A/N: Hello, everyone! How are you? Tax season is now over so I have a lot more free time. That being said, every accountant is on vacation which means that their assistants only have to answer phone calls and organize the office. It's a month of relaxation and no urgent deadlines. Yipee!

As for my Scentsy business, I got valuable advice from my aunt, my mom, and my cousins. I also want to know more from my grandparents because they did have a food processing company that made a lot of money before. Who knew I have so many business people in my life? The valuable advice I got from my aunt was to demonstrate the product. From my cousin, to use the social media. For my mom, how to organize my workspace (she used to manage my grandparents' factory). Wish me luck!

This is the second to the last chapter. Next chapter is going to be the last one. We do need to hear from Jasper, right? After this, I'll concentrate on my other story-The Vampire Hour.

-FTP-

"Ouch!" Bella cried.

I added more pressure on her wound.

"Edward!" Bella complained.

"That's what you get for fighting with your sisters," I told her. What Jasper did wasn't Bella's fault. Her siblings had been against our relationship from the very beginning. And I wouldn't let her siblings' dislike of me to stop me from being with this woman. Even when we weren't together, I still remembered her. I have never forgotten her.

When Jasper beat me up, I told my parents not to press charges. They were out for blood. I told them not press charges. We were a peaceful family and we believe in God's justice. I told them that let God be the judge. We're not going to file a lawsuit. However, as a compromise, we agreed to leave until I was twenty-one. Since I was seventeen at the time, I agreed.

We moved to Los Angeles. It was a good place for me for therapy. That's all that Alice knew. She didn't realize that we already had that conversation regarding Jasper. Alice and I thrived in Los Angeles. While I had to give up being a concert pianist, I didn't mind. If it weren't for that event, I wouldn't have changed my major. I doubt that being a concert pianist would be as fulfilling as saving people's lives.

"It's a long time ago," I said.

"But Jasper hurt you," she told me.

"Yes, but I let God be the judge. I'm pretty sure the reason why he hadn't found the love of his life was because of what he did to me," I told her.

"You're right. He's been unlucky in terms of his love life," she said.

"I love you, Bella. I thought that I wouldn't see you again. And yet, you're here in front of me. We're getting married next year. We have a daughter. What more should I ask?" I told her.

I was glad that Bella was here and that she loves me so much she would fight for me. At the same time, I looked back and felt sad. I should've gotten married to her a lot sooner. And yet, if we had gotten together back then, would we achieve the success we're experiencing at the moment professionally?

We ran out of bandage so I went to the bathroom. On the hallway, I heard Alice complained about Jacob trying to stop her. Jacob apologized, of course. He said that he didn't know that it's what happened between me and Bella. Why we weren't together for a very long time. I managed to find some bandage for Bella.

On my way back, Bella's father stood in front of me. He said something I didn't expect to hear from him.

"I'm so sorry, son," he said. He had always called me son.

"Mr. Swan, what happened wasn't your fault," I told him. Let's face it. It's Jasper's. Not his dad. Jasper's.

"Still, I wanted to apologize. I didn't raise Jasper to be like that," he explained.

"You've raised Bella, too. She's the only woman I had ever loved."

"I'm sorry that you weren't in your daughter's life when she was very young."

I sighed. It's one of those things I should've/could've/would've done something with.

"Still, we can't change the past. What's important is that I'm here now."

"I want to make it up to you," his father said.

I smiled. "That's simple. I'd like to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage."

He stared at me and nodded. "I'd be honored. You and my daughter deserve all the happiness in the world."

I shook my future father-in-law's hands as I went to be with my future wife.

In there, Tanya was crying to Bella.

"I'm sorry," Tanya said repeatedly.

"Get out, Tanya! Right now I don't want to deal with you."

Tanya kept apologizing. However, the moment I came in, she left.

"What was that about?" I asked.

"Tanya explained why my other siblings weren't talking to her. It's because of James," Bella said.

"James is a good man. All of them wanted him for me. However, he started dating Tanya," she explained.

"James can date anyone he wants. Including Tanya."

Bella kept pacing back and forth. "My siblings are so controlling," she said.

I held her in my arms and hugged her. "That's family. No family is perfect. They fight, they hurt each other, and they can be mean and vicious at times. However, there's a bond in family that shouldn't be broken."

"My siblings are still banned from attending our wedding," she said.

I hugged her and did not say anything. This happened a long time ago so I had the time to forgive the people that hurt me. On the other hand, Bella had just found out the truth. She needed time to process this like I did.

-FTP-

End Notes:

So, what do you think about Edward's insight? We learned what really happened in Edward's point of view. Alice knew what happened but she didn't know everything. Carlisle and Esme would protect their children. Since Edward had convinced them not to press charges (they do think Bella as their own), they knew they needed to take Edward away. It's the only way to protect him. They knew that once Edward reaches the age of majority, they couldn't stop him so they told him that only then can he go and see Bella. We knew what happened then-it was what Alice told Bella.