A/N: Okay so I feel awful about not updating this story for a while but I have more bad news. This will be the last chapter. I really don't know where I can go with this without using the original work. So this will probably be done in Edward's POV with the ending in Bella's. I'm sorry if this disappoints, but maybe when I get some free time I might post some one-shots or something. Add me to your author alerts to keep updated.

Now, here's the end of the story.

Edward POV

I was quite content with my beautiful blushing bride curled into my side as we cut through the waves. I wasn't really surprised that she slept most of the journey; she had to have been physically and emotionally spent.

I reveled in the feel of the wind and salty spray against my face. We would be alone, just the two of us, for however long we wanted. I smiled, knowing that she was mine. I wrapped my arm tighter around her and leaned down to place a soft kiss on her head. She sighed and snuggled in closer to me.

I looked up and saw the outline of the island appear. We were probably about 45 minutes away if I could already see it. I pushed the boat more, picking up speed. After several more minutes, I gently shook my sleeping nymph awake. I watched as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes and smiled sleepily up at me.

"What is it, Edward?" she asked, leaning her body against mine.

"Look ahead, Bella. Can you see anything?" I waited patiently as she squinted through the semi-darkness. When she didn't speak I thought that we still must be too far out. I looked down at her and smiled when a look of surprise crossed her face.

"What is it?"

"Love, welcome to Isle Esme." She turned to me, her eyebrows raised.

"Really? Isle Esme? Let me guess, a gift from Carlisle to Esme that was easy to buy because of the vast amounts of money that our family has."

I had to admit, I started to forget everything she just said when she used 'our' instead of 'your'. I couldn't help the surge of pride in my chest as she claimed my family as her own.

"Spot on, Bella."

She sighed and watched as I smoothly pulled the boat up to the dock and killed the engine. It took me only seconds to have everything out of the boat, including Bella, despite her protests. I complied with her demands to walk to the house on her own but adamantly refused to let her walk over the threshold without me; it was part of my job description. I scooped her up in one arm and held our bags in the other as we walked into the house.

I set her down and quickly went around, flipping on lights so she could see the place better. I followed her as she looked around, hearing her small gasps as something new was revealed to her. When we entered the master bedroom, I already knew that she loved it.

I stood beside the wide French doors to watch her. I couldn't help but smile at her expression, a mixture of joy and contentment. Still, I figured she needed a human moment and I needed a few minutes alone to think. I couldn't get our agreement out of my mind. I reached behind me, my hand on the doorknob.

"Bella, I'll leave you to have a human moment. I'll be outside on the beach. Come find me when you're ready." I turned and walked out onto the warm sand. I could feel her gaze on my back and I figured that if we were going to do this, may as well start now. I grabbed the collar of my shirt and tugged it over my head. I threw it so I landed on a tree a little ways away.

I could hear her gasp and smiled to myself. I heard her footsteps across the floor and the bathroom door close with a snap. I knew that I was born in the early 1900's and it's probably considered slightly vain since I knew that I could provoke that kind of reaction from any woman should I choose so, but knowing I had that effect on the love of my existence like she had on me made me feel slightly proud and haughty.

I walked slowly, letting the calm aura of the island surround me and clear my head. I couldn't lie and say that I didn't want what Bella had proposed; I may be a vampire but I was still was a man. But, a large part of me wanted to wait. I couldn't risk hurting her in anyway. I sighed and stopped, closing my eyes and running my hand over my face.

I huffed out a breath and pulled off the rest of my clothes, throwing them so they rested on the same tree as my shirt. I looked down at my pale body, watching glow in the darkness. I shook my head and ran for the ocean. I stopped as I neared the edge of the water, feeling it lap at my toes.

I waded out until the water reached my waist. I laughed lightly as I watched the small sea creatures scurry away from me. All animals knew what we were and shied away from us. I started to wonder what it would be like to drink the blood of a sea creature, when I heard my love moving in the house. I knew she had taken a shower; the drops of water that fell off her body hit the floor in a calming, rhythmic pattern. I closed my eyes, focusing on her.

I let my mind float through every option. I sighed once more, knowing that I could argue with myself but I would always give Bella what she wanted.

I could hear her soft footsteps on the sand as she walked towards me. I listened as she hung her towel on the tree, knowing she was exposed now. The water slid past her as she walked out towards me and I felt her soft, warm hand slide on top of my own. I heard her mention something about how beautiful the world around us was, but when I looked at her, the island faded away until it was just us; Edward and Bella. I took her in my arms and pulled her out into deeper waters.

After our first night and my self-loathing pity party, I spent the time while Bella slept trying to come up with way to keep her distracted and not thinking about making love. I thought I was doing fine until she woke up sobbing one morning.

When she told me she thought that I didn't want her in that way, I felt my still heart drop into my stomach. Knowing how much I had hurt her the first time, I was completely terrified and opposed to doing it again. But hearing her cry and knowing that I was responsible, I gave into her demands and also my own personal demons.

I loved our alone time together, but I knew I would have to leave her to hunt. It didn't occur to me until I held my prey down to eat that I had been working as her personal air conditioner. My self-loathing returned in full force when I saw her, pale and fragile looking, and when she told me that she had become ill.

Nothing could have prepared me for what was to come. Watching her hold the small blue box in her hands and count to herself, I had an idea of what had happened; I had already been through medical school twice. My body completely shut down. I thought Carlisle and I had been through everything. In my comatose state, I went back through every conversation he and I had. We had no idea that this could happen.

I hurried to pack up our things and load them onto the boat. I wanted nothing more than to get back home. I vowed to myself that I would do everything in my power to protect my Bella.

Bella POV

I couldn't have been more grateful when Rosalie agreed to help me. I breathed a sigh of relief. I couldn't let go of my little nudger; it was something Edward and I created from our love. I rubbed my hands over my stomach, lovingly.

I dropped Edward's phone on top of the bag as he entered the doorway. His eyes were pained and full of sorrow. He crossed the room to grab the last bag. As her turned to leave, I put my hand on his arm. He turned and looked at me and I wanted to cry. I felt the tears slipping down my cheeks.

He dropped his bag and cradled me to his chest, shushing me and kissing my hair. We were both terrified but for very different reasons. He was afraid that he would lose me, but I knew that something good would come from this. I just had to make him see that. I pulled away and he wiped away the rest of my tears. He started to leave but I wrapped my arms around his neck. He bent down and kissed me softly. As we parted I leaned my forehead against his.

"Edward, I love you. Everything will be alright."

He looked at me, devotion and adoration mixing with desperation and hopelessness.

"Bella, sweetheart, I love you more than anything. I will do everything I can to make you happy and protect to and love you even more."

He swept me onto the boat and headed back towards the mainland. He didn't know it yet, but everything would turn out perfectly. I fingered the lily that hung around my neck before clasping it in my hand. I knew I would spend the rest of my existence with Edward, every perfect morning and every crazy night, forever.

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen.

A/N: Ok that it for this story. I have my other story that I'm gonna keep working on plus my other project which I've kind of been neglecting and I want to get started back on it again.

I may write a one-shot here and there. Add me if you haven't and feel free to PM me with any questions or anything.

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-Truth in the Moon