Chapter 7: The Meadow
On our way back Bella was extremely quiet and I had to ask her "could you please tell me what is going on before I lose it completely?" Bella looked up "do you consider me as family? I mean what I said at the clearing was because I really felt so but it doesn't mean that you have to accept me or anything" I was shocked how could she think that we didn't consider her as family I had to comfort her " Bella I assure you everyone considers you as family; you are Rose and Alice's little sister and Emmet and Jasper's baby one who they love to make bets on as for Carlisle and Esme they think of you as a daughter since the day you wrote the letter" I said with the most sincere smile I have. Then suddenly her face was scarlet red "what about you do you consider me as a sister too?" I didn't see that one coming I thought I made it clear over and over how could she doubt that I was hurt; Alice's voice chirped in my head " not everybody can read minds you know you never actually told her that you considered her as your mate Edward" and the meadow was a brilliant idea now "I'll show you at twilight, Alice please dress her up and make sure she wears hiking shoes on Friday" Alice just squealed in response and Bella's face was a mixture of horror and confusion.
I decided instead of waiting for Alice's torture to end I would go up and bring the silver bracelet my mother gave me before she died along with her wedding ring In hope that one day I will find my second half. The thought made me smile I could see Bella as my second half and for a second I didn't want anything but to make her mine Alice's voice once more came to my head "one step at a time Edward, Bella is down waiting for you ….oh yes if you add that little diamond heart it will look more beautiful" I thanked Alice and brought the silver bracelet and attached the diamond heart to it and returned it back to its blue velvet box and rushed down to meet my love. When I saw her she was beautiful Alice made her wear a midnight blue spaghetti strap blouse and a white knee length skirt with silver heels; I looked at Alice "I saw you carrying her all the way so why not" I smiled at Alice and my beautiful angel was looking down making her curly hair fall to cover that face that I fell in love the second she entered this door. I ran to her to lift her face of the ground her pink cheeks turns to red in less than a second she smiled and I automatically mimicked her smile we stood there I don't know for how long with our eyes locked together she had this look that I saw when Alice, Rosalie and Esme looked at their mates, a look full of …..Love. Alice interrupted us by pushing us towards the Austin Martin that was reserved for special occasions. When we reached the meadows I gave her the time to see the beauty of it she stood their her mouth shaped like a small "o" as she viewed its beauty she then looked at me and smiled her beautiful smile I took it as my que "Bella from day one you bewitched me by your grace, charm, beauty and good heart you were all I saw your voice is music in my ears and when you laugh I feel like the luckiest immortal alive I love you and I want you to be my mate. Would you Isabella give me the honor and live with me for the rest of this life and let me be yours forever??" when I finished Bella's eyes were full of tears, happy ones, she nodded and said yes. I reached out for her hand to place the silver bracelet and she looked at it in awe then our lips met each other in the most romantic way ever just showing all the love and passion we had for each other through it we stayed like this for I don't know when and before we knew it, it was night. As we drove back to the house there was a question I wanted to ask "Bella?" "Hmm" she said staring at our entwined hands "where do you live?" "oh" "I umm live in Forks" I know please forgive me I don't mean to intrude it's just were exactly to you live I mean don't you have anybody I am sorry but I am curious only" she was quiet for a while "I live in the cemetery" she said in a glum voice "I don't sleep so I just go there and talk to mom and dad I did that all my life in Forks; they are the only ones who know everything I don't have to pretend anything while I am with them. My dad died before I was born and my mom died giving birth to me. I never saw them, mom was a witch but and dad knew nothing about it my aunt raised me but at the age of 5 I ran back to Forks not because she was cruel or anything it's just I felt I was out of place with her. I came back to my old home where mom had written guidance for me; in a strange way she taught me all I needed to become a powerful witch like her. I stopped aging 20 years ago so like yourself I am stuck being 17 forever that's my story" as soon as Bella finished her story Esme ran over her and hugged her in a motherly way and Bella burst out crying along with Rosalie and Alice who quietly sobbed in their mates' chests. When she calmed down Bella apologized for ruining Esme's dress and she assured her it was nothing and asked her if she would like to move in with us which she gladly accepted. Later that night Emmet was up with Alice in her room giving him a makeover you could hear him whinnying and Bella was rolling with laughter. Finally Emmet came down wearing make-up and a puffy hot pink short dress and nine inch heels and enormous earrings and a frizzy wig; no one could look at Emmet without bursting into laughter. Emmet could no longer be looked at without being laughed at.