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Silence reigned again the black car, but it was a different silence from the one in the trip towards the restaurant. Bella gazed dreamily at Edward, and every once in a while he would take glances from her, or hold her hand in his lap. His happiness couldn't be expressed with words or actions, and neither could hers.

They were half way from Forks when Edward finally spoke.

'Please tell me what you're thinking,' he said, dazzling her with his liquid topaz eyes. Bella bit her lip and stared at their entwined hands.

'I was just wondering...' she started, 'You know, why you acted so strange before... today in the meadow, for example.'

Edward sighed, but to Bella's relief, he smiled.

'Just a wrong thought,' he muttered, 'Something related to... you not wanting to marry me.'

'What?' Bella repeated, struck, 'How could you believe...'

'The same way you believed I was going to leave you,' Edward replied with a somber tone, 'That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.'

'It could be,' Bella said, terrified by the thought.

'No, it couldn't,' he said, shrugging, 'I find it impossible to be away from you more than a night or two. I just... Love you too much, and now my life depends on yours, so imagine my worry knowing something could happen to you...'

Bella laughed without happiness.

'Those days are over,' she said, 'I'm an invincible vampire now.'

Edward hummed and glanced at her reprovingly as he parked in front of his house. Bella was puzzled. She was expecting a beautiful night in her room, alone with Edward in the darkness, not a night with the Cullens.

'We should tell them the good news,' Edward replied to her confused expression. Bella lowered her gaze in embarrassment and muttered a low 'They surely already know.'

And when they opened the door, Bella was right.

'Congratulations!' five vampires shouted together, while walking towards the couple. Before Bella was flooded with hugs and kisses, she was able to see a big poster hanging in a wall, obviously written by Alice, which said 'TO THE FUTURE CULLEN,' and rose's petals all over the floor, which might have been from Esme.

While Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Carlisle and Esme cheered the happy newlyweds-to-be, Rosalie stared from a corner with her arms crossed over her chest. Her expression was somber, and her eyes only showed disapproval. After whispering something into Jasper's ear, Edward stared at her seriously.

'Rosalie?' he asked. The mentioned vampire gave a deep breath and smiled sarcastically.

'Congratulations, Bella!' she exclaimed, 'I'm so happy you'll be part of our family now!'

Bella glanced at Edward, fearing he might fire up, but he only narrowed his eyes.

You know what I think, Edward. She will never be more than an infiltration in our family for me.

'I don't need your approval, Rosalie,' Edward said, ignoring Bella's gaze fixed on him, 'But I would like you to be happy about me.'

Rosalie turned around on the spot and stormed into the kitchen. Emmett patted Bella on her back and after whispering 'Right on!' he disappeared after his wife. Bella bit her lip and hugged Edward's arm with more strength than necessary, and he gently pushed them away. Alice was staring intently at Bella, with their last conversation on mind. The brunette smiled apologetically, and Alice dedicated her one of her tinkling laughs.

'You're forgiven,' she said, hugging Bella, 'You'll legally be my sister now!'

Both vampires shrieked with excitement, and Jasper grabbed Alice from her waist to pull her towards him and kiss her forehead.

'So, when are you planning to get married?' Esme said with a huge smile on her heart-shaped face. Bella glanced at Edward, nervous. They hadn't talked about it, and she still found it difficult to believe she was going to have to wear a white dress and say 'I do.' It was too amazing to be true.

'Around her nineteenth birthday,' Edward answered for Bella, and she spun around to face him, alarmed.

'That's only two weeks away,' she whispered. Edward smiled his crooked smile and stroke her hair.

'I couldn't make it come sooner,' he said, and pressed his lips over Bella's. The girl quickly lost control, and as she stroke Edward's bronze hair and face with her hands, she kissed him back passionately, pressing her body against his, and completely forgetting the other Cullen vampires staring at them with affection. The kiss lasted longer than any she could ever imagine – now that she and Edward were getting married, she could now break all of his limits. When he broke apart, Edward kept her face only inches away from him and stared sweetly into her eyes.

'You know I love you, don't you?' he whispered as he stroke her cheek with his finger. Bella didn't answer, but rested her head on his hard chest with a sigh.

Edward, you're forgetting something really important.

The boy stared at Carlisle. He wasn't smiling anymore, but making him understand that there was still one thing to do. Edward looked down at Bella and she looked back at him.

'What's wrong?' she asked, seeing his eyes become darker with worry.

'Charlie,' he simply answered, and she gasped. She had forgotten about her parents. How would they take it if they knew she was going to get married at the age of nineteen? Her mother would totally freak out, and Charlie... He didn't disapprove of Edward, but he didn't approve of him enough to let her get married with him at her age. Besides, she would have to tell them about who she was now as well...

'I have to go,' Bella muttered as she freed herself from Edward's arms and marched to the front door. The boy followed her and grabbed her hand when she was about to open the door.

'We have to go,' he corrected her, and she smiled. It was the most amazing feeling for her, to know Edward would always be by her side, whenever she needed him.

'Alice?' Edward called her, and the mentioned vampire closed her eyes a moment. Bella and the Cullen family watched her for a minute, and then the girl opened her eyes again.

'Well...' Alice started, uncertain, 'He's not gonna take it as a wonderful event, but still...'

Bella sighed. Charlie and Renee would be the only obstacles between her and Edward now. At least, it was better than a gorgeous vampire trying to seduce her fiancée. Her chest swelled with love when she thought of the word.

Edward's cold lips pressed against her hair.

'Come on, Bella,' he urged her, and they both entered the silver Volvo. Bella bit her lip nervously, and Edward started driving even faster than he usually did. What if her parents refused to let her marry with the one she loved? Of course she was going to start a big fight; she was already an independent woman – or independent vampire, but still a female one. The point was, she would marry Edward no matter what she had to do to fulfill her desire. She loved him, and would never love any other man or vampire but him. She could definitely argue with Charlie – in some aspects she was more mature than he was, and she could win easily most of the time. But her mother was another thing. She had the perfect excuse: she had thrown herself into a romantic adventure at the age of nineteen as well, and it hadn't ended as planned. Besides, Renee knew her better than Charlie, and that meant she knew Bella's weakest points.

'Crap,' she murmured when Edward stopped in front of her house.

'Bella,' the boy whispered, holding her cold hand again, 'Don't worry. I'm with you, no matter what happens.'

Bella nodded. Yes, she would always feel better with him at her side. Taking a deep breath, she got out of the car and walked to her house with Edward at her heels. He opened the door for her and both walked into the house uneasily.

'Bella?' came a voice from the kitchen.

Here we go, thought Bella, and before she entered the kitchen, she prepared her best smile.

'Yes, dad,' she replied confidently, pulling Edward into the kitchen with her. Charlie was standing beside the table, carrying some dirty dishes. The look on his face told her he was not expecting to have Edward in his house at that time.

'Oh, hello, Edward,' he greeted with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

It's too late for a young woman to have a boy on her house. I'll have a talk with her when he goes... in some minutes.

'Good evening, Charlie,' Edward replied politely. He doubted it would be useful this time.

'Did you guys have fun?' Charlie asked as he turned around to clean the dishes. Bella took them away from him and started cleaning them herself. Better to act nicely with him.

'Yes,' Bella said, unsure of how to bring up the subject, 'We went to that beautiful restaurant, remember where we had dinner with Sue and Seth when Leah got engaged?'

'Yes, with this boy from Seattle,' Charlie said, doubtful, 'But isn't it too expensive? Besides, we all know you hate those kinds of places.'

Bella opened her mouth, but closed it again when she found out she didn't now what to say, and glanced at Edward.

'But this was a special occasion,' Edward said, catching Bella's glance, 'And I needed to take her somewhere formal and elegant.'

This doesn't sound good. At all.

'Special occasion?' Charlie repeated, confused, 'Like some kind of anniversary?'

He'd better say yes.

'N-no,' Bella mumbled, 'Actually dad...'

Oh, no, no, no.

Deep breath.

'Edward asked me to marry him. And... I said yes.'

No thoughts crossing Edward's head. Silence in the house. Fear.

'What?' Charlie exclaimed, somewhere between furious and surprised.

Oh, crap, Bella thought and quickly left the dishes on the table so they didn't end up smashed into pieces.

'Yes, dad,' Bella carefully picked the words, 'I am going to marry Edward.'

'No, you're not,' Charlie said and turned to face the boy, 'Please leave this house immediately.'

'No, dad –' Bella started but Edward silenced her with his stare. He walked to the front door silently and disappeared inside his Volvo. When Charlie was sure he had left, he returned where Bella was still standing, shaking from anger.

'Dad, I am –'

'No, I will tell you who you are,' Charlie interrupted furiously, 'You are my daughter, and you are only eighteen. You are too young to get married with anyone, especially –'

'I'd bet if it had been Jacob who I was marrying, you wouldn't get so angry!' Bella shouted, but bit her lip at once. It hurt her to talk about Jacob.

'Edward Cullen is not appropriate for you,' Charlie retorted, 'Besides, he left you here for eight months, alone, after having you left in the middle of the forest, just like that...!'

'You know nothing about Edward!' Bella was not going to let him win this fight, the most important fight of her life, 'I love him more than anything in this world, dad, and I'm old enough to decide for myself what choices to make in my life. You had yours at your age too, and so had Renee, and now, it's my turn. I know what is best for me, and I can assure you, in this case, it is Edward. Now, you can either accept what I'm telling you, or you can watch me leave this house.'

Charlie stared fixedly at her as she breathed deeply and angrily. But after a moment she sighed, and his expression became sad.

'Dad,' she said apologetically, 'I love Edward, and he loves me. I could never live without him. I know it must be hard for you to accept, but I the only thing I can do is tell you that I will always be happy with Edward. Absolutely always.'

Her father gazed at the floor, dumbfounded. Bella didn't speak for some minutes, allowing him to reconsider the situation.

'Bells,' he said finally in a sweet way, 'I just want the best for you. I want you to be happy.'

'I am happy, dad,' Bella whispered, getting closer to him, 'with Edward with me.'

'If –' Charlie paused to swallow, 'If that makes you happy, then I am happy as well.'

With a gasp of happiness and surprise, Bella shrieked in excitement and hugged her father tightly against her, trying to be careful on not using her inhuman strength with him. Charlie rounded her with his arms, but immediately pushed her softly away so he could see her face.

'Bella,' he said in alarm, 'You're cold.'

The vampire stepped back hastily and ran to fetch her jacket by the front door while she said in a loud voice, 'Yes, it is pretty cold outside, and you know how chilly I am...!' Charlie followed her with a weird expression on his face. When she had her jacket on, Bella turned around to face him and smiled widely.

'Thank you for everything, daddy,' she said to change the subject, but she seriously felt in debt with him. He had let her get married at the age of nineteen and with the man she loved. My life couldn't be better right now, she thought. But suddenly she remembered she was still missing someone.

'Renee!' she exclaimed, covering her mouth with her fingers. The last, and the toughest obstacles of all. She was the mother, she had control. Her decision was final, and if she didn't obey, then she would find herself in the middle of the worst family arguments of all. Charlie smiled without happiness.

'I'll tell her,' he said. Bella almost ran to him and lifted him in the air expressing the immense happiness she was feeling, but all she did was smile thankfully and kiss him goodnight after a short 'Thank you again, daddy.'

'Bella, you have to tell them,' Edward told her, looking disappointed.

They were lying on her bed, side to side, staring at each other. After having kissed her for a thousand times and held her in his arms for hours, they had once more arrived to the frustrating subject of revealing Bella's identity to her parents.

'They'll kill me, Edward,' she replied in a soft whisper. His hand traced her lips softly.

'I thought you were an invincible vampire,' he laughed, but Bella frowned.

'This is serious, Edward.'

'You should have thought it before you had begged me to transform you,' Edward reminded her with sadness, 'You didn't think on the consequences and you wouldn't listen to me.'

Bella avoided his gaze as she bit her lip. He was right.

'I'll have to tell them after our...' her voice faded away. She still couldn't believe it, and the idea sounded wonderful as well as ridiculous. Even being a vampire, she still thought she didn't deserve such a perfect being for a husband.

'Wedding,' he finished with his breathtaking crooked smile that only lasted a second, 'Bella, that's unfair. You have to tell them before that happens.'

'Why?' she asked unbelievably.

'Isabella,' Edward said her full name with tenderness, 'Those are the people who loved you and will always love you no matter what happens. They have taken care of you always, and they'll go on like that, because you are their daughter. Something as important as you being a vampire is something they should know before you get married with... another vampire. They must know.'

Bella sighed and closed her eyes. Edward's arms surrounded her, and she did the same with him. When she opened her eyes again, his perfect face was less than an inch away from hers, and the power of his topaz eyes dazzled her to the point where she couldn't remember what they had been talking about just a few seconds ago. And with sudden passion, Edward pressed her body against his and kissed her. His hands moved frantically over her back, and her hands ended tangled in his bronze hair as they always did. However, something had changed from the last time he had kissed her. Now, he was trying to have her as close as possible, not leaving a gap between them, and his lips insistently moved against hers. His breathing became quicker, and there was less than a second between the few times their lips barely separated from each other. Bella gave a deep breath of lust... And Edward disappeared.

When she had sat down on the bed, still breathing agitated, she realized Edward was on the floor, gazing at her with his eyes wide, breathing deeply.

'I'm –' He tried to say something, but he couldn't find his voice, 'Bella, I'm so sorry. I let myself get too carried away.'

Bella bit her lip in embarrassment. She had let herself go beyond the boundaries too, and she had gone far beyond than any other time, even though now the boundaries weren't very strict. Edward stood up, still horrified for something Bella couldn't understand.

'I think I should...' he said and tilted his head towards the window. Bella smiled to make him understand she wasn't offended by whatever he had done. Why was Edward so keen on following the limitations, even in private? Before disappearing out of the window, he kissed Bella sweetly in her head and wished her a good night.

Bella spent the night curled up in her bed, her eyes wide open, missing the opportunity to hunt, just to think about Edward's reaction... And the day that would come in only two weeks.

A/n: Naughty, naughty Edward!