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Epilogue: A year later

Bella's pov

A year had passed since the weekend Edward and I had gone to visit our parents and what a year it had been. Two months after our trip to Forks we got married in a very small ceremony. Just our parents and our four closest friends were presents.

I was already swollen with our child and right before the ceremony I had felt the baby kick for the first time. I had wanted to run to Edward to show him, but I couldn't. I was still trapped in my room with Alice and Rosalie who were working on my make-up and dress.

The second time the baby kicked was as Edward said 'I do'. It almost felt like the baby gave us it's blessing. Right before I whispered my 'I do', I grabbed Edward's hand and placed it on my belly. He had looked surprised for a minute, but when the baby kicked, his eyes flew to my stomach in wonder, tear already brimming in those gorgeous green eyes.

When the minister said he could kiss the bride, Edward kissed me so fiercely he took my breath away. Another nudge in my abdomen reminded me that I needed to keep breathing. Beaming with joy and pride and complete and utter adoration, Edward pulled away and turned us to our hand full of guests.

Edward's pov

Once again I was standing at the end of an aisle, only this time my wife was the matron of honour and Alice was the bride. But as soon as Bella came into my line of sight however, I completely forgot that I was at someone else's wedding.

Today was the first day since the birth that Bella had been out of the house for a long period of time. I still couldn't believe how close I came to losing her that day. She had bled so much, it still made my stomach churn every time I thought about it. Especially when I remembered her hushed plea for me to take care of our baby no matter what. In that moment I was convinced I would lose her and my entire chest split apart.

But with a strength neither the doctor nor I ever expected her to have, she pulled through. She fought hard and two days later she was out of the ICU. She had a minor relapse a few days later, but after six weeks in the hospital I had finally been able to take her home.

Bella's pov

I looked at Edward and immediately felt my heart constrict. He was thinking about the drama we had experienced when I'd had the baby. It was written all over his face. Taking a deep breath I sent him the most serene smile I could muster, while my insides were twisting with the thought of what he had gone through those first few days.

He smiled back at me, the dark veil of his memories lifting of his beautiful face. I loved him so much, it still made my chest swell every time I looked at him.

As I reached the the end of the aisle, he mouthed 'I love you'. I winked at him and mouthed the words back to him. And I would for as long as I would live. I was sure of it.

I took my place beside Rosalie and watched as Alice walked the last few feet to Jasper. The look on his face was one of complete and utter amazement. I looked at Rose over my shoulder and she winked at me. Jasper and Alice had been through a rough patch, but were stronger for it now and I knew Rosalie and I were both responsible for getting them back together.

When I turned back around I found my husband's eyes and winked at him. He smiled, shaking his head. It was all I could do to stay in my spot and not run to him to kiss him.

Edward's pov

I saw Bella exchange a look with Rosalie and smiled. Jasper had screwed up big time about a month after Bella and I had gotten married. He and Alice had gotten into a huge fight and he had gone to a bat off campus to get completely hammered.

There had been a girl there who had been crushing on him for the longest time and she took the opportunity she saw. She lured him into her bed and not so accidentally made sure that Alice would see him leave the following morning.

If it hadn't been for my wife and Rosalie, those two would have never gotten back together, let alone be here now. After three weeks of them both feeling miserable without each other, Rosalie and Bella locked Alice and Jasper into the basement of our new home and forced them to stay there and talk about the mess they were in.

It had taken them six hours, but they had tentatively started dating again. During that time they had fallen in love all over again and realized they could and would never go without the other again. Their wedding was planned within a month of their reconciliation and now here we were, getting ready to see them wed.

Bella's pov

A high pitched wail from the pews drew my attention. I turned and found my little girl reaching out for me, her eyes big and watery. My father, who had turned out to be a natural at being a grandfather, gave me an apologetic smile. I grinned at him. Our little Elizabeth could be quite a handful as I had learned soon after coming home from the hospital.

At first I was to weak to really take notice and Edward and our parents tried to keep ti from me, but Lizzie was a very fussy baby. I had been home for almost a month when I spent my first day alone with her and found out just how hard she had been on her daddy and grandparents. By the time Edward came home I was desperate and in tears. I could just not settle her down.

Edward had taken her from me, pulled his shirt off and settled on the couch, cradling her to his naked chest. It took about three minutes for her to fall asleep in her daddy's arms. When I told him how inadequate I felt, he told me she had suffered from missing me.

From that day on, I made it a point to have Lizzie with me as much as I could, reacquainting myself with my daughter and rebuilding a bond that had been strained by my absence. It had worked wonders for our bond as well as her overall behaviour. When I discussed this with Carlisle one day, he told me she must have sensed the absence of her mother and that had unsettled her in the beginning.

Edward's pov

Lizzie was still reaching for Bella when the minister was starting his speech. I motioned my head towards her and Bella immediately rushed to take out daughter from Charlie. She quickly walked back to her spot up front, our daughter cradled in her arms.

The sight of my two girls together was heart warming, especially after our rough start. I closed my eyes for a moment, battling the raw emotions I felt. Even now that we had settled into a routine and Bella was starting to completely get over the physical problems she suffered from giving birth to Lizzie, I still felt overwhelmed sometimes. My girls meant the world to me and seeing both of the struggle had nearly tore me down completely.

I kept it in the back of my head as a reminder that our lives would not always be easy, but as long as we were together, we would make it through.

Charlie's pov

I watched the myriad of emotions flash across my son-in-law's face and had to swallow the lump that rose in my throat. Bella and Edward were young and life had not been easy on them ever since they met, but seeing how protective he was of her and how much they both loved each other and their daughter was choking me up.

I could not have been more grateful should Bella had come home with another boy and waited five years before starting a family. It might have been early for them to have a child together, but it worked for both of them.

They were and always would be perfect together.

A/N: I have mulled it over so long and eventually settled on finishing the story like this. I have thought about writing more on their lives during Bella's pregnancy, but eventually decided against it. This story had stumped me on several occasions and I needed to make a decision on it. Staying and struggling along to give you more chapters, was just not a good idea, because the quality would have severely suffered.

I hope you will still love this short ending to this Bella's and Edward's love story. Let me know what you think.

Hugs and kissed and loads of love to all my readers,

Mo