Thanks for reading! This chapter is a little longer than usual. It just kind of got away from me and there was no good place to break it so I just left it long. My intention was to make this one funny, but Edward and Amber just wouldn't let me. They wanted to be mushy and have some fun at the end. There are more details in their 'fun' then in chapter to so I hope you all like it. Let me know what you think! I love to hear from you!

Chapter 5: Forever

Amber's POV

Knock Knock Knock!

I heard a knock at my door and I knew that it had to be Edward coming to pick me up for dinner tonight with the family.

hmmm…I have never thought of them as "the family" before. It has always been Edward or Alice's family. I guess this is one step closer to "our family." I liked the sound of that. Edward and I married in the future, kids, a dog.

Wow! That thought crept up on me. I mean, Edward and I have talked about our future. We said that one day, marriage was a definite possibility. Recently though, I have come to the conclusion that Edward was it for me. I wanted to be with him for the rest of my life.

"Hello love," Edward greeted me, interrupting my inner dialog, and then kissed me. I couldn't help but get caught up in the kiss. Edward had a tendency to do that to me. Whenever I was kissing him, it was like nothing and no one else is around us and I just melt into him, wanting more. But, as always, Edward was the responsible one and pulled away.

"If we start this Amber, I have a very strong feeling we won't make it to dinner." He said with a husky voice and chuckled.

"I guess you're right," I pouted. "But, I do not have to like it."

"Trust me, there is nothing more that I would rather be doing then ravishing you and making love to you over every inch of this apartment, but we have a family obligation."

"Fine," I said and pouted. He got me all worked up and he thinks that I will be able to sit through dinner without thinking about his body on mine moving in perfect time together? He was crazy.

"Love, you will have a lot of fun tonight. Emmett, Rose, and Brandon will be there. You haven't seen Rose in a few months. Emmett told me she is really excited to see you," He told me, obviously trying to change the subject and get my mind off of my sudden state of arousal, and it worked.

Well, kind of. He was still sexy as hell.

"Yeah, your right. I miss her so much! I haven't talked to her much, other than the occasional email and text. It is so weird how we were best friends all through college and now we hardly talk. Especially since she is your sister-in-law. I thought I would see a lot more of her after she married Emmett," I had to admit that I was sad we didn't seem to be as close as we used to be. Maybe it was just because she was married with a kid and I wasn't.

"Well, your lives are a little different now. She is married and has a son, but that doesn't mean you don't love each other any less. I'm sure when you see her tonight; it will be like nothing has changed." Edward always knew what to say to make me feel better.

I smiled at him and then kissed him sweetly, thanking him for making me feel better.

"Ready to go?" I asked. I was anxious to see everyone.

"Yep! We're actually running a few minutes late so we should hurry." Edward hated being late for things. I loved this because he was never late for our dates or picking me up for something, but I was also slightly annoyed sometimes because he does tend to be pushy when he is in a hurry. Although, the good far outweighs the bad so I don't let it get to me too much.

Once we reached his car, he opened the passenger door for me like he always does and once I was in the car; he went around to his side and got in. As we drove down to Olive Garden my mind went back to mine and Edward's future. I knew without a doubt in my mind that I wanted to spend eternity with this man. I however was not one hundred percent sure where his head was and that scared me.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Edward asked.

I looked at him and smiled. I wanted to save this conversation for when we had more time, but it couldn't hurt to talk about it a little now.

"I was just thinking about the future…specifically our future." I said.

"What about it?"

"Well I was thinking about how I can see us being together forever." I said confidently. I didn't want to get into details now because we were almost to the restaurant.

"I can see that to Amber. I love you and I think we can be together forever." As he said this, I saw the biggest smile cross his face while he was driving. I could see the joy on his face that we were able to see us together that long.

"I love you too Edward. You are so important to me. There are not words to describe my feelings for you. Somehow, I love you just doesn't seem good enough." As I said this, I could feel tears coming on. I don't know why I was crying, but all of the emotions I was feeling were a little overwhelming.

I hadn't noticed until now, but we had arrived at Olive garden and we were sitting in the parking lot, in the car, so Edward was able to reach over to me and embrace me.

"Amber, I know what you mean. The way I love you doesn't compare to anything that I have ever felt for anyone. You are the first person I have let in. I knew from the moment I met you that you were it for me. I don't want anybody else." As he said this, I could hear him get a little choked up and before we knew it, we were both crying. The love that we felt for each other was so strong; I knew nothing could ever break that.

All of a sudden, a huge smile spread across my face and I couldn't hold back my laughter. It was pure joy. I know once and for all that Edward and I were meant to be and I just couldn't keep it in. Edward seemed to catch on to the meaning of my laughter and joined in. Now we were both crying for a different reason. I didn't know what was up with us tonight, but we were definitely crazy.

Once we calmed down and could breathe again, we decided it was time to go inside. We were thirty minutes late due to the crazy emotion rollercoaster we just got off of.

The Hostess escorted us to our table where everyone was waiting on us.

"Hey guys!" Emmett boomed. "What took you so long? We saw you pull in thirty minutes ago." He was wiggling his eyebrows at us, trying to insinuate we had been doing naughty things in the car. I blushed, making Emmett think we did do things in Edward's car.

"Emmett!" Rose scolded him and slapped him in the back of his head. "That is none of our business." I loved that woman. Even though I knew she would ask me about it later, it was still funny to hear her reprimand him for being dumb. She then stood up and ran to me hugging me with all her might.

"Amber! It has been way to long! I have missed you so much girl!" She squealed.

"Rose! I missed you so much too! We really need to get together and get caught up! I have so much to tell you!" I said. I wanted to tell her about everything that was going on with Edward and I and all of the 'advances' in our relationship. It was easier to talk about that stuff to Rose then it was Alice because Rose wasn't his sister and she didn't mind the details.

Just then Esme, Edward's mom, come over to give me a huge hug.

"Hey sweetheart. I have missed you. You and Edward don't come around enough." She reminded me of my mother. I didn't get to see her very often because she lived in Ohio. We still kept in contact, but I had to admit, I missed her, and when I was with Esme, she made me feel like I was her child too. It was nice to have that motherly figure when I couldn't have my real mother so close. After she said hello to Edward and hugged him, we sat down at the table and exchanged greeting with everyone.

They had waited to order anything but drinks until we finally came inside so we placed our orders and started catching up.

"So Alice, Amber, how are things going at the store?" Esme asked,

Alice chimed right in, "Things are going great! I mean you would think with the economy the way it is, I wouldn't be getting a lot of business, but business is just as good as ever. I am really grateful. Actually, I had to hire someone this week. She is great. Her name is Bella."

"Yeah," I added. "She is actually really great. She is gonna be working with me. She will be doing more of working with buyers, and I will be doing more of the event planning and making final decisions with Alice. We are actually having an event in 2 weeks to show Alice's new fall line. You should all come!"

"We wouldn't miss it for anything!" Rose said, extremely excited. She loved any excuse to dress up and to be able to do that while supporting Alice and me, she would really enjoy herself.

"Same here," Carlisle agreed. "Esme and I can't wait to see the designs you have come up with Alice, and the event you have planned Amber."

"Yay!" Alice was practically jumping out of her seat in excitement. Just then our food came and we were all enjoying our amazing meals. After dinner, we all sat and talked for a little bit about what was going on in our lives. Rose and Emmett were doing great and Brandon was about to have his first birthday and we were all invited to his birthday party. From the sound of it, it was going to be a big deal. That was something I never understood. Why does a one year old need a huge birthday party when he won't even remember it later in life? Oh well I guess.

Alice and her boyfriend Jasper were doing great. They had been dating for two years and I was just waiting for the day when she called me screaming that she was engaged. Jasper was a psychiatrist and his practice was going great. He really had a way with people, almost like he could sense their emotions and he could really understand them. His patients loved him.

Carlisle and Esme were also doing well. Carlisle was a surgeon in San Francisco and was a great one at that. He was a little upset that he lost a patient in the ER last week, but he said that there was nothing more that they could do and the patient passed away on the operating table. Esme had her own business as an interior decorator. Her business was a little slow due to the economy, but it wasn't in danger of going under.

All in all, it seemed like everyone was at really good places in their lives. I was ecstatic for everyone. Once it was finally time to leave, we all got up and said out goodbye's with promises to talk more and get together soon. Rose and I planned to meet for lunch tomorrow to get caught up.

"I had a lot of fun tonight," I told Edward as we drove back to my apartment.

"Me too. I do not see my family enough. We were all so close when I was growing up. Sometimes it's hard to see them so little, but that's what makes seeing them, when I do, special." He told me.

"I know what you mean. I wasn't as close to my family, but I do wish I saw them more often. I mean my brother hasn't even met you yet and we have been together for a year." It really bothered me that my whole family hadn't met Edward, but since they lived so far away, it was hard. His parents lived closer so we saw them occasionally and Emmett and Alice both lived in L.A. like we did so it was easy to see them.

"Love, part of the reason I haven't met your brother is because he plays for the Reds. He doesn't really have a lot of time, and they do not really play the Dodgers that much." This made me feel better. James really did have a crazy schedule. Even my parents barely got to see him.

We finally arrived at my apartment and Edward walked me upstairs. As he was about to kiss me good bye I said, "Uh huh. You are not going anywhere. You have unfinished business to take care of. If I remember correctly, you had me all hot and bothered before we walked out the door for dinner."

"Oh really? I don't know if I remember very well. I might need some reminding." He sported a mischievous smile while he said that.

"I think that can be arranged," I said as I grabbed him and kissed him. Our hands were roaming all over each other. I remembered we were still standing in the hall so I broke the kiss to unlock the door and let us in. Once I had the door open, Edward spun me around and crushed his lips to mine while guiding us into the apartment and then shut the door.

This time, it wasn't slow or loving. This was fast and lustful. I need to feel him inside me and soon or I was going to internally combust and he felt the same way. He removed my top and threw it to the floor, grabbing my breasts in his hands while kissing me. I took one look at his shirt and said, "Off!" So we both worked on the buttons and his shirt was on the floor. Then my hands went to the waist band of his jeans. I unbuttoned them and pulled them down not even worrying about the zipper.

OMG! Edward was going commando! Hot!

"Well, this just isn't fair," Edward said. "You still have clothes on." His devilish grin made me soak my panties even more. Just then my bra was on the floor and he was working on my pants, pulling them down, along with my underwear. He then pushed me to the closest surface and laid me on it. It was then, I realized we were about to christen my dining room table. The thought made me giggle a little and Edward looked at me curiously.

"I just realized we are about to christen my dining room table." I said.

"It's kind of hot." He told me, his voice husky and full of need.

I looked up at him and told him in the sexiest voice I could muster, "Edward, I want you to take me on this table, and if by some chance I have to buy a new table after this, I won't be mad."

His green eyes turned black with lust and his erection got harder, if that was possible. His lips crashed to mine and be positioned himself to enter me. When he plunged in, I almost lost it right there, but I told myself that I needed to last a little longer than that. He pulled all the way out, causing me to whimper in need.

That little tease!

"Edward! I need you! Now!" I practically yelled at him.

Once he entered me again, it was amazing. He picked up a solid rhythm and I moved in synch with him. He took my legs and put them around his hips so he could go deeper and damn if that didn't feel amazing!

"Edward, uh! Faster!" I said.

"What do you want baby?" He teased.

"Faster Edward!" I screamed.

Our pace picked up and I was so close. He started trailing kisses down my body and back up taking one of my breasts in his mouth and teasing the other with his hand. That was all it took. I could feel my orgasm take over my body.

"Edwarrrrrd!" I said, barely a whisper. He followed right after me, yelling my name in the process, and I could feel him shutter and spill out inside me. Then we collapsed on the table still connected.

"Amber," Edward said, out of breath. "You are going to be the death of me."

"Ha, not of you don't kill me first." I said.

Edward laughed and we winced a little as he pulled out.

"Babe, want to move to you bed? I'm not sure we would be very comfortable if we fell asleep on this table," he said and laughed.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." So we got up and collected our clothes and headed off to my room. As we crawled into bed to snuggle and fall asleep, I couldn't have been happier. I was with the man that I loved and I just knew I would be with him forever.

"I love you Edward. So much," I said.

"I love you too Amber. You make me so happy," he replied. He then kissed me goodnight and we drifted off to sleep.