Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters, they belong to Stephenie Meyer. However, the plot does belong to me, as for it was my idea.

Quote: "Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

Music: Pieces - Sum 41

Chapter Ten: Choice

Speechless wasn't the word to use, nor was happy, excited, or surprised. Scared. Yeah, that was the word, and that's exactly how I felt. The way he stood there, staring at me like I was his property, that I belonged to him and only him made me shiver. I didn't know how to respond to his greeting, much less get a single word out of my mouth.

Did Alice know he was coming? Why didn't she tell me anything? He gave me the rose, and I just held it by its stem, letting the pedals fall against my cheek. I breathed in it's smell, and it smelled exactly like him, which was a good thing.

"What are you doing here, Edward?" I finally managed to ask, a minutes later of disturbing eye contact.

He shrugged. "I made myself a promise, that if you weren't back in three months, that I would come after you, and that's what I've come to do."

"W-what do you mean, come after me? I'm not going anywhere, Edward. This is my home, I'm staying here." He didn't know how much I would give up to just go back to Forks, but I couldn't let him win me over like he was trying to do.

"You are going to come with me, wither you like it or not You're carrying my child, and I want to be a part of it's life. It's very disturbing to have you at the country's border. There's quite a few thousand mile difference. I might be rich and all, but the ride is very tiring, and I'm not going to drive like that just to be able to see my kid."

"Listen, Edward, nobody said that you weren't going to be able to see the baby, and I sure in the hell didn't tell you to come. You came on your own orders. I'm just telling you that I'm not going anywhere especially if I don't want too go. And you nor anyone else is going to make me. You got that?"

"Bella, you ready to go?" Mason's voice called as he walked out of his house. When he seen someone standing beside me, his pace slowed as he walked up to me. "Hi, Mason McConnell, and you are?" He extended a hand at Edward to greet him.

Edward was glaring hard at me, and shook his head at Mason's had. "Edward Cullen, but no matter. Looks like I came at the wrong time. I see you have a date?"

Mason scowled at the greeting rejection. "He's Edward?" He asked.

I groaned, my hands rubbing over my face in frustration. "Yes, Mason, this is Edward Cullen, the baby's father. Edward, use your manners, this is my friend Mason, and no I was not going on a date. We were just going to the movies and to get a bite to eat."

"Sounds like a date to me," he snapped.

"I'm sorry for interfering here, but does it really matter if she was going on a date or not? I mean, she's single. She's not dating you."

"Keep your nose in your own business, Mason, or your going to get it broke."

"Enough!" I yelled. "Damn it, Edward, just shut up. Mason, can we just go to the movies some other time, please? I have to talk to Edward, he did come a long way."

The frown on Mason's face made me feel really bad, but it seemed to warm Edward's heart because he just smiled. "Yeah, that's cool. I'll just go to the beach shack. I'll bring you something back later."

"Well thanks Mason, that's sweet of you." He gave me a sad smile and walked back towards his house, and I grabbed Edward by the shoulder of his shirt and pulled him inside. I lead him up to my bedroom, locking the door behind us. "What are you doing here?" I demanded.

He looked around the room, his fingers running over pictures as he played nosy around my boring collection of things, and then kicked off his shoes, plopping down onto my bed. "I told you that I've come to take you back."

"Don't get comfortable, because you're not going to be here long," I muttered, sitting down beside him. "You know you were really rude out there. He's just a friend."

"Well, he shouldn't be trying to get with my baby's mother. You can tell he really wants to be with you."

"I don't care if it was written on his forehead, Edward, there was no reason for you to act like that."

"Well if your looking for an apology, Bella, I have nothing to give. So, are you coming, or do I need to pack your things for you?"

I shook my head with a frown. "I'm not leaving. My decision was final when I left Forks." His face turned into a frown and I knew that a break down was about to start. 3, 2, 1, ... yeah, I was right.

"Bella, you're not being fair about this at all. You told me to leave her if I really loved you, and that's what I did. I tried to stop you the night you left, and I gave you space to see if you would change your mind. The only thing it changed was that you have another guy in your life, and I'm loosing to him. Please, don't make me beg because I'll do it. I'm pleading for you to come back home."

"I'm not being fair, you say, but it was fair whenever you did everything to get with me while you had a girlfriend? Anyway, that's past, but how do I know that it'll not just happen again, and when I get there you'll just dump me?" I sighed, falling back onto the bed.

"If I was going to dump you, I wouldn't have runaway thousands of miles from home to come get you." He rose up, and he scooted down to my stomach. His finger slowly pulled down the zipper of my half zipped jacket.I gasped, smacking his hand away.

"What are you d-"

"Just stop. I want to see my baby," he said quietly. A small round bump where my flat stomach used to be was in it's place. I could feel his hand rub gently circles over the shirt that covered it, and I had to admit that the sensation of someone else doing it felt better than my own.

He planted kisses all around my stomach, and then his hand slowly slipped underneath my shirt, placing his hot hand on the side of my belly. I gasped again, my hands reflexing to push it away, but he took my hand that I'd extended to stop him, and entwined our fingers together. No one had ever seen my stomach, much less touched it except for the doctors, so it felt weird, like a disturbance of privacy in a way, but the way Edward did it, the way he was so gentle and caring to it, it made me start crying.

Tears silently fell from the creases of my eyes as he caressed my stomach. I hadn't felt so complete in my entire life, and it felt like Edward was just the missing puzzle piece that I'd needed to complete my heart. As one of my hands was intertwined with his, my other got lost in his hair, my fingers running through it; the tips of my fingers massaging the back of his neck. His hand slowly pulled up my shirt so that it wasn't no longer covering the little bump, and he smiled.

"I've missed you, little Cullen," he whispered to my stomach. His lips brushed against my skin as he spoke, and my body shivered. I couldn't help admiring how lost he looked by the way he lay there. His fingers would crawl up my stomach, rubbing each side gently, and place kisses in every track his fingers made. I felt a small drop of something wet fall on my stomach as he was kissing it, and then I gasped. Thump, thump-thump, came a feeling from inside.

Edward jumped back, looking up at me, his eyes wide in shock. I didn't know what expression was on my face, but I was pretty sure that it matched the one he had. "W-what was that?" He stuttered, quickly wiping the wetness from one of his eyes so I wouldn't see it.

"It was the baby, it-it kicked, I think? It's the first time it's every done it. I assume he was trying to tell his daddy not to cry." The words slipped out before I could come up with something to cover it up.

A wide handsome smile appeared across his face at the words. "His daddy, huh?"

"Aren't you the father?" I asked.

"Yes, of course I am his father," he said. He rose up, and leaned up to me, looking me in the eyes. When I turned my face, he gently placed a kiss on my cheek. "That's all I was going to do."

I didn't want the kiss to be there, but I had to play hard to get in a way. If I'd been going by my real feelings, I'd be in his arms, kissing him deeply, allowing him to do anything he wanted to me, and probably making love to him as well.

He lowered back down to caress my stomach, and my eyes closed, falling into a daze of the relieving feeling that coursed through my body. His hands started to roam against my sides, and one ran down the side of my leg, causing chill bumps to appear from his touch. I held back a whimper, and just pretended as if he wasn't doing anything.

His hand slowly made it's way back up to my stomach, and then it slipped under my shirt that was raised, showing my breasts cupped in a black bra. I opened my eyes, about to ask what the hell he was doing, but he held a finger up to stop me.

"Have they grown a because of the pregnancy?" He questioned.

My cheeks reddened in embarrassment. I didn't like people over looking my body the way he was, like he was so interested in everything his hands was came in contact with.

"I guess so.. I read that during the last months they start to fill with milk, but I think it's too early for them to have any yet"

He nodded. "I can say it's a good thing though, the growing thing. They are bigger than the were the last time I saw them," he admitted. He leaned down, and I felt his hot breath against it as his tongue lightly ran over a spot where his teeth had nibbled , then kissed the place before he pulled away. A moan had slipped from my lips, unexpectedly, and he stared down at me, with a small amount of lust shining in his green eyes.

"Whats the matter, Bella? I'm not making you feel uncomfortable, am I?" He teased.

I rolled my eyes, pulling down my shirt. "Shut up, Edward," I snapped.

He laughed, shaking his head as he laid down next to me, pulling me against his chest. I was about to refuse, but the feeling of just being held and loved on got to me, and ended up snuggling against him with a sigh. "When are you leaving?"

"I'm not leaving until you come back with me, Bella. I already told you that."

I shook my head. "I'm not allowed to go back, Edward. My mom did something and she said that I'm not allowed to leave until I am 18."

"Than she must not know that since your father has custody of you as well, that she isn't the only one to make decisions for you. Plus, your pregnant, and even though you are under age, your a mother, and your allowed to make your own decision on things."

I shrugged. "I don't know if I'm ready to go back though. I mean, just so everyone can start their rumors and stuff again? It's not worth it."

Edward sat up, and I rose up as well because my head had fell into his lap. His fingers grabbed my chin, and our faces were inches apart. "You and my child are worth everything in the world to me. I'm not going to lose you while I have the chance of actually having my family back in my life. My father's even agreed to get an apartment for us, and help us with our expenses until we're able to do it alone. Please, consider it. Think about it tonight, I'll go stay at the hotel that I rented, and tomorrow when I come back you tell me your decision."

"But, I don't want you to leave..."

"Okay then, I won't go."

"I still don't know. I mean, living together? That's a really big step and all, don't you think? I mean, it's better to start living with each other when your married than young."

"Than will you marry me, Isabella Swan?" My eyes widened when I looked down and saw a diamond ring had been placed in the palm of my hand.

A/N: Hey everyone. I know I told everyone in four days, but I decided to go ahead and post this short chapter, because depending on her answer to marriage and moving back to Forks, it will be pretty long. I've made a poll in my profile, on asking how long you think the chapters should be, so if you could check that out, it'd be awesome. Wanted to thank everyone for the congratulations I was given. I've actually felt pretty good today so hopefully it continues that way. REVIEWS, FLAMES, and PM'S are appreciated. Hope you stick around for more..! Thanks! -Granite Paws-