5. Occasion

When we got back home, Edward was sitting on the steps waiting for me. When we pulled up and stopped the car, Edward was up and at my door. He called for Jasper and Emmett to come outside. We all carried the bags in. When we got in, we saw Carlisle and Esme sitting on the couch.

"Did you three girls have fun?" Esme asked.

"Yes we did," Alice answered.

We carried all the bags upstairs to our rooms. When Edward and I got into our room, he laid down on his couch while I decided what to leave here. I decided to leave the dress and about half my other clothes we got here, while the rest went back to my house.

"Will you take me back to Charlie's real quick?" I asked in a teasing voice.

"Of course my dear. Anything for you. As long as you come back with me." he said.

"And if I refuse?" I asked.

"Well then I'll have no choice but to use force," he said as he jumped off the couch and came up behind me. When he came up behind me, he picked me up and carried me over to the couch. He let me fall onto the couch and then he came down on top of me, kissing me on my forehead, then on my lips. He supported himself on his hands that he used to prop himself up on the couch just above me. I went to kiss him on his forehead, when he stopped me. He picked me up and turned over on the couch, so that I was on top. He pressed me to his chest. Luckily, the first two buttons on his shirt were open; I leaned down to kiss him on his chest. He saw what I was going to do, and stopped me again by kissing me on my lips.

"That's not fair," I said. "Why don't I get some say in this?"

"You'll get your say later. But didn't you ask me to take you to Charlie's?"

"Yes, I did."

"Well let's go. The faster we get this done, the better," he said.

I sighed. I didn't want to move but he was right. I got up off his chest and he got up off the couch. I grabbed the bags and we headed downstairs. When we descended the stairs, we saw Carlisle and Emmett sitting on one of the couches. They looked up at us, and then they went back into the conversation they were in before we came down. We went out the door and headed for the Volvo. He opened the door for me and sat down in the car. He strode around to the other side of the car and got in. He looked at me with piercing eyes then took off down the driveway.

It took us ten minutes to get to Charlie's. When we got there, he got out and came around to open my door for me and put his arm around my waist. We walked to the house and I opened the door. We walked in and went to the living room. Charlie was asleep in his chair with the TV on. I turned the TV off and we walked upstairs to my room. Edward sat on my bed while I put the clothes away. Once I was done, he stood up and took my hand. We walked downstairs. Charlie was still sleeping. We left then, without him knowing that I was there. Edward held the passenger door open for me. I just stood there.

"Do you want to drive?" he asked, curious.

"Actually, yes I do."

"Okay." He gave me the key to the Volvo and got into the passenger side. I took a deep breath and started the car. It only took me seven minutes to drive back.

"How did you get back here in seven minutes?" he asked. "It takes me ten. And you used to hate it when I drove fast."

"I don't know. I just drove."

He looked at me with curious eyes. Then he smiled my favorite crooked smile.

"Well let's forget about it. We have plans tonight. And we can't be late."

We both got out of the car and walked to the house. We walked in and saw Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett sitting on the couches in dresses and suits.

"Sorry. We'll be done in a few," Edward said before he pulled me up the stairs to our room.

"You need to get dressed," he ordered me in a playful voice. "I need to get changed, too."

He walked over to the closet and pulled out his tuxedo that he wore at the prom. Then he pulled out the dress that Alice and Rosalie had bought me today. He walked over to me and handed it to me. He walked out of the room so I could get changed. I took my other clothes off and slipped on the dress. When I finished putting on the dress, Edward walked in with his tux on. He eyed me for several seconds.

"I'll have to remember to thank Alice and Rosalie later," he said. If I could've blushed, I would've done it that moment. He grabbed my hand and we walked down stairs. When we walked down stairs, everyone stood and headed for the door. Edward, Alice, Jasper, and I all got into Edward's Volvo and Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, and Emmett got into Rosalie's BMW Convertible. When we were about ten minutes into the drive, I asked Edward.

"Where are we going, exactly?"

"We are going out to dinner. We're going to a little restaurant here in town."

"Why are we going to a restaurant?" I asked confused. "We can't eat food. Well...human food."

"Oh, I know that. Then why are we going?"

"There's something that I want you to see." he answered.

It was silent the rest of the way. We arrived at the restaurant twenty minutes later. We parked and got out. We all headed into the restaurant. When we walked in, I could fully appreciate its beauty. It had high marble ceilings, linoleum floors, and oak walls. There were pictures almost all over the walls. In the middle of the restaurant, on a platform, was a grand piano. A waitress came over to us. She took us to our seats and gave us menus. I couldn't stop staring at the piano.

"You better stop staring and find something to order," Edward said. "You can stare later."

I obeyed his order. I tore my eyes from the piano long enough to look at the menu to find something to order. Once I figured out what I was going to order and 'eat', my eyes went back to the piano. Once the waitress came, I had to tear my eyes away again.

"Hi. My name's Judy and I'll be your waitress tonight. What can I get you to drink?"

We all ordered water. Then she left again. My eyes immediately went back to the piano. I heard Edward chuckle. I looked back at him.

"You still haven't told me what you wanted to show me," I stated.

"I know. It has to wait until later, though," he teased.

I didn't look back to the piano that time. The waitress came back with our drinks then, and we all ordered. Edward, Alice, Emmett, and Carlisle ordered the stuff crab. Rosalie, Jasper, and Esme ordered some scallops. I ordered the special; it had fries, a steak, a stuffed potato, and some bread with butter. We sat there, silent, after she left. Finally Edward spoke.

"Well, I think I'm going to give you the first part of you surprise." He got up and started to head toward the piano. "Well actually, I'm going to show you." He walked over to the piano and sat down. He started to play a beautiful melody that I'd never heard before.

"He wrote that just before prom for you, Bella," Rosalie said.

After the song ended, he started playing my lullaby. I sat in my seat in awe and watched him. After my lullaby was done, he came back to the table and sat back down.

"Did you like it?" he asked.

"Like it? Hell no." I said. His perfect lips grew into a frown. "I LOVED it!" I continued. His perfect lips turned up into a smile again. "I can't even describe it, it was so beautiful." I added. By that time, the food arrived. We sat there at 'ate' the food. When we got done, Carlisle left a hundred dollar bill on the table and we walked out.

"Do you guys think that you can all go home in the Volvo? I'll bring Rosalie's car home when I get done with Bella," he asked Carlisle.

"Yes. We can do that," he answered.

"We'll see you at home, Edward and Bella," Esme said before she kissed the both of us on the cheek.

They all walked to the Volvo and got in while Edward and I got into the Convertible. He started the engine and took off. We drove away from the direction of the house.

"Where are we going?" I asked Edward.

"You'll see. We're almost there."

When he said that, he stopped the car. I looked around to try to figure out where we were. It took my awhile to figure out where we were. We flitted a little ways into the darkness and stopped. We were in a large-no, not large, humongous-opening. When I looked up, I could see the moon directly overhead. It wasn't until then that I realized where we were.

"Edward, what are we doing in your meadow?" I asked confused. Since the moon was directly overhead, it was bright in the middle of the meadow. He took hold of my hand and pulled me to the middle; there was a stone there. He made me sit on the stone and he crouched down in front of me.

"Bella, you know that I love you right?" he asked.

"Of course I do." Edward sighed. "Edward, just tell me what it is you want to tell me."

"Bella, I've been thinking about this for a few weeks now. I haven't asked you yet though for fear of what you might say. But I can't hold it off any longer."

"Well then just tell me. I promise I won't get mad."

Edward sighed again. "Bella, will...will you..." Edward put his hand in his pocket. He went down on one knee and took hold on my hand. "Will you marry me?" He pulled his hand out of his pocket and opened it. He had a box in his hand; a small, black box. He opened it and it concealed a small, golden ring with eight small diamonds on it. I took the box out of his hand and laid it on the ground next to the stone. I took his hands in my hands and looked deeply into his golden eyes.

"Edward Cullen, I would love to marry you."