Chapter Twenty-Four

Bella's Point of View

We all decided that we should all go to bed after everyone was gone home. Tanya and Irina were still giving me dirty looks even though I saved their butts!

Edward came up into my room with my and I went straight to my closet. I picked out some of my old sweats and then noticed, I can't undo the dress by myself!

"Bella what's wrong?" Edward asked, he must've noticed I tensed.

"Um… I can't undo my dress by myself." I blushed.

"Turn around." He said after taking a deep breath.

I turned and immediately felt his hands on my back. He undid the hook before slowly sliding the zipper down. I could feel his coldness on my back as the zipper opened up the full length of my back.

"Thanks." I whispered and turned to face him.

"Don't mention it." I didn't notice that his face was so close to my neck until his breath made goose bumps appear.

I had the big erg to kiss him. I wanted to feel his hands on me and to forget everything that had happened tonight. I resisted the feeling.

Before I could do anything I would possibly regret I made my way quickly into my bathroom with my sweats.

I changed, brushed my teeth, combed through my hair and walked out into the bedroom to see Edward staring at the ceiling. I walked over and lay down next to him. I didn't say anything, knowing he probably had a lot on his mind.

"Bella, did you ever wonder if you would be better off with a fairy or human instead of me?" Edward asked unexpectedly.

"No. I've never thought about that. I knew what I wanted and it wasn't anyone besides you." I replied honestly.

"Alright." He replied and continued to look at the ceiling.

I cuddled farther into his side and asked, "Any reason for asking?"

"Well, I was just thinking about what your mother said. 'horrible creatures.' I'm one of those creatures."

"No you're not. Those other vampires have no morals. They aren't kind, generous and loving like you and your family are. They think they are superior and that they are better then everyone else. They think they have emotions but they only have sins. You have emotions like love and joy. You don't think you're superior, you actually think the opposite sometimes and I always have to hit it out of you."

"That is true I guess."

"No guessing, you are." I smiled and kissed him before snuggling back into his side and closing my eyes. I was almost drifting off to sleep when I felt pressure on my hair the followed by, "I'll always love you, Bella. No one holds my heart like you do."

I fell asleep dreaming about the happy memories of Edward and I.

I woke to the sunlight shining through the window. I lifted my head up from Edward's chest and smiled. He was sparkling like diamonds.

"Good morning." Edward smiled.

"Good morning. When are we leaving today?" I asked.

"We have all day. Since it will be only take about a minute to teleport home, your mother said that we should spend today exploring and just relaxing. So we'll be leaving around nine tonight." He answered.

"Good, I want to show you something." I said getting up and walking into my closet. I picked out red orange top with some short shorts and some red converse. (.com/cgi/set?id=17456853) I walked out of the big closet and into the big bathroom.

After a quick shower, I got dressed, brushed my teeth and dried my hair so it stayed in natural curls.

I walked out to see an already showered and dressed Edward. He smiled as I took his hand, lead him out of the room and down to the kitchen.

"Good morning, Bella. Hello Edward." Joan smiled.

"Good morning. Have anything quick?" I asked.

She held up a bagel and a bottle of water and smiled.

"Life saver. Thanks." I said as I took them and dragged Edward out the back door of the kitchen.

He was sparkling again and he looked around as if he was looking for someone. He looked a little uncomfortable to be out where people could see him.

"It's okay, you don't need to hide here." I smiled and continued to walk towards the gardens.

When we arrived we saw my mother, Angela, Carmen and Esme. Carmen and Esme sparkled just like Edward. They were truly beautiful.

"Good morning you two. Where are you off to?" Mom asked.

"I'm going to show Edward my favourite place in the whole kingdom." I smiled, she knew where that was.

"Alright, have fun." She smiled. Carmen and Esme looked confused.

"Okay, see you later. I'll bring you back a souvenir." I smiled, took the last bite of my bagel and continued to drag Edward down the path towards the trail.

"Where are we going? You mother blocked her thoughts as did Angela." Edward asked with a smile.

"It's a surprise, you'll like it." I told him with a smile and we continued to walk down the trail hand in hand.

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