"It's for-" Edward started but a rumble of thunder followed by blinding lightning roared over his voice.

"IT'S FOR YOUR-" and again.

I smiled at his impatience and the way he was mumbling under his breath. He made it look adorable instead of unattractive. He waited a few seconds, glaring at the sky and then turned to me half smiling. He opened his mouth but paused incase he might be interrupted again. Carlisle was chuckling under his breath.

"Maybe I should just show you." He sighed.

"Is that what comes at dusk?" at this point dusk didn't matter. The sky was a dark grey, almost black from the storm cloud.

He smiled at me and turned me around. "I thought you might enjoy this the most. You can find the box to your key later."

I was mesmerized yet again by my surroundings. Only more. There must have been thousands of fireflies flying in and out of the willow lighting it up as much as an old fashioned Paris street lamp might. The roses light pink was a breath-taking color. Sometimes white spots lit up in the peddles in the flashes of light from their tiny bodies. Their reflections glowed over the water showing the ripples in the water and the fish bobbing up here and there. Everything was making an intense romantic feeling. I suddenly realized my mouth was gaped in awe when Edward nonchalantly shut it.

"We'll see you back at the house." Esme said this so softly as if she was afraid that if she had spoken just one note higher, then the romantic feeling would disappear.

As soon as that was said, the rest of the family made their run home completely silent. I almost didn't even notice that they had left.

Edward took my left hand and played with the ring he proposed to me with, with his thumb. "My Isabella Cullen." He whispered into my ear before he moved his lips to my neckline.

And with that, he embraced me into a passionate kiss that if anything disturbed I would rip their heads off. No exaggeration. His mouth was sweet and his hands were lingering. He scooped me into his arms and carried me into the security of the willow tree. We laid side by side, hand in hand, watching the little bugs light up all around us. It made our little dark shelter luminous. The current of the river with the now fading thunder mixed with his breathing was the happiest sound in the world I could think of right now. If I could, I'd be certain to fall asleep to its lullaby.

I turned my head up from his chest after awhile to plant another kiss that never ended. The electricity between us was so intense it was as if we were one unit. And we were. It was a fiery, passionate end to the evening. Breathe taking of course. A couple hours later I let my fingertips glide down his muscular stomach that should have been glistening. But what part of us is human anymore except for our emotions? Then again what more is needed when the love you share is permanent and indestructible. Nothing. I couldn't think of anything else. I was perfectly content.

"It's a shame Charlie never approved of our marriage." Edward sighed out of the blue.

I grimaced at his words. I didn't like hearing it for I heard plenty of it at the time. The last thing I wanted was the look on Charlie's face when we told him, stuck in my head. That was one of the reasons I didn't get many phone calls from Charlie. I shifted uneasily.

"Sorry." He muttered, rubbing my arm with his hand.

"I'm sorry too. At least we did him a favor by moving."

Edward chortled. "Yes, but I still took the most important thing away from him."

"He can live with it." I replied.

"Yes, he will, but it doesn't mean he wants to."

I turned to look at him confused. Why was he dwelling on it so much? He never did before. Edward met my gaze, one side of his mouth curled up. His eyes were sincere from the words he spoke.

"I just feel sorry for him in a way." He replied to my expression.

"Oh." I replied nuzzling into his side. "I do miss him." I added.

Edward squeezed my arm and rested his head on mine. We stayed there cuddled together until the sun came up hidden by the clouds. We left our little shelter when there was only a faint glow to our surroundings.

Ever since we got back to the house I tried finding the box that my key would go to. It was like a game of hide and seek. I usually like the game but not particularly this time. Edward said he had stashed it somewhere in the house but I was very unsuccessful with discovering it. I was beginning to get impatient and it showed because my temper was getting bad. Jasper volunteered to help me find it since he didn't know where it was either and had nothing else to do. He ignored Edwards irritated glare and covered one side of the house while I covered the other. Lord how I hate surprises…

After ravaging the kitchen and the den, I turned into my bedroom and noticed Edward had cleaned it up a bit. My pants and lingerie were no longer spread on the floor and neither were all my cd's. He even stacked them in alphabetical order. The guy's a neat freak. It's amazing. I must be the only girl in the world with a man that keeps things as clean as he does. I was never the most organized person in the world but he always seems to keep our stuff in order. I looked under our medieval looking canopy bed only to find a pile of dust bunnies pushed against the wall. It was probably my doing. I crawled out from under the mattress and noticed Edward was leaning against the doorframe watching me through the red silk canopy curtain.

I shot him a warning look as I got to my feet. He imitated my expression and laughed when I sulked in irritation.

"Why are you torturing me? You already know how much I hate surprises. Just give it to me, please." I sighed, sitting on the bed by him.

"Where's the fun in that?"

"Well for one thing it would save me my sanity. I'm beginning to think there isn't a special little box all bowed or ribboned up in the house." When I noticed he wasn't saying anything, I looked up to see he was staring straight ahead (clearly avoiding my gaze). The side of his mouth was twitching trying to hold back a smile.

"You're so evil!" I threw a playful punch to his stomach and stormed past him studying the key in my hand. It definitely wasn't to a door or a car. It was too small for that. Maybe it wasn't to a box after all. I love Edward more than anything, but right now he's going to drive me off a cliff.

Before I had gotten to the stairs he grabbed me by my waist and ran me out of the house like there was no tomorrow. The funny thing about the speed is…unless you're a vampire you can't keep up with how fast they're going. If you're human, it seems like a magic trick to you. If you're a vampire, you can easily watch them go by and it looks like a normal human pace, but then everything else that you aren't watching is moving in slow motion. It's different and it takes some getting used to. Otherwise, you think you're somehow drunk or going to pass out. I can't say I enjoy that feeling.

Even in the rain I couldn't hear his feet against the ground. He slid me into the passenger seat of his car easily with just as much speed and next thing I knew he was in the drivers seat. He looked at me enthusiastic like the surprise was much bigger than anticipated. I groaned and let my head fall back against the head rest as he veered out of the garage, just missing Alice's shiny yellow sports car.

"You'll see." He smiled as we suddenly turned onto interstate 79, heading into Elkins.

"Since you obviously hate me, can you at least give me a hint?" I sighed defeated.

"I don't know what I could tell you without giving it away."

"Of course." I rolled my eyes.

"Oh come on Bella, this took me a lot of thought."

What could possibly have given him so much thought? He already knows everything I like. He even finishes my sentences sometimes. It's absurd. I huffed in response as I stared out the window. Curiosity was pricking at me like a thousand needles while I tried to imagine what could be so exciting. It took us five minutes to get into the quant little town of Elkins. Maybe even less considering what a lunatic asshole driver he is. He turned down one of the main roads that lead to the harbor dodging other cars that weren't moving fast enough to his liking. Anticipation was starting to get the best of me. I was beginning to bounce in my seat like a child.

I was avoiding his stupid secretive smile by watching the towns people bustle around the streets. It was a particularly noisy day today with the amount of humans outside. It wasn't even a nice day. Little intervals of showers had been coming and going since the storm last night finished its way north. We stopped at a red light and I noticed an elderly couple sitting on a little wooden bench, hands entwined. The husband was holding a blue umbrella up over their heads so her delicate curly perm wouldn't get ruined. He kissed her cheek and she smiled shyly as if it had been their first. I smiled to myself thoughtfully. I will have those kinds of kisses until the world gets hit by a comet or sucked into some black hole that astronomers have said is skimming the edge of our universe.

Proof that living forever is impossible, even for us. I think myself selfish for taking this way of life just so I can never leave Edward. However, I was willing to give up everything I had to have him forever. I suddenly felt sorry for the old couple. Who knew how many years they had left to share. My smile went droopy when the car started to pull away from them.

The clock tower struck one in the afternoon; the bells chiming over the loud music Edward had playing. The pigeons that sat on the roofs of buildings by it flew away startled.

Edward took a turn onto the road beside the waters edge and pulled over to park in front of a small seafood restaurant. As soon as I got out I smelled it. Yet it wasn't the seafood that was haunting me. It was pulling at my stomach and making my nostrils flare. I turned to Edward carefully pushing the hunger aside as best I could. He knew exactly what was happening and rushed to my side as casually as possible. If any attention was attracted to the look in my eyes…god only knows what would be running through people's minds.

"We just went hunting two days ago." Edward said with a heavy exhale. He started pushing me forward with his hand on my back.

"I can't help it." I moaned. "It's still so mouth-watering."

"Whatever happens I will not let you make a wrong decision. Just don't breath."

"Oh yes, that will be easy to explain to the dock patrol. Why Edwards wife wasn't breathing yet still walking and fully together."

"But you aren't fully together. You're going to lose yourself if you don't hold your damn breath."

I sighed as we walked onto the dock. I knew he was right. I've just never been out in the town much considering my issues. Like the one I'm having right now. I took his advice anyway and closed my nose shut with my fingers. I would just say the fishing boat that had just come to dock reeks of fish and that I can't stand the smell. It's believable. I'd buy it.

I took his hand as we slowed our pace. The dampness in the air and the wind blowing into town seemed to help since the smell of human blood was being blown away from us. I released the hold on my nose and took a short inhale, testing the scent. It was hardly even noticeable. I decided it was safe enough to act at least remotely human for the sake of our appearance. I held my breath again as two children ran by us laughing, both holding a few small rocks that looked like precious stones. My lips curled up and my body began to shudder.

Edward squeezed my hand, his eyes intense and on me. I gave him a weak smile though one side of my lip was still curled up.

"Don't worry about me," I croaked. "The sooner I get my surprise the more my mind will be side tracked."

He still didn't smile but he turned his gaze from me to the end of dock. "Well now's the time to avert your desire."

I looked ahead of us and stopped in my tracks. Was he crazy!? I'd probably somehow manage to kill my immortal self.

"Jet skis? You got me a jet ski?"

"I told you it took me a lot of thought." He looked at my face carefully. "Don't you like it?"

"Yes I do. I'm just not sure how to work it." To be honest I wasn't sure how I felt at first. It looked dangerous. Then again, danger seemed to be the base of any excitement for me lately. One thing was for sure; I completely forgot about my hunger.

"There're two." I added very obviously.

"One's for me." He smiled as he climbed onto his.

I was beginning to think he got them mostly for him. They're big boy toys. But I'm good with big boy toys. I can deal with that. I'm nowhere near as disastrous as I used to be, thank god, so hopefully I can enjoy this without driving into the side of a boat. I pictured the scene in my head with a highly exaggerated explosion. In some sick way it made me ready to get started ASAP.

"Well before you start yours, why don't you show me the basic management of my new toy of destruction."

Edward broke into laughter, "destruction?"

"If you just saw what I saw in my head…"

"I'm disappointed I couldn't." he replied still smiling widely.

He got off of his jet ski, about to give me instructions, but as I feared most, the dock officer that was on duty walked up to us to say hello.

"So is this your strikingly beautiful wife?" the man had a deep and hearty voice. It fitted his large size. He looked like an everyday fisherman with the round fuzzy face, worn baggy jeans, plaid button shirt and boots meant to wade in shallow water. He had a particularly jolly attitude about him. Maybe even too jolly but Edward seemed to enjoy his presence. His face lit up when he turned to face him.

"Hey Bill! Yes, this is. Bella I'd like you to meet Bill. He's one of the dock officers. He's brilliant with sailboats, tug boats…you name it; you can't put anything past him." He finished by shaking his hand and took his place by my side again. He took my hand feeling the strength in my grasp. I could feel his blood running through his veins. He let go of my hand and shook it with an amused grin. "Strong girl she is." He laughed looking at Edward.

"Sorry, it's nice to meet you." I smiled as sweetly as I could. I held my breath hoping he wouldn't notice. He didn't seem to. He was too busy gossiping with Edward about the latest catches and how his wife and two young children were doing.

"So, I see she finally got to see her present. Quite a man you have here Mrs. Cullen. He sure spoils you."

I grimaced at the word 'spoil'.

"I am very lucky. I couldn't be happier than to have him, he certainly knows how to make a girl happy. He's full of surprises." I replied with a smile up at my husband. HE knew the real meaning behind it and chuckled. Maybe I was playing just a little too mushy. But lordy, I almost can't stand how gorgeous he is. If I were an old lady I'd be pinching his cheeks all day. And if he tried to run away, I'd run after him, my fingers pinchers.

"I can tell. Well you have a good man. I'm sorry to cut this short but I better get back to the kiosk incase someone gets in trouble out there." He gestured towards the water.

"I understand it was good seeing you." We both shook his hand and said goodbye.

"Nice guy." Edward said more so to himself than to me.

"Yea. He was a bit of grizzly lookin' fellow." I stated with a giggle.

Edward chuckled. "Yeah, he could probably knock a brick wall over if he tried." He released his grip on my hand. "How are you feeling?"

"Better now that he's left. He is a nice guy though." I let my muscles relax and my eyes adjust before Edward showed me how to work my new Jet Ski.

It's far more thrilling than I had imagined it would be. The spray from the water in my face was refreshing despite the fact it was only 65 degrees so the water was frigid. Not that it mattered. Vampires can easily handle cold weather like it's nothing at all. Only problem was I had soaked the silky white shirt that Rosalie had gotten me a couple months ago. I can't imagine she would be happy to see it now.

It took me a few tries to get the exact depth in turns that I could make without flipping myself into the frigid water. People on the street were watching us like we crazy for Jet skiing right now. We didn't care. We were having way too much fun to even acknowledge them. Dripping wet from head to toe, laughing hysterically as we streamed water into each other with every tight turn.

We must have been out on the water for hours because mine suddenly broke down too far from shore so Edward had to ride his over to mine to get us both back before his did the same. As soon as we got to shore my cell started to ring. It was Carlisle.

Edward was watching my expression go from thrilled to horrified. After about a minute I hung up the phone, too shocked to move.

"What is it?" Edward asked, turning my face to him.

I croaked, "It's Charlie."