A/N: Sorry, guys; this is the last one! I know, I'm sad too. :) Anyway, review. I'll be working on other stuff in my spare time during this semester, but I'm gonna be super busy. Anyway, here you go! Honeymoon-ness and such! Mmm, lemon fresh.

We got to our hotel room in the middle of the next night.

Still in Edward's strong, capable arms, I kicked my painful heels across the spacious hotel room and onto an arm chair. I sighed at the comfort, and Edward chuckled.

"Was it dreadful, Bella?"

I glared daggers at him. "You put them on for an entire day and dance with the entire male population of Forks; see how you like it, mister."

He kissed my neck, and cuddled his face into the crook of my neck. "Too bad the only person I want to dance with is you."

I giggled. "Nice line, Edward, nice." I kissed his nose.

"So I bring you to Spain, a place where we probably won't be able to leave the hotel room because of the sun. I make sure we have the best hotel room in the entire country—and this is how you repay me?" he joked. "Make fun of my 'lines' all you want. I can put you on the next flight back to Seattle if you like."

I pouted, giving him my best puppy eyes. "But…I love you," I said in a small voice.

He couldn't help but smile. "You're so cute."

"Edward?"

"Yeah?"

"Could you put me down now? You've been holding me here for about ten minutes."

He seemed to realize we were still standing in the doorway, and quickly placed me on my bare feet. Edward smiled apologetically, and went to the phone to have our luggage brought up.

Since I'd seen plenty of the sitting area already, I explored into the bedroom of our suite. I opened large, cherry wood doors to a cream colored room, large enough to be Alice's closet—a magnificent feat. Directly across from the doorway was a king-sized bed—also made of cherry wood. Fluffy white pillows and blankets adorned the bed, and merely looking at it made me sleepy. There was a large window behind the bed. To the right of the bed was a fireplace, a plasma screen television mounted to the wall above it. In the corner, beside the fireplace, was another white arm chair like those in the main room. To my left was a large dresser, obviously made of cherry.



I heard the door open, and the quiet murmur of voices—Edward getting our luggage from the bell boy. I returned to the sitting area just as Edward was closing the door. At his full speed, Edward took all the bags to the bedroom with the exception of my "special bag" Alice packed.

"Now," he sighed, holding the duffle out to me. "Why don't you take this and go get more comfortable?"

He was bouncing on the balls of his feet, his eyes agleam.

I laughed. "Rushing it a bit, aren't you? That's usually my doing."

"Yeah, well, it's been friggin' ages, Bella. You can surely understand my apprehension." He rolled his eyes, and thrust the bag into my arms. "Please, please go change."

I sighed, feigning annoyance. "Fine, fine, I'm going."

"Thank you," I heard him grumble as I skipped toward the bathroom, the bottom half of my organza gown bouncing with me.

The bathroom, fittingly, was enormous. The white marble counter stretched on for what seemed like miles, two sinks placed along it. I dropped my bag there, and reached to unlace the back of my dress. Twenty friggin' minutes later, I dropped it at my feet, moving on to the torture chamber corset. It came off easier, and I quickly opened my lingerie duffle, realizing I was taking entirely too long. For tonight, Alice suggested a navy blue lace bra and thong set. I was quick to agree. She had insisted on a matching silk robe, claiming it pulled everything together just how she had pictured it.

I didn't ask her to elaborate.

I dressed hurriedly, and opened the door so fast my hair blew back. Edward was nowhere to be found in the main room, so I sauntered in the most seductive way possible to the bedroom, where I found him lying on the bed casually, having lost most of his outfit. He wore only his white shirt, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his black pants, and black socks.

His eyes moved quickly from the television show he was watching to me, and he immediately turned the TV off. He continued to stare, never averting his gaze. After a few minutes I was beginning to feel awkward, and began to move toward him, fidgeting with the belt of my robe and biting my lip.

"It still amazes me how you are so ungodly beautiful, Bella," he growled, his eyes raking over me hungrily as I sat next to him on the bed.

I smiled evilly and crawled into his lap to straddle him. I leaned closer to his face to whisper to him. "Same applies to you, even more so," I purred and licked his ear lobe. He shivered, and I knew in another few seconds, I would have him.

I breathed my warm breath on his neck as I moved down to his 'spot.' Smiling as he twitched and writhed at the feeling, I bit his neck.



And we switched positions before I could take another breath.

He growled, tearing at both our clothes, his expression one of nothing but pure, unadulterated lust. I moaned as his cold hands roamed over my body, removing anything keeping us from one another. The sun was rising outside as I could tell from the sun playing across Edward's skin and the wall across from us. His beauty magnified tenfold, he placed heated kisses all across my body.

I gasped as two fingers entered me, his kisses still devouring me. His lips moved then to my breasts, sucking hard as he pumped his hand inside me.

"Edward," I moaned. "I need you."

That was all it took. His hand was quickly removed, and he hovered at my entrance, his eyes now trained on my face.

"Are you ready?" he panted.

I kissed him feverishly, and rubbed myself against him. He groaned at the contact, and as I hit the bed again, he pushed himself inside me. We both gasped, gazing lovingly at each other. He trapped me up in another deep kiss as he pulled out and pushed back in. Our rhythm found itself, as we were already familiar with one another's bodies.

Moaning and panting, we came simultaneously, drenched in my perspiration. He collapsed on his side next to me, and pulled me into his chest.

"I love you, Isabella Swan Cullen," he murmured into my hair. He kissed the top of my head. "I love you so much."

I fell asleep before I could respond.

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Two weeks later

"Mom, I promise I'll keep in touch, you have no reason to be crying," I assured my mother, wiping the few tears that had begun to drop as we stood in the airport terminal.

Alaska was waiting, as was my new life. And this was my final goodbye.

"I can't help it," she wailed. "My little baby is moving on, becoming an adult. Of course, you've always had that in you, but this is different. You don't need me for anything now."

"Mom," I murmured, my own eyes stinging now. "I'll always need my mommy. No one could fill that spot." I squeezed her tightly. "No worries, okay? I'll call you as soon as we land." She nodded and retreated to Phil's arms.

I moved on to Dad.



"You're going to do great, Bells," he said, hugging me. "I know it. You go make us proud, okay?" His face went from smiling to serious. "And don't you dare stay away from home too long."

I laughed. "How could I?"

He kissed the top of my head. "I love you, kid."

"I love you, too, daddy."

We hugged once more, and I waved my final goodbye to my parents. Turning away, crying, I felt Edward's cold arm snake around my waist to support me, sensing my need for comfort. It was a lot harder than I could let on, saying goodbye.

The rest of the Cullens had already left under the pretenses of college and new jobs, but were all waiting for Edward and I patiently with the Denali coven. It would feel nice to have all those people there for me when I was changed.

Two short hours later, we arrived in Denali, Alaska. Carlisle and Alice were waiting for us the moment we stepped off the plane. I jumped straight into Alice's waiting arms while the boys went to get our luggage.

"Are you nervous?" she asked as we walked out of the airport, headed for the Volvo, driven to Alaska by Jasper.

"Not really." I shrugged. "I used to be, but I guess I'm really ready now. Saying goodbye made everything else seem so real."

"I wish I knew what this feels like—just before being changed," Alice mused dreamily, gazing at the overhead clouds. "Hell, I wish I remembered anything about my old life."

I gave her a one-armed hug as we continued down the first row of cars. "Well, I think I'd rather be in your place."

She rolled her eyes, laughing. "I doubt that. Besides, you probably won't have many memories in a few days."

Neither of us noticed the men behind us until the lights went off on the car. Carlisle and Edward passed us to put the bags in the trunk. When they had finished, Carlisle moved around to the driver's side, and Alice to the passenger's. Edward opened the door behind Alice, closing it behind me. When he closed his own door, Carlisle revved the engine.

I didn't give my surroundings any mind, focusing instead upon Edward. My eyes roamed over his pale, striking face. I paid special attention to his toned arms, his perfectly chiseled chest rising and falling with his breaths. Before my exploration could continue further south, the car lurched to a stop.

"Welcome home, Bella," Edward cooed in my ear. He kissed my hair, and jumped out of the car. He strolled around to my side, offering a hand to pull me out.



Inside, nine faces were smiling and waiting for our arrival. The famous Denali coven eagerly introduced themselves, apologizing for missing the wedding. Tanya, I noticed seemed much more eager to talk to Edward than me, and Eleazar rolled his eyes to me, stifling his laughter at Tanya's behavior.

"Ah, Edward. I've missed you," she said seductively.

Poor Edward looked as if he was stifling a gag.

"Oh, over my pile of ashes," I heard Rosalie hiss before throwing herself between the two of them. "Okay, I love you and all, Tanya, but you have got to stop. He married her, she's my sister, and I have to take up for her because she's a total baby. Seriously, back off."

My heart swelled at Rosalie's acceptance. Tanya huffed, and went to sit next to Irina on the couch. Rose came to stand next to me, smiling warmly.

"Now let's see her mess with him," she whispered to me. I couldn't help but giggle.

"Ugh!" Jasper groaned. "I can't understand. I can't bear this."

Our teen angst- Dawson's Creek bullshit was obviously starting to wear on him.

"Sorry, Jasper," Tanya, Edward, Rose, and I apologized together.

One day later, I was lying on the same couch Tanya had perched herself upon haughtily. The entire family stood around, Edward kneeled at my side.

"Are you sure you're ready for this, Bella?" Edward whispered in my ear, straining not to sob.

I cupped his cheek with my left cheek. "I am ready," I assured him. "If not, I wouldn't be here, would I? I'm not going anywhere. Now, let's get this over with." I closed my eyes, and Carlisle injected morphine into my system. I began to the feel the numb effects almost immediately.

"I love you," Edward sobbed quietly into my ear. "Forgive me."

And the fire washed me away.

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Six months later

"Are you sure this is going to work?" I asked for the millionth time that day.

Carlisle sighed, and rubbed his temples agitatedly. "Yes, Bella, we've been working on this plan for two months. It's simple enough: You and Edward will drive a rental car of a high-traffic bridge just after nightfall, when there'll still be enough traffic to catch attention, and swim out of sight."

I nodded, taking deep, unnecessary breaths. "Okay. When do we do it?" My mind was reeling, scared shitless of my fake death.



"Tomorrow night?" he proposed, and Edward and I nodded our agreement.

In the heart of Seattle, Edward held tightly onto my hand. The Ford escort veered over to the right lane. We bounced slightly as we came onto the bridge, nerves shaking us both. Both of us knew there was nothing that could happen to us; all we had to do was roll down the windows, and no one would suspect a thing when we didn't turn up. The wind now hitting the sides of our faces, Edward took a sharp right into the railing, breaking through it.

We fell into the water, releasing our hold on one another only to swim to the banks of the river. I looked up through the water to see faces staring down at the water, cars stopped and backing up the traffic already. I swam deeper to avoid any chance of being seen, surfacing only under the security of the bridge. Edward was waiting there already, lying on the ground.

"That was exhilarating," he panted as I curled up against his chest. "You ready to get home?"

"And how exactly are we supposed to do that? There's about a bazillion people directly above us looking for us."

"Bella, vampires can run very fast," he explained as if speaking to a child. "When no one suspecting anything, it's very easy to remain unseen. Anybody who sees us will just think they're crazy."

"Jerk," I mumbled. "Fine. Let's go home."

APOV

It was hard to fake the mourning sister act knowing Bella was shopping with Edward. Seeing Charlie with his arm around Renee didn't help either; I was so happy for them. I wondered momentarily where Phil was when his step-daughter had "died," but remembered he had a stupid baseball game. Seriously, who does that to their wife?

Renee had already made the decision to divorce Phil, and had told Charlie when she got in from Jacksonville. I think she finally realized, after all the men, there was only one for her. And they had just lost the pride and joy of their lives. They cried together on Charlie's couch, the funeral having ended a few hours prior, as other mourners moved about the house, trying to make the house more comfortable for them.

Jacob Black and his father seemed unemotional, but I knew they wanted more than anything to tell Charlie the truth—that she was okay. In fact, everyone from La Push seemed to be struggling with the secret.

I made my way over to Jacob, again pretending to have a mini breakdown, collapsing into his stinky arms. Ugh. I leaned up to his ear and whispered, "You guys have got to improve your acting, or Charlie's going to get suspicious. I know you're all pissed off at us, but what's happened has happened, and you're going to have to get over it."



He released me, and I dabbed at my dry eyes with my tissue before turning my back on him and going to stand next to Jazzy in the hallway.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, just a little tense," he said stiffly. I could tell he was holding his breath. Even with the practice, this was a challenge.

"You guys about ready to get out of here?" Emmett asked from behind me, Rosalie attached to his hip.

"Yeah," I sighed. "Where are Carlisle and Esme?"

"Esme's still bringing food in the back door and hiding it in the fridge for Charlie and Renee," Rose said, nodding off toward the kitchen. "And Carlisle's grabbing some of Bella's things out of her room for her."

My mind was assaulted with a vision of Carlisle sitting impatiently in the car; he'd just grabbed the last of Bella's belongings and was waiting for us.

"Well, he's ready to go," I said, returning to the present. "Emmett, go get Esme. We need to say goodbye. Jasper, tell Carlisle—," I began, but was cut off as Carlisle came inside.

"Ready?" he asked, leading us toward Bella's parents.

Emmett and Esme met us in the family room, and we said our mournful goodbyes, playing the suffering family we were. They apologized for the loss of Edward, and we returned the sentiments, wishing them the best.

I was the only one to notice the bulging ring box in Charlie's jacket pocket, and I smiled at him knowingly. He blushed, and I winked.

We left soon after, and met Bella and Edward in Vancouver on our way home. I searched through Bella's clothing choices appreciatively, smiling at my success in turning her into a girl.

"No one will dare call you plain when I'm through with you," I said, smiling at the new shoes I came across in her bags.

Bella smirked. "Only because they're afraid you'll suck their blood."

A/N: Four BD quotes in one chapter. Yeah, that's a record! Anyway, that's it. Review. Don't forget about me while I'm on hiatus. :)