A/N: I'm glad so many of you enjoyed the last chapter. I usually write everything so sappy and emotional and figured it was time for a change and throw some humor into the mix. Besides who hasn't wanted to do what Bella did to someones car at one point in time or another? This chapter isn't as exciting -- sorry! Its more of a filler to move the story along. Enjoy...

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Chapter 4

Carlisle pulled into the drive hours later and seen the Volvo sitting there. He immediately started to think the worse, wondering what he would have to do when Edward got home and found it, a million scenarios running through his mind. Yet, when he walked in and seen Edward sitting on the couch smiling with Bella he was thoroughly confused.

"Hi Carlisle." Bella said when she seen him come in and smiled as Edward pulled her closer against him.

"What happened to your car?" He asked with caution and everyone but Edward started to laugh.

"Oh, that was me. Don't worry its ok, and Edward's going to replace it with that new Aston Martin thingy he was talking about." She said and Edward shook his head at Carlisle.

"No we're not lying. Seems Bella decided to take a baseball bat to my car as her way of getting my attention…" he said and Bella quickly interrupted him.

"It worked, you actually sat still long enough to talk to me. I think it was brilliant." She said crossing her arms and pulling out of his embrace to look at him.

"It did love," he said and kissed her before returning to Carlisle. "Anyway, it was also her way of getting us a true fresh start, no ties to the past. Which is why she's getting my old Aston Martin since I'm not allowed to buy her a car." He said and Bella just rolled her eyes and went back to watching the television. Carlisle just looked around confused and looked for Esme trying to find out what was going on and if he came in the right house.

"Don't try to understand it, I was here and I am still confused how it all happened. All that matters is that they are all happy." She said and pulled him into the kitchen to talk.

"Ok, so he didn't get mad or anything?" He asked and Esme shook her head.

"Growled yes, but that was before he realized Bella did the damage and I have to say she did a pretty good job. Seems every time she tried to talk to him, about what happened and what they were going to do now, he stopped talking."

"Ok, but how does smashing his car make it all better?"

"I'm not sure, I didn't get that either. But somehow he stopped running and actually started to talk to her, so in that way she was right. They are still at an impasse over the whole 'changing her' issue, but at least they aren't fighting so that's enough for me. Jasper is still weary around her, still feeling so guilty on what he did three years ago. But really it was a good day."

"I still can't believe he didn't do anything, I was imagining WWIII when he seen it and it wasn't anything at all."

"Bella didn't back down, she made him listen to her and he needed to. There was a lot for them to hash out and I don't think he realized how hard us leaving was on her. She was devastated and angry, and he wanted to act like it never happened."

"I can see how that would frustrate her a little. They are at the same place they were when we left. A vampire and a human."

"Sort of, and to make matters worse. After Edward ran after her yesterday, he proposed. Seems he bought a ring over a year ago and has held on to it for who knows why since he would never marry anyone that isn't Bella. But he did and she said no, but he didn't care."

"He wants to marry her, but not change her? That doesn't make since and is a huge problem. She's getting older, I know you can't tell now, but she is going to start showing signs of aging and then what?" He paused as he seen Edward come in the room.

"Carlisle, can we talk?" He said and Carlisle nodded. "Bella is tired, so after she falls asleep?" He asked and Carlisle nodded again.

"Fine, I'll be in my study." He said and Edward walked back out of the room. "Think he changed his mind?" He continued.

"I hope so, Bella wants this and it should be her choice. Those two were meant for one another, they won't be separated again."

"It's the logical choice, you're right. But still…" he said and Esme cut him off.

"Logic never applied to Edward when Bella was involved. Reason didn't either." She said and he laughed. "But, logic never applies when you're in love with someone." She said and he kissed her as they walked back into the room, watching as Edward carried Bella upstairs, seeing how careful he was with her. Alice came up to them smirking.

"Good luck," she said to Carlisle and patted him on the shoulder.

"Care to tell me what's coming?" He asked and she shook her head.

"Be glad vampires can't get headaches." She said and skipped away.

"What's that suppose to mean?" He asked, but she was gone, Jasper a step behind her. "What's that suppose to mean?" He said again, this time to Esme and she smiled.

"Seems your talk with Edward is going to be interesting, and hopefully in the end he'll decide to change her and then she'll be in our family officially." She said with the biggest smile on her face.

"You've always thought of her as a daughter." He said and she nodded.

"She brought him to life. All these years he's been alone, watching as everyone else in his family had someone to go to, someone to share their life with and he never had that. A hundred years and nothing, and then she shows up and it all falls into place for him. I know it never made sense to anyone, but for them it works, this twisted forbidden love that out shines anything else. She's his purpose his reason for living, and he's the same thing for her. They're two halves to the same whole Carlisle. He can't lose her again, he'll never survive it."

"He won't lose her, Bella is here. She's upstairs with him and I'm sure they will find a way to make it work. You're right, he'll never let her go again." He said and Esme nodded, knowing he was right. As she went to their room, Carlisle headed to his study, faintly hearing Edward humming the lullaby he wrote for Bella years before. He couldn't help but smile, knowing Esme was right, Bella was it for Edward and always would be.