A/N-Hey guys, I'm back. I know that took an absurdly long time, and I would have posted sooner, it's just my two editors never got back to me after I sent them this chapter, true story. So after a really long time I decided to edit it myself, but I only read through it once, and I'm not that great with grammar, so please pardon all grammar and spelling mistakes if I missed them. I hope you all enjoy this chapter, if I have any readers left that is, and also I would love to get some reviews, reviews are good so please R and R. Thanks

Just a quick kind of warning, near the end of the chapter there is a bit of sensuality, not enough for me to change the rating, it's not that bad. but if that kind of stuff makes you uncomfortable feel free to skip over it.

Disclaimer-I do not own Twilight or any of the characters, I am not Stephanie Meyer, this is just a FAN-fiction.

Chapter 4

We drove for a while and it seemed like we were going back home, but when we neared Forks he didn't take the exit leading home and we weren't headed towards his house either. He took the one-oh-one north instead. I knew where we were going! The Meadow! That must be the second part of tonight's surprise, first the dinner and then the meadow. Wow that was so sweet of him! But just to make sure…

"Edward, are we going to the meadow?" I asked.

"Smart girl," he said, "yes, we're going to the meadow, I knew you would figure it out."

He really knew me well, ending the evening at the meadow, a place we both knew well, and somewhere we could be completely alone.

We kept on driving for a little while and then we finally reached the dirt road that lead to our meadow…sort of.

I was so excited when he came around to open my door and help me out of the car. The meadow was perfect, not expensive and not public, I was so happy it was my next surprise…or so I thought.

"Do you mind if I run us there?" he asked me, "We'll get there much faster and have more time there together."

"Yeah, of course, let's go," I said eagerly.

I was a little too eager getting out of the car and I ended up tripping over my shoes and I would've fallen to the ground, had Edward not been there to catch me. I knew those shoes were dangerous! So when he set me down, I took off my shoes, climbed onto his back, and locked my legs and arms into place around his neck and waist. My dress fell back off my legs, revealing them almost completely. Edward seemed to like that and ran his ice cold hands over my legs, caressing them with his long fingers. I shivered involuntarily.

"That feels nice," I whispered in his ear

He turned his head so our cheeks were touching and whispered "So does your skin, it's so soft,"

I shivered again.

"Ready to go?" He whispered again.

"Yeah," I said shakily, "let's go"

I gathered up the bottom part of my dress so it wouldn't tear or get dirty, and then Edward took off. We were zipping through the forest and it was so exhilarating! (A/N—I love that word, exhilarating) In a couple minutes we were in the meadow and the moon was shining brightly overhead. Edward set me on my feet and I twirled around taking in everything. I felt giddy being out here at night with Edward. When I stopped I was facing Edward and he was looking back at me with a breathtaking smile on his face. He made the beauty of the meadow pale by comparison.

"You make the beauty of the meadow pale by comparison," he told me.

"Funny, I was just thinking the same thing about you," I told him smiling wider.

I loved it when he told me he thought I was beautiful. I knew I was just average, and he was a Greek god, so whenever he called me beautiful it made me ecstatic.

He came over to me and took my hand and led me over to a blanket that had been laid out with a picnic basket on top of it. We both sat down and I clung to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck while he put his arms around my waist.

"This is so perfect," I whispered to Edward.

"So are you, my angel," he whispered back.

And then we lay down together, staring up at the stars, the moment was completely perfect.

Then he sat up and reached into the picnic basket,

"Care for some more champagne?" he asked me.

"Well maybe just a little," I replied, also sitting up.

He poured me a glass and then handed it to me. I sipped it slowly, and then he said,

"Close your eyes for a moment," so I did.

"Now open your mouth," I did that too.

He put something in my mouth and I assumed it was food, so I quickly chewed. I guessed right, it was a chocolate covered strawberry.

"Yum," I said in absolute bliss as I opened my eyes.

"I thought you would like it," Edward said smiling. His eyes suddenly softened.

"You're so beautiful," he told me.

I blushed furiously.

It was quiet for a moment until he spoke again.

"Bella?" his voice was soft and quiet, but as velvety smooth as ever.

"Yes," I answered.

"There is another reason I brought you out here tonight, I mean besides just to be with you." He seemed nervous as he said it.

"And that would be?" I asked, I really was curious now.

He reached into the picnic basket and pulled something out. I tried to see what it was but he was too quick for me as he hid it behind his back.

"Edward what did you get me?" I asked accusingly.

"You'll see in just a moment." He told me. Again he seemed nervous.

Then what he did next completely took me by surprise, although I guess I should have seen it coming.

Edward got down on one knee and then held out what he had been hiding behind his back…it was a black velvet ring box. He opened it and said,

"Isabella Marie Swan, you know I love you with all of my heart, you mean more to me than anything on this earth. I promise I will do whatever I can to make you as happy as possible. I want to show you how much I love you, and I have an eternity to do so. Bella, will you marry me?"

He actually asked me to marry him…OH MY GOD!!! He actually popped the question, the question. What do I tell him, I mean I'm too young; I'm not ready for marriage, what if it screws up our relationship? Then I looked into his eyes and saw love, nothing but pure love for me. Why was I asking myself all these questions, the answer was right in front of me.

"Edward…"

"Yes?" he sounded hopeful.

"Of course I'll marry you!!!!!" I nearly screamed it as I jumped into his arms.

The force of my jump caught him by surprise and we both fell backwards, me on top of him.

"Really, you will?" he asked sounding astonished.

"You sound surprised, were you expecting me to say no?" I teased.

"NO! it's just all those times you said you were too young and everything, I guess I did think you would say no." he said, stumbling to find the right words, it was pretty funny to watch, and even better knowing I held this power over him.

"Well I can always say no if you want," I teased him again; of course I would never say no.

"NO!! I did want you to say yes, I promise" He sounded so worked up that I laughed.

"Geez, I was only kidding, of course I want to marry you Edward." I said when I managed to stop laughing.

Edward seemed to relax substantially. His eyes softened and then he reached for the box, took out the ring, and slid it onto my finger. It was the first time I actually got a good look at it, and it was beautiful. There were three stones on the ring, the one in the middle was pink quartz and the two on the side were, can you guess, topaz. It was absolutely gorgeous. I gasped.

"Oh Edward, it's beautiful!"

"I'm glad you like it," he said.

All of a sudden I was so overwhelmed by so many emotions, and I just started crying, not sobbing, but just quietly crying. And then, before Edward could say anything, I kissed him, hard.

"I love you so much," I said when we broke apart, although my lips were only about a centimeter away from his.

(WARNING: There's some, uh…sauce coming up, not much, but some. If it makes you uncomfortable just skip it.)

"I love you too." He whispered before bringing us back over to the blanket. He lay me down on my back and then lay on top of me before crashing his lips back down on mine.

"Edward," I said when we both broke apart, we were both gasping for air, although it was unnecessary on his part. "When are going to be able to take our relationship, you know…further?"

He was now lying next to me and turned his head to look at me.

"I don't know when Bella, but it'll happen, I'm just not sure if I'm ready yet. And I don't want to pressure you into doing anything that you don't want to do" He said.

"Edward, I am ready for this, really I love you, but if you don't want to, we can wait." I told him.

"Bella, it's not that I don't want, trust me I really do want to, it's just, I'm afraid of hurting you. I could never live with myself if I hurt you" he said.

I took his face in my hands and said, "Edward, I'm not afraid, I love you and I trust you." I said before kissing him softly.

"Are you sure Bella?" he asked.

"Yes, I've never been more sure." And that was the truth.

"Well, alright then." And we both agreed that tonight was the perfect opportunity to do this.

We kissed slowly and prolonged every touch as we removed our clothes one by one. When we were finally ready, Edward said,

"You're sure you're ready?"

"Absolutely," I said a little breathlessly.

And that night we made love in the meadow, our meadow, as we liked to call it. I can't tell you much, but I can tell you that it was a beautiful experience, and Edward managed to keep his thirst under control, just like I knew he would.

A/N--So there's chapter 4. I'd love to hear what you thought of it if you're feeling nice enough to leave me a quick review.