Bella

I still couldn't believe that Edward had chosen me out of all the girls that he could have. I was just plain, brown haired, brown eyed Bella Swan. Now, as we strolled down the winding path through the trees to Esme and Carlisle's house I couldn't imagine life without him or his family. I looked up at him and found his startling green eyes looking back at me and I was lost, dazzled by him...again, even after years of his company.

Suddenly the large, swan white house in which the rest of the Cullens lived appeared in front of my eyes as though it was a mirage. We walked slowly up onto the veranda, our arms interlocked and Edward gently tapped with the delicate knocker in the shape of an oak leaf. The door opened almost at once and there on the threshold stood Esme, Edward's mother. She looked beautiful and elegant in a flowing knee length green dress with a white band around her waist accentuating her slim figure. Carlisle appeared at her shoulder and motioned for us to come in to their pristine house.

'Do you know what Alice wants to tell us?' Edward enquired of his parents. They shook their heads vehemently.

'Only she knows. She hasn't even told Jasper. Anyway, how are you Bella?'

'I'm fine thank you. What's for dinner? It smells delicious Esme.' I loved her cooking. After living with my father, Charlie, who couldn't even make toast Esme's cooking was an incredible change when Edward had finally begun to take me out at the age of seventeen.

'Thanks for asking mom but I'm fine too.' Edward grumbled.

At that moment Carlisle returned from the living room and behind him in pairs came Rosalie and Emmett, Alice and Jasper. Alice danced up to me and placed her tiny arms around my waist. Her head only just reaches up to my shoulder. She turned her face up to mine:

'Bella, you know you love me? Well, have an open mind at what I am going to tell you later.'

'Hmm' I agreed in a non committal way. I knew about Alice's schemes.

'Bella' She replied in a reproving way and turned to Edward. 'You'll make her do it won't you.'

'Alice, I don't even know what you are going to tell us. Stop being an annoying sister and go and find someone else to infuriate!' He replied with the hint of a smile on his face. Alice was his favourite sister despite her annoying cheerfulness and obsession for shopping.

Dinner was nearly over when Alice stood up, although she barely gained any height. Jasper looked up at her expectantly as did the rest of us.

'Okay everyone.' She began, 'I, as you already know recently been promoted to a manager in the fashion company.' We all nodded, Alice had screamed the news down the phone to all of us individually.

'And...' Emmett interjected impatiently.

'Well, I have decided to organise a week's holiday for everyone! The boys will go to some out of the way place and do all the adventure stuff I know they like and us girls are going to New York for a week of shopping and relaxation.'

I groaned inwardly. A week of shopping which I hated, and no Edward to help me survive Alice's hyper activeness when she had a mission. Everyone smiled bemusedly at each other. Only Alice could think up something quite like this and create such a build up.

Later that evening we had just got back to our house when Edward, always the romanticist, swung me into his arms and carried me outside to the small garden at the back of our house. He placed me gently onto the soft grass and then dramatically dropped onto one knee with a small velvety box held in his hands.

'Bella. I love you more than anything else in the entire world. Will you marry me?'

That is what I loved about Edward, his simplicity. Of course I said:

'Yes.'

He took my hand and gently slid the beautiful ring onto my finger. It was a thin gold band with two diamonds surrounding a slightly bigger sapphire. It was the ring I had always wanted. Without a thought I went over to Edward and curled up in the crook of his arms. We kissed passionately and, one thing led to another...