I own nothing.. damn that's depressing.

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bpov

Today has been one of the best days in my entire existence. Seeing the complete joy in Edward's eyes every time he looks at me is just breath taking. So long to the stressed-out, and dare I say cry baby, that I've known Edward to be in the last few days. This is a man I haven't known for five years. My Edward is back.

Emmett had stalked off to the bathroom saying he had something in this eye; poor Emmett was crying. I know the feeling. And it warms my heart to know just how happy Emmett is. I came up with the idea for Edward's practice because it's his dream. And Emmett was the first person to join me in the idea. He knows just as much as I do how much Edward wants this. And dammit, Edward deserves it.

Edward was so happy when I told him. I knew he would be. I want Edward to have the best life possible. A life where all of his dreams have come true. It put a huge dent in my bank account, but I can't think of a better cause. Money isn't important, Edward's happiness is. I'm just glad we could make this happen.

I'm sitting here in Edward's lap, I'm complete. I haven't been this relaxed in years. We're all kind of quiet, basking in our happiness. The whole group is happy beyond belief. To know that our friends, really our family, care about us this much. I'm going to cry if I keep thinking about it.

"I love you." Edward whispers.

I turn to him and see the love in his eyes. It's breath taking.

"I love you, too."

And I mean it. With everything in me I love this man.

"Uh.. Edward? Tanya is at the door."

I turn to Emmett in shock. That bitch has the nerve to show up at my door? No, I'm sorry. OUR door?

I stand up to let Edward up but he seems to be frozen in place. Wide eyed and staring at Emmett, Edward hasn't moved a muscle.

"Edward?"

He turns his head to me, shock still evident in his features.

"Edward? Are you ok? Do you need me to get rid of her for you?"

Edward stares at me for a second longer than shakes his head no. He gets up and heads into the house. It hurts to watch him walk away, to watch him walk away to her. I know he loves me and wants to be with me but it's hard to crush the fear of him leaving.

He's in the house a whole second and a half before he turns back.

"Bella, will you come with me?"

It's my turn to be shocked. I don't know if I should be relieved or scared. I look up into his pleading eyes and my decision is made. My man needs me. I nod then walk to join him, avoiding the glances from Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper.

Edward grabs a hold of my hand and leads me to the front door. We stop in front of it and I can hear Edward taking a big breath. Why is he so nervous? It's making me nervous.

He opens the door and there stands Tanya. Bruises and all. I can't help but grin at my handy-work. Bitch had it coming.

I look up to see Edward glaring at Tanya. He isn't so nervous anymore which is a good sign.

"Edward, can I speak with you alone?"

Edward glances at me then back to Tanya.

"Anything you have to say to me you can say in front of Bella."

I can feel the confidence in our relationship building inside of me. He's in this just as much as I am. No matter what.

I can see Tanya's posture slouch slightly. Either she's too intimidated by me or she thinks she could get through to him better without me here. Not a chance in hell, bitch.

"Edward, come home. You belong with me." Tanya says in her nasal whisper.

I can feel myself tense. Did she really just come to OUR house begging for him back? Hell. Fucking. No.

"There's no way in hell I'll ever consider coming back to you, Tanya. And I don't belong with you, get that through your head now. My heart has always belonged to Bella, even when I married you."

I can feel myself smile. It's a terrible time to be smiling, but what Edward said to Tanya.. wow. That's not something I was expecting him to tell her. I never would have asked him to no matter how much I hate her.

"Eddie! Come on! You don't belong with her! You will get over this eventually, I promise! I'm what's right for you, I always have been. You know this!"

It takes every ounce of self control I posses to not punch her. This is Edward's fight, not mine. But if the wicked bitch thinks she can make more comments like that it's going to be my fight.

"Get this through your head Tanya! I hate you! I don't even want to be near you! I belong wherever Bella is, and I always will. You schemed and plotted and ruined me, ruined us and I'll be damned if I ever let you do such a thing ever again! You disgust me! You took the most precious thing in my life from me. The time without Bella has been the hardest I've ever had to endure in my life and I'm never letting her go again!"

I can't help the surge of pure happiness that fills me when Edward makes his declaration. And for him to tell Tanya all that is just the icing on the fucking cake.

"And what about all that Bella put you through? For three years she practically stalked you!"

I glare at Tanya. I never would have had to follow Edward around for three years and beg and plead if it weren't for her. I had no pride during that time, but I didn't care. Edward is more important than my pride and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

"I think stalking is a little too strong, Tanya. She was around a lot sure. Poor girl actually had to beg. It's not like she was hiding in the shadows following me around. And I'm glad she did it. She fought for me, for our love. Maybe if I would have gotten my head out of my ass and actually listened her I could have avoided the biggest mistake of my life.. Marrying you! You're the whole reason she had to do that in the first place!"

I can feel Edward's muscles tensing. He's going to lose it if I don't interject.

"Tanya, I think it's time you leave."

"Shut up, bitch."

I know she didn't just do that. I take a deep breath to fight the anger. I really shouldn't kick her ass again. I think two ass kickings in a week should be good enough. Don't want to hospitalize her and end up in jail right after I got Edward back.

"Tanya, watch yourself. I do have an officer inside and you are on my property. Save your dignity and go away!"

Tanya squares her shoulders and glares at me. I take a step forward waiting for it. She says one more thing and this bitch is going down. Edward grabs a hold of both of my arms, restraining me.

"You would know something about dignity wouldn't you, Bella? Always begging and pleading? Following Edward around like a puppy? Have you no pride?"

I try to launch myself at her only to be pulled back by Edward. I struggle for a second, but Edward is stronger than me. I can see the fear in Tanya's eyes and have to be satisfied that I can at least scare her.

I breathe deep and try to calm myself down with Edward still holding onto me.

"Tanya, you're doing the same fucking thing! This is the last time I'm going to tell you to get off of my property!"

"Call me when you've come to your senses, Eddie."

With a lingering look at Edward, she turns and starts to walk to her car.

"Don't count on it."

I love Edward. I really wish I could laugh at his comment but I'm still a little too pissed off.

We stand there in silence and watch Tanya get in her car and drive away. Once she's completely out of sight, Edward releases my arms with a sigh.

"I'm sorry about that, love. I didn't think she would actually come here."

I turn to Edward and look in his eyes. He's wary of my reaction. Like I could ever be mad at him over something he has no control over.

"Edward, it's not your fault. Don't be sorry. She's gone so let's just forget about it."

Edward gives me his glorious crooked smile and all is well in my world again. Edward grabs my arms and pulls me in for a soft kiss.

"I love you, Bella. And I meant what I said. I'm never leaving you again."

I smile into his lips.

"You better not. I wouldn't want to have to stalk you again."

Edward chuckles and I know he's ok now. I grab a hold of his hand and lead him back through the house. When we reach the deck everyone looks pensive and nervous.

"Relax, guys. Geez, you look like cartoon characters your eyes are so big."

Emmett laughs while the rest of the gang seems to relax a bit since I'm joking around with them.

"Are you going to tell us what the hell happened or am I going to have to pay Tanya a little visit?"

I turn to Rosalie intrigued by the idea of her "visiting" Tanya. Rosalie won't hold back like I just did. I shake my head to rid of my mini-fantasy. I can't be thinking like that. It's wrong.

"She wanted me back. I told her no."

Everyone just stares at Edward waiting for details that apparently he doesn't feel like sharing.

"And..."

I turn to Jazz and smile. For someone so straight forward and to the point, he loves himself a bit of drama. He's even watched soap operas with me before. It's like his secret guilty pleasure that he only shares with me.

Edward shrugs.

"There really isn't much to tell. Tanya, of course, had a less than stellar argument. Bella almost killed her. Tanya left."

Jasper sighs at the lack of detail and sits back in his seat. He turns to me silently asking for details some other time. I smile very slightly so he knows I'll share. How can I not share what Edward said to her? Jasper tries to hide his smile while Edward sits down.

"Well, since all is well I think Rose and I are headed home. I didn't get any last night so I think it's about time we made up for that."

I groan and scowl at my brother.

"Is it really necessary to tell me that? I'm your sister for crying out loud!"

The gang laughs while Emmett smiles at me innocently.

"I already told you. Everyone needs to know that."

I glare at my evil older brother while I give Rosalie a hug and tell her I'll call her tomorrow. Emmett moves to hug me and I step back.

"Aww come on, Bells. Don't be like that. I may be disgusting and pervy but you wouldn't have me any other way."

I roll my eyes at my brother and give him a hug. I could do with less comments like that but I probably wouldn't change Emmett for the world. Hell, I know I wouldn't.

"Ok, guys, drive safe. And I'll talk to you tomorrow."

With one last smile Emmett and Rosalie disappear inside my house heading home. I sit down in my seat next to Edward and he automatically grabs a hold of my hand twining our fingers together. I smile softly at him and Alice clears her throat.

"Don't you look cute? Anyways, I was thinking we could all do dinner Friday night."

I smile at Alice.

"Great idea. Just call me with the details."

Alice nods while Jasper stands up.

"Come on, babe. I think Emmett had a good idea."

It's Edward's turn to groan.

"Baby sister, dude. That's my baby sister."

Jasper and Alice both smile innocently and Jasper pulls me up for a hug.

"Congratulations, darlin'. I'm happy for you."

I smile into Jasper's shoulder and hug him tighter.

"Thanks, Jazz. Give me a call when you get bored at work tomorrow."

Jasper pulls back and smiles.

"I always do."

I nod, he does. Everyday whenever he gets bored he calls me and we just talk and talk. It's actually one of the highlights of my day. Jasper is one of my best friends in this whole world, really like my older brother. And he's so good at getting me to calm down or to get my mind off of things. I'm so happy I have him in my life.

He moves on to Edward and Alice gives me a big hug.

"It's about damn time we're all together. I know you'll be good to him. Just be happy, Bella."

I pull back and smile at Alice while nodding.

"How can I not be happy?"

Alice giggles and moves on to her brother. After their goodbyes, Alice and Jasper disappear into the house leaving only Edward and I outside.

Edward smiles softly and pulls my hand, pulling me down onto his lap. He buries his face in my neck and lets out a content sigh.

I know the feeling.

We sit in silence for a while, reveling in the gentle breeze as the sun sets. Perfect ending for a perfect day. Even with Tanya's appearance I'm still on cloud nine. I really don't think my life could get any better. And I don't care because this is how I want it to be.

Inside there is a combination of both mine and Edward's things. Proof that we're here, together. I'm in his arms right now. He loves me. It's evident in his eyes. And we're going to be together, forever.

"I love you, Bella."

I turn to him, smiling softly. It's never going to get old hearing him say that.

"I love you, too."

He smiles wide and leans forward, kissing me softly. We begin to make out under the setting sun. It's like some happy ending to a lifetime movie, and I couldn't be happier.

After a while, Edward's stomach growls causing me to laugh.

"How about some dinner?"

He nods and smiles at me while I head into the house to make dinner. I start to get out some pots and pans so I can make chicken alfredo, one of his favorite meals. I haven't been able to make chicken alfredo in so long. It always depressed me knowing it's one of his favorites so I only made it on occasion. But now that doesn't matter. I smile wide. It doesn't matter! We're together!

Edward walks into the kitchen carrying empty beer bottles. I swear the man is perfect. He cleans, he's gorgeous, he's a man of his word. And he's all mine. God, I'm so fucking happy.

"What are you making, love?"

I turn to him smiling.

"Chicken alfredo."

Edward perks up.

"Awesome! I've missed your recipe!"

I giggle and get back to work.

"Need any help?"

"You can pick out some wine."

Edward nods and gets into my wine cabinet. He pulls out several bottles, observing my selection. He pulls out one bottle and freezes.

"Is this what I think it is?"

I nod.

It's the wine we served at our wedding. I never drank it; I never would without him. It wouldn't be right.

I can see the sadness in Edward's eyes so I stop what I'm doing and walk over to him, putting my arms around his waist.

"Hey, none of that. What did I tell you? Think about the future, not the past. We're together now. Why don't you pop it open and we'll celebrate that?"

Edward smiles and kisses me softly.

"I'll never get over the past; what I did to you. What I've put you through. You're an amazing creature Bella Swan, and I'm going to spend the rest of my life making sure you know how much I love you."

"I love you, too Edward. I always have and I always will. I understand you have regrets but please try to focus on our future. Everything we've ever wanted is right in front of us. We can have it all, Edward. This is just the beginning."

Edward leans forward and kisses me again. The kiss becomes heated and passionate. I've missed this. Missed the passion and love I feel when I'm in his arms. I believe with everything inside of me that Edward is my soul mate. That's one of the reasons why I never tried to move on. It's not worth it if I can't be with who I am meant to be with.

And now we're together. God, I can't get over it. I'm seriously seconds away from climbing on our roof and screaming it for the whole neighborhood to hear.

Edward pulls back and smiles at me softly.

"I think this wine is a great choice for tonight."

I nod and smile, agreeing completely. This is the beginning of our life together, much like our wedding was supposed to be. But I don't need a fancy dress and flowers all over the place to celebrate this. Weddings aren't necessarily the beginning. This, right here and now, is our new beginning.

Our past will always be apart of us, but I'm beginning to wonder if I would ever change it. Sure, I'd like it if we've been married for the past five years. But it's like they say, sometimes you don't know what you have until you lose it.

I never really took Edward for granted before and I don't think he did either. But we never became intoxicated with happiness like this. We always knew we were it for each other, and we were extremely happy. But never on this level.

I finish dinner and make two plates, taking them to the dining room table. Edward lit a few candles and put on some soft music in the background. Edward's a true romantic at heart. I smile wide and join him at the table.

He grabs my hand, kisses it, then begins working on dinner. He takes a bite and groans.

"God, Bella. This is even better than I remember."

I smile.

"Thank you."

He smiles.

"You know, I really love this house. It's perfect. But why did you buy a house with so many rooms when it was going to be just you living here?"

"Well, Alice and Jazz and Rosalie and Em all need their rooms. I bought this right after you married Tanya but I think apart of me was still hoping you'd be here with me one day. Hence the spare room for your piano. I actually have another room that will be perfect for your office. It's right next to my office, too."

Edward smiles wide.

"Thank you, love. For never giving up. And, of course, for the music room and the office."

I smile.

"Don't thank me. Please. I remember when I was looking at the house I saw your music room and I just knew I had to take this place. And I knew that room would be perfect for your piano. That's why it's completely empty. I couldn't bear using it when I knew it was meant to be yours."

Edward leans forward and kisses me softly.

"You are perfect, my angel. And I love you so much."

"I love you, too."

We both get back to eating.

"So, plans for the practice?"

Edward smiles wide. I'm so happy we did this for him. I can see the pure happiness coming off of him in waves. He deserves this more than anyone else in the world.

"Well, since I'm not the rich kid I was when I planned on opening this it won't be all pro-bono. Only select cases because I'll still have a payroll and bills to pay. But that's ok. I can be selective about it and those I really believe need this I'll make sure to help. Still my dream. It's going to be a while before I open up, I need to get a staff and try to get some of my current clients to jump ship.

But all in all I think this will be great. And I wouldn't have this without you guys. You have no idea how happy you've made me."

I smile. This was my goal. This is what I want for Edward. For him to be happy beyond his wildest dreams.

"I'm glad you're happy, Edward."

We finish up dinner chatting about his practice and how he wants to do things. He's so animated and he really has this planned out. He really knows how he wants to do this.

We finish eating and I go to clean up but Edward stops me.

"You know the rules. You cook, I clean up."

I roll my eyes at the stupid rule they made back in college. Emmett came up with it because every time he cooks it looks like a tornado blew through the kitchen and he never wants to clean up after himself.

I sit back while Edward cleans up. I can hear him rinsing plates and loading the dishwasher. Real men clean house. I'd rather do it, but hell.. it's hot knowing he's cleaning.

"So you ready to head back to work tomorrow?"

I groan.

"I really love my job. I do. But with this whole Jacob Black case it's like I'm walking on egg shells around there."

Edward sits down beside me and rubs my back.

"I'm going to make sure I keep this case if I leave before we get to court. I won't let anything happen to you, I promise."

"I know you won't, Edward. It's just that I've never been wrote up or anything. Never had an assignment late, my team is ran smoothly. I do my job and I do it well. So now that I'm in trouble it's just unnerving."

Edward nods, understanding.

"Just keep doing your best, love and it will work out. And even if something happens and you get fired we'll figure it out. But I really don't think it will come to that. You're brilliant and you care about your work. You're not going to be careless and let something stupid happen."

I nod and lean forward for a hug. He wraps me in his arms and holds me tightly. I feel better. And he's right, I'm not going to let something stupid happen.

He manages to get me completely calm, something only he can do, and he leads me to the living room where we snuggle on the couch.

I look around the living room and can't help but smile. Pictures of Edward and I are up on the shelves. I think Alice snuck those over. His little nick naks are thrown around here and there. It's our home. OUR HOME!

I snuggle farther into Edward and smile wide. My dreams are coming true. Our dreams are coming true. He's going to come home from work, come home to me. To me!

I look up at Edward and he's smiling wide at me. I grab the back of his head and pull him in. His lips are so soft and warm. He pulls my body tighter against his and I can feel all of him. His tight chest and abs, which are heavenly. I want to drool just thinking about them. His silky, bronze hair is in my fingers. Oh God do I love running my fingers through his hair. But above all I can feel his heavenly erection. His very large, heavenly erection.

I moan just thinking about it.

Edward pulls back and looks questioning into my eyes.

"Make love to me, Edward." I say softly.

He slides off the couch and leans down and picks me up. His lips return to mine as he keeps one eye open to get us to the bedroom.

I release his lips and move down and kiss and nip at his neck, causing him to groan. His groan spurs me on farther as he opens our bedroom door. He closes the door behind us and we spend the rest of our night making love.

Ok so there ya have it! I think I suck at writing lemons so lemons will not be included at this time. My beta, justme317, and I may have a few tricks up our sleeves though so don't rule it out. More to come guys, they're not out of the woods yet!

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