn't really know how I was going to go about doing this but, I knew that I had to do something now. So I got on one knee and opened the box. I saw Abigail's eyes light up. I took a deep breath, "Um hi."

She smiled, "Hi."

I scratched my head, "Um, I know that this isn't really romantic at all. But we were on the subject. And to be quite honest, it was getting a little bulky in my pocket. So I figured that I would just ask you now. Really, sorry that it's so unromantic. But um, will you marry me?"

I saw Abigail reach out to touch the ring, "Can I touch it?"

I looked at her curiously, "Um, is that a no?"

She seemed to jump back from some sort of shock, "What oh no!"

"No?" My heart literally sank at the word.

"I mean yes."

"Yes?" She said yes? Wait, yes to what? Yes that it's a no?

"No, wait. Gr. Yes I will marry you. But seriously can I touch it?"

I rolled my eyes and took the ring out of the velvet case. Then I put it on her finger, "Abigail, it's your ring. You don't need to ask."

"Seriously? It's mine?"

I sighed, "Yes, of course! Now can I please kiss my fiancé?"

She nodded her head then wrapped her arms around my neck and tackled me to the ground. She kissed all around my face then finally made it to my lips. I attacked hers back with just as much passion that I could come up with. I wrapped my arms around her waist and rolled us over so that I was hovering on top of her. I kissed her once more on the lips and pulled away.

She smiled while playing with the hairs on the back of my neck and whispered, "I kind of like the sound of that…fiancé."

"Mmm" I leaned down to kiss her one more time, "Abigail Masen-Cullen."

She smiled even wider, "Mrs. Anthony Masen Cullen."

"I like the sound of that."

I leaned down to capture Abigail's lips in mine. I heard somewhere Emmett yell, "Get a room!"

"We are in a room, get out!"

I leaned down and captured Abigail's lips once again with mine. She pulled away all too soon causing me to pout.

"Um, as much as I would love to continue this, I can't feel my leg."

I looked down, my weight was probably crushing her, "Oh my gosh I'm sorry!"

She laughed, "It's okay. But seriously, can't feel my leg."

I picked her up and placed her gently on the bed, than I kissed her on the lips, "Better?"

She nodded her head, "Much."

I kissed her jaw until I got to her ear, "Future Abigail Masen-Cullen."

The next chapter is the last one, I am sorry to say. But I do hope that I keep you all as readers of my other stories. Apparently a lot of people like my story, Getting Sick. So, I will be editing it soon.

The next chapter will be the last one, but I will have a chapter after that of a long thank you. I would love to hear what everyone has to say. If anyone has something they have been DYING to see in this story, just tell me and I will hopefully add it before posting the last chapter.

Yeah, reviews are amazing, almost as great as that proposal ;).

- Morine