Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight and all the characters and all that jaaaaazz.

"That was…unexpected." Edward was playing with a strand of my hair while I lay on top of him.

"Mhmm," I agreed. My eyes were shut, and I was barely moving. I was moving up and down with Edward's chest, feeling his cool breath on the top of my head.

"But nice," he said. "Very nice."

I could hear the smile in his voice. Finally opening my eyes, I looked up towards his glorious face and returned that smile. He gave me a small kiss on the lips, causing my smile to widen even more.

He bent his head into my hair, nuzzling the top of my head with his nose.

"I love you Bella," he whispered.

I couldn't help thinking about how lucky I was as I told him I loved him, too. Everything was finally falling into place, and I couldn't be happier. Was it possible that I could have my own 'happily ever after'?

After lying in each others arms for what felt like forever, yet not long enough, Edward suggested we go back to his family. I nodded my head in agreement, but we faced another problem.

"Edward, what are you supposed to do about a shirt?" I asked sheepishly. Why hadn't I thought of that before I ripped it off his back?

He burst into laughter, shooting me my favourite crooked smile that always made me melt. He picked me up in his arms and swung me around. Looking happier than I could ever remember seeing him, he kissed the tip of my nose.

"It's a good thing Alice loves to shop," he whispered in my ear.

I joined in his laughter then. That also gave me hope for the future, though. One shirt wouldn't make too big a difference; not so much that Alice would need to go shopping. Did he have the expectation that I would be ripping more of his clothes? Did he have the same hopes as I did?

I slipped on my pants and shirt, although my bra was ruined. Edward slid into his boxers and jeans.

Of course, Edward still wanted me on his back while he ran, even though I wasn't human anymore. When I jumped onto his back, I couldn't help but trace the perfect planes of his chest.

Could this perfect being truly be made for me?

Because I was so busy trying to re-memorize everything about Edward and his body, we were back at the house quicker than I thought we would be.

He didn't open the door immediately. Instead, he leaned down to whisper in my ear so low that not even the vampires inside would be able to hear me.

"As soon as I open this door, I'm going to run upstairs to grab a shirt. You can do whatever you'd like."

His voice sent shivers of delight through my spine. Even things that small had such an impact on me.

Before he could pull away, I gave him a small kiss. He opened the door, and flew up the stairs, just as he said he would.

All of the Cullens were staring at me intently, as were Renesmee and Jacob. I tried to show no emotion as I sat down beside my daughter, but the joy was too much. I kissed Nessie on the top of her head and pulled her closer to me on the couch.

Each vampire in the room was giving me a different look. Alice was simply beaming with joy. Jasper looked happy, but like he wasn't trying to give anything away to his curious family. Esme smiled sweetly at me, but her expression was definitely anxious. Emmett was wringing his hands, not sure what to do. Carlisle kept his usual calm composure, but I noticed that he kept looking up towards Edward's room. Rosalie was shooting daggers at me.

Just as I began to wonder what was taking Edward so long, he appeared at the top of the staircase. He walked down towards us at an average human pace.

When he got down, he surprised me by sitting on the other side of Renesmee, rather than next to me. I later realized that he was just trying to prolong his family's suspense and anxiety. Jacob, who was sitting on the floor by Nessie's feet, scuttled to Renesmee's other side, closer to me, when Edward sat beside him.

The room had gone completely silent, all eyes on us.

"So…has it been this way the entire time Bella and I were gone?" Edward finally asked.

Alice, content because she knew what was going on, smiled. "No, everyone was talking until you came in. Speaking of which…what happened to your shirt?"

I fought back laughter as Edward lied smoothly.

"I got a stain on it," he said.

Alice rolled her eyes at us. Of course, she knew the truth, so the looks that the rest of her family (excluding Jasper) was wearing probably didn't even faze her.

Jasper looked nearly as ecstatic as his wife – probably reading our emotions.

Before anyone else could say anything, Nessie yawned. "I'm tired, Mom."

"Do you want to go home?" I asked her.

Edward didn't give me a chance to respond.

"No, she can sleep in my room," he offered. "Jacob can too, if you want."

"Thanks Dad," Renesmee said. When I looked at her, I realized how exhausted she really was. Edward and I had been gone longer than I thought, and she had gone too long without sleep at this point.

I volunteered to bring her upstairs to Edward's room, and Jake and Edward both followed. Yet again, I was struck by how close I was to getting my family together again.

Edward put his hand around my waist as he led my up the stairs and a collective outtake of breath came from behind us. I almost laughed at their tension.

When we got to Edward's room, Nessie settled herself in perfectly. Edward stopped Jacob from getting in with her, though.

"Edward, it's okay," I tried to tell him. He gave me a look clearly showing his disagreement. "They sleep together all the time. You know the power of imprinting. He'll treat her completely respectfully."

Grimacing, Edward stepped away. Jacob got into the bed without a word to anyone. I wondered briefly how upset he was to be here. He smiled at me though, as if to show me his contentedness. I knew that he was okay with any situation, as long as he had Renesmee with him.

After saying our good night's, Edward and I returned to his – our – family hand in hand. Alice rushed over to me, embracing me in her small arms. I laughed at her, hugging her back, and responded to her "I miss you's" with some of my own.

I settled back onto the couch in Edward's arms, where I would presumably stay forever. Our daughter slept upstairs, perfectly content. And our two families had merged into one, yet again, for good this time.

I may end it here. I want to write more, but I don't want to keep writing just for the hell of it when there isn't anything to write. Plus, I have another story in mind right now. So for now, it's complete. But who knows, maybe I'll end up writing more! REVIEEEEW! :D