Edward pulled my reluctant mind back into reality. "No, I don't think that'll work… Well, you will see, but I was thinking we would go out tonight, just the two of us." His ocher eyes lingered on mine as he parked his Volvo in the drive leading to the immense white house. The Cullen house, AKA, the place that was more like home to me then any stupid human home.

Fluidly, he rose, got out of the car, and darted to the passenger's side to open the door for me. It all happened in the same space of time as it took me to unlatch the seatbelt and free myself.

I stumbled out of the car, falling into his marble arms. He wrapped one arm across my back as the other one lifted his hand to my face to raise my chin to his. He pressed his delightfully cold lips to mine for slightly more then the usual millisecond.

His lips still pressed to mine, he tucked a stray lock of hair behind my ear, and ran his long fingers through my tangled locks.

My heart was throbbing like that of a hummingbird's, I could not take it. I swear, even at his lightest, most casual touches, my heart stopped. When he kissed me-unexpectedly, like now-I stood no chance agenst the force fainting. For the second time that day, I lost consciousness.

"BELLA?" I heard the fear in his voice, and didn't like it.

"Ugh. I hate doing that, what is wrong with me? I'm the most pathetic excuse for a human there ever was, and you still love me. I will never fathom why." He loosened up, laughing with relief that I was okay.

"You mean the way that I will never comprehend why you fell in love with a masochistic monster? God, we are the weirdest possible couple out there."

"Maybe that's why we're so perfect for each other. The Yin to the Yang."

"Or, maybe God got bored and decided to have fun testing his loyal subjects to see how far we'd go until we crack." He was so stubborn.

"Excuse me, but I fell in love on my own. I rather think that God disagrees with us, why else would he state such blatant hate for us." I was, of course, referring to the fact that whatever had the chance to stand in the way of our love had seemed to find its way there, and yet, one by one, each problem came out defeated, no matter the odds.

"I don't doubt that." He chuckled blackly.

We turned to walk, but his arms barley moved. The arm around my spine twisted to my waist, but his eyes stayed locked on mine, and his hand traced my chin. This was an accident waiting to happen, being a klutz like me, and not watching where I was going. Plus the scattered surrounding trees.

And happen it did… repeatedly. I kept falling, and Edward kept catching my waist. Rather than speeding up with the fear of falling and breaking a vital limb, my heart sped with his grasp and his fingers tracing miscellaneous shapes up and down my scarlet cheeks.

I made it to the door unscathed, with the exception of my red cheeks. Edward didn't reach for the handle, for Alice had opened it just as we got there.

She glanced back and forth between my reddened face and Edward's overly affectionate eyes. He didn't look away as she looked confusedly between us, making me blush harder.

Her face went from confused to frustrated. Then she cupped her hands around her mouth, and hugged me, tearing Edward's arms and gaze from me.

"You asked her? Without me? And I didn't see the answer? What's going on?" She turned to Edward, whose eyes were warning far too late.

"Ask me what without Alice? See what answer?" It was my turn to glance between them.

Alice's facial expression turned into horror faster than you could say 'oops.' "Oh, crow! You didn't ask her yet, did you? Oh, my, gosh, I'm so sorry!"

"ASK ME WHAT?" I didn't strictly need to be so frustrated, but I hate surprises, and I was apparently the only one not in on it.

They exchanged a look before Edward dropped to his knees. What was going on? Could vampires have heart-attacks? Well, that was an obvious 'no'; his heart didn't beat at all. But what then? Huh?

Then I saw that he was holding something. Something small. Small and shiny. It reminded me of Edward in the sun. Then, the tears welled up. My hands flew subconsciously to my mouth.

"Bella?" His voice was shaking, though he could not cry. "Formally, wi-"

I put a shaking index finger to his perfect, marble lips. I too said nothing. I nodded, as the tears of joy streamed down my face.

He slipped the brilliantly clear, princess cut, five karat, pink diamond onto my finger. As he stood, he never let goof my hand. With the other, he held my neck. And, right in front of Alice, he kissed me.

I didn't see them all come, but when I resurfaced, the entire Cullen/Hale family was standing there. I'd noticed before- but never really thought about-the fact that the whole family was made of couples. Alice's head rested on Jasper's arm; Emmett's and Rosalie's fingers were intertwined; and Carlisle and Esme had their arms around each other. All of their eyes were on me and Edward, standing in the doorway.

My scarlet face went maroon and Emmett chuckled lightly, not his usual bear-like one, but more loving and brotherly.

Alice gave me a look that clearly stated that she was already making wedding plans for us. She would, of course, be my maid of honor.

There was a highly uncomfortable-for me anyway- silence. To my utter astonishment, Rosalie broke it. She burst into applause, laughing with joy, leaning into Emmett as she did so. Esme joined in, followed by Carlisle, and Alice. Emmett wolf-whistled as I cried and laughed. Jasper refused to take his arms off of Alice, but he smiled reassuringly all the same.