All characters belong to Steph Meyer, lucky bitch.
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bpov
Fucking breathe, Bella!
I pace across the floor, officially freaking the fuck out. Why the hell did I agree to do this?
Oh right. Edward.
Mother fucker isn't getting any tail for months if I have anything to say about it. I sigh and keep pacing. I'm nervous as shit. I've been up since five a.m. Thanks to the demonic little elf who doesn't want a Christmas present this year. I've been plucked, prodded, and waxed.
Why the HELL did I have to get my vajayjay waxed? It's not like I'm effn stripping in this interview!
Just thinking about the pain my vajayjay has endured today brought the pain to the forefront of my mind and I sit down.
Edward should be here any minute. He promised he would get out of the office by five. I whip out my phone and check the time. 5:23. He should be here now!
The man with perfect timing walks in the door. I exhale in relief and run at him. Edward chuckles while holds me tightly, rocking us from side to side.
I breathe in his delicious scent and allow myself to calm down. Edward pulls out of the hug and looks me up and down.
I blush while he takes in my black stilettos, my black pencil skirt, and my white blouse. He closes his eyes and smirks sexily.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
He opens his eyes and grins wider.
"Hmm… I'm imagining you in that outfit in a library. Bent over the desk. Skirt pushed up to your waist. Shall I go on?"
I try to glare as my blush comes back at full force. He chuckles at my reaction and tenderly runs a finger down my red cheek.
"Beautiful..." He murmurs.
I try my hardest to glare again.
"How can you go all Captain Pervert on me one second then all romantic and sweet the next? It's not fair!"
Edward laughs and walks around me, loosening his tie. He removes his suit jacket then starts unbuttoning his shirt.
I take a seat to watch the show.
Edward looks at me and quirks an eyebrow. I just wave my hand at him in a gesture telling him to continue.
Please continue.
Edward smirks and pulls his shirt off. I've fucked this man on the bed. Against walls. On the couch. On the kitchen table. Against the refrigerator.
And I still can't get used to the sight of Edward without a shirt on. Six pack just begging to be licked. The delicious 'V' pointing down to the God of cocks. The happy trail that is more than happy to lead me there...
He unbuttons his pants and pulls them down slowly, leaving him in only his boxers. My gaze stays glued on the ginormous tent he is currently pitching.
I lick my lips, faintly tasting him there. Or perhaps wishing to. I get up from my seat and walk forward, fully intending on getting what's mine when my phone rings. Fucking Alice.
Her ringtone shrills Material Girl obnoxiously as I glare at my phone from across the room. Stupid bitch saw what I was going to do.
I turn to Edward and speak with a venomous tone.
"Why does she always have to ruin my fun?"
Edward chuckles and begins pulling the suit Alice is making him wear for the interview off of its hanger.
"Wasn't just your fun, love. Believe me. But don't you worry, I fully intend on turning off all of our phones later."
I giggle like a stupid little school girl with a crush while Edward gets dressed. As he's getting dressed I think about how much I've changed since Edward and I got back together.
I smile a lot.
I'm constantly post coital.
Hell, I giggle like a school girl.
I'm happy.
All because of Edward. I have a purpose now. A point to my life. Before I was just going through the motions of life, like a zombie version of myself. Trying to get through the day.
Now, I'm happy. Smiling, blushing, giggling. Having fun. Actually getting laid. My life is good right now.
There's a knock at the door that brings me back to reality. This stupid effn interview is threatening to put a damper on my good mood. I look over at Edward to see all his deliciousness is fully covered before I open the door to our dressing room.
A woman about my height with tanned skin and black hair greets me with a smile.
"Ms. Swan?"
I nod my head and open the door wider, allowing her into our dressing room.
"Ms. Swan, Mr. Cullen I'm Leah Clearwater, Diane Sawyer's personal assistant. The set is ready, as is Ms. Sawyer. I just have a couple of questions to get out of the way then we can get this over with."
I nod and walk over to Edward, grabbing a hold of his hand.
"Ok, now, are there any questions that you do not want asked?"
I look over to Edward and furrow my brows, trying to think of anything I don't want asked. The whole damn interview is going to suck anyway. Avoiding painful memories will defeat the purpose of this torture.
Edward looks at me questioningly and I shake my head 'no.'
"No. I don't think there's anything she needs to refrain from." Edward answers.
Ms. Clearwater writes something down on her clipboard before continuing.
"Any questions about your friends to be avoided? We know how close you guys are."
I quickly run through all of my friend's histories trying to think of some scandal or something that shouldn't be mentioned. I can't really think of anything.
"If you have some dirt on my older brother Emmett that I'm unaware of I don't want that getting out. He's a cop and the last thing I need is to kill off the legacy of cops in the family."
Edward chuckles while Ms. Clearwater smirks and writes on her clipboard.
"Ok, any special requests? Anything particular you absolutely want to talk about?"
I don't want to do this whole fucking thing, so why would I want to talk about anything specific? I'm just trying to do this one interview to shut up everyone and set the record straight. As if reading my mind, Edward speaks.
"We just want the truth out there. This will be our only interview so as long as she touches on Bella's innocence I can't think of anything."
Ms. Clearwater nods then walks to our door.
"Ok, love birds, I'll be back to fetch you in about five minutes."
I grin at our nickname while she exits our dressing room. I take a deep breath, willing myself to stay calm. I look at Edward, pleading, hoping he'll help me out. Edward smiles and grabs a hold of my hand.
"It'll be fine, love. And you look beautiful."
I blush and lean forward for a kiss. You read in books about fireworks and the world fading out when you kiss the love of your life. I experience that every single time we kiss. It's a combination of everything and nothing.
There are fireworks. And the world does fade out, leaving only Edward and me. It's a life changing experience kissing Edward.
Edward pulls back slightly and nuzzles my nose with his.
"I love you, Bella."
I smile softly.
"I love you, too."
He smiles crookedly before kissing me again. He pulls back and I have to hold back a laugh. My lip gloss is smeared across his lips. I let out a giggle as I wipe it off.
"You're so pretty, Edward."
He glares and steps back, wiping away at his lips. I let out another giggle as I head over to the mirror to check how I look. My hair is in place, my make up looks perfect; my clothes are covering everything necessary.
I apply more lip gloss to avoid Alice's wrath when the interview airs next week and walk over to Edward as he puts on his suit jacket.
This man in a suit is glorious.
It takes all my will power not to jump his bones every morning before work. And I almost always do when he gets home from work. Edward smirks when he meets my lustful gaze, apparently knowing what I'm thinking.
Edward leans forward and puts his lips to my ear. When he speaks his lips lightly touch my ear, sending shivers down my spine.
"Behavior, Ms. Swan. Don't make me punish you later."
My body shivers at his idea of punishment. I received his punishment the other night for laughing at his story about dancing in heels.
He'd bring me to the brink of orgasm only to stop. Over and over and over again. And when I came... it was without a doubt the best orgasm I have ever experienced.
There's another knock at the door, bringing me out of my lustful haze in Edward land. Edward grabs a hold of my hand before leading me to the door. Ms. Clearwater smiles pleasantly as she tells us it's time. My heart drops to my feet as Edward leads us to the living room set in the middle of the studio we're filming at.
"Ms. Swan, Mr. Cullen, please meet Diane Sawyer."
I look up to meet a news icon. I'm surprised I don't lose my head and ramble or stutter as I shake her hand and exchange pleasantries. I barely hear a word her and Edward exchange as we all take our seats.
Edward makes sure to sit close to me, keeping a hold of my hand like an anchor keeping me in place.
Probably the best idea he has ever had. Running sounds like a good idea to me.
"Ok, one minute people." Someone in the background yells.
Diane smirks at us before situating herself at a good angle facing us and the camera.
"30 seconds!"
My hands get sweaty and start to shake. I start breathing in pants. Edward turns to me and puts his arm around my shoulder.
"It'll be fine, love. I'll be right here the whole time."
I nod and breathe him in, allowing myself to calm down. I block everything out as I situate myself.
"And ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five..."
The man yelling seconds trails off and I keep his countdown in my head. I fight the urge to freeze when we hit zero. News music plays in the background leading into Diane's introduction. I control my breathing, knowing I'm on camera right now. Last thing I need is to get all blotchy and pass out on national TV.
"We have here with us Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen. They're here to share the truths behind their quote 'storybook romance' and to set the record straight."
"So, Edward, how did you two meet?"
I look up to see Edward smirk in a way only he can. Seeing him so at ease, puts me at ease.
"It's a funny story actually. She was standing on a pier on one of those rare sunny days. Her hair was flowing in the wind, her eyes were closed, and she had a small smile on her lips. I thought she looked like an angel. And like an idiot, that's what I blurted out, scaring her half to death."
We all chuckle.
"So what happened after that?" Diane asks.
"Well, luckily, she didn't freak out and run. We ended up spending the rest of the day on the pier just talking."
I smile thinking back to the day that I fell in love with Edward. We've come so far since then, but that day was innocent. Beautiful. And no matter what, it can't be marred by the events that followed a year and a half later.
"Bella, what most attracted you to Edward that day?"
I smile a small smile.
"It was his eyes. It was like they captured me. I knew at that moment that my life would never be the same."
Diane keeps her eyes on me as she asks her next question.
"And the relationship following? How was that?"
My smile comes back big and full.
"It was beautiful, blissful. We were inseparable. It was like a honeymoon period that never ended. We were always happy. We were content to just sit on a couch on a Friday night or to hang out with our friends. Outside pressures never really affected our relationship."
"And Edward? Was it like that for you?"
He smiles.
"It was the best time of my life, until now. She was my rock and my shoulder to cry on. But she also brought me immense joy. No two days are ever the same with Bella. And waking up in her arms is by far one of the best experiences I've ever had. She made me want to be a better man for her, still does. I knew then and I know now that she's the best thing in my life."
Tears fill my eyes. I can hear the extreme conviction in his words. I have no choice but to believe him. And for me to be that woman for him... I'm the luckiest woman on the planet.
"And your proposal?" Diane asks
I blush as Edward smirks.
"I lined up the pier I met her at with candles. I took her to see the ballet then took her there."
Edward locks eyes with me and we both smile at the memory. It was so beautiful. One of the best moments of my life.
"And you accepted, Bella."
Pulled out of the memory, I turn to Diane.
"Of course I did. Edward is my soul mate. He completes me in every way. I knew then that I would spend the rest of my life with him. Just like I know now."
Diane nods before continuing.
"Tell me about the morning of your wedding day, Bella."
I close my eyes tightly, fighting off tears. I breathe deeply before opening my eyes again.
"I got ready at the Cullen estate with his sister, Alice, my now sister in law Rosalie, and both our mothers. I was so nervous getting ready. I'm terribly clumsy and I was afraid I would trip down the aisle. Everyone we cared about was there and the last thing I wanted to do was embarrass myself in front of them."
"But that didn't happen." Diane says.
I shake my head slowly feeling the familiar ache at the edge of my heart.
"No, I didn't trip."
"And you never got married."
I shake my head gravely and squeeze Edward's hand tighter.
"Edward, will you tell us what happened?"
Edward squeezes my hand back. When he speaks, his voice is an octave lower, showing how much pain he feels when speaking about this. I keep my hand firmly locked in his, reminding him that I'm here.
"I was the happiest man alive when she met me at the altar. She was so beautiful. A true angel. And I was so happy she was finally going to become my wife. Her father had just handed her to me with the 'Swan glare' that literally scares the crap out of everyone..."
He broke off in a chuckle, allowing me to giggle with him as a temporary reprieve.
"She was finally in my reach at the altar, ready to begin the rest of our lives when I heard someone screaming 'Wait.'"
Diane nods.
"And it was Tanya Denali, your soon to be ex wife?"
Edward nods.
"She ran up the altar with a tabloid in her hands. She thrust it in my hands and I saw my face and my father's on the front page. The headline read 'Cullen Heir Not Really a Cullen. Fiancé Spills The Beans.' I opened it up to the article and read how I'm not Carlisle's biological son and that Bella was the one who sold the story."
I feel my throat tighten in despair. One single tear falls down my cheek as he recounts the worst day of my life.
"What happened next?" Diane asks.
"I ran. Bella had, of course, been reading it with me so she started chasing after me screaming her innocence."
"And you didn't believe her?"
Edward shrugs.
"I didn't know what to believe. I was in shock, really. I couldn't even bring words to form. Tanya followed after us screaming at Bella. She and Bella ended up fighting. I felt like I was in an alternate reality. The Bella I knew hated the idea of fighting. And that moment condemned her in my mind. I felt like I was seeing a side to Bella I never knew. And so, I believed the tabloids."
I had to fight hard to keep a sob down. Another tear fell from my eye but I kept quiet.
Diane turns to me.
"I can see how hard this is for you. What were you thinking after reading the article?"
I sigh.
"Shock, anger, fear. I had no idea that Edward wasn't Carlisle's biological son. Throw in that I was accused of selling the story, I was at a loss. But when Edward ran, I thought he automatically believed it. I was desperate to get him to believe me. I saw my whole world crumbling before my eyes. And I had no idea what to do. When Tanya started screaming at me, I hit her. I knew she was behind this.
I had seen her coming out of mine and Edward's apartment one day when no one was home. And I never kept my laptop password protected. I knew she was up to something but I kept quiet trying to keep in mind that she was Edward's friend. But I knew at the wedding she was behind it."
Diane nods gravely.
"What happened next, Bella?"
I sigh again.
"My brother, Emmett, had to pull me off of Tanya. Chaos erupted within the four of us. I just kept begging and pleading with Edward like my life depended on it. Because, in my mind, it really did. Edward's mom came out of the church screaming and she punched me for betraying the family. I was shocked. Esme is such a loving, caring person. I turned around to see Edward hugging Tanya. I knew in that moment that I lost Edward."
I wipe the tears off my face while Edward puts an arm around my shoulders, trying to comfort me. Diane sends us off to commercial giving me a minute to recover. She puts her hand on mine and smiles sincerely.
"You're doing great, Bella. I think the hardest part is over."
I sigh and smile my thanks. Edward kisses my cheek before whispering how much he loves me in my ear before we get back to the interview.
"Welcome back. For those of you just joining us, I'm here with Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan. They're here recounting their history and setting the record straight. So, Edward, how did you feel after the wedding?"
Edward sighs.
"I was shredded to pieces, really. I lost my father, my mother lied to me, and I thought the love of my life sold the story. I was heart broken. Carlisle and I were able to mend our relationship within days. He was angry at my mother but understood why she kept it quiet. That secret could have ruined his company and our family. She was wrong not to tell us but we forgave her. She did it for us, even if it was wrong.
But there was still a void within me. The hurt, the betrayal... Bella had been my whole world. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep. I was supposed to be on my honeymoon, but instead I was locked in my old room at my parent's house."
Diane nods.
"And your family and friends? What did they believe?"
"My mother still believed Bella was guilty up until a few weeks ago. We found out that same night that Carlisle believed Bella all along. My sister, Alice, also believed Bella. And our friends... My sister married Bella's childhood friend Jasper who, of course, believed Bella. I think the only reason he kept speaking to me was because of Alice. Not that I blame him. And my other friends were Emmett, Bella's brother, and his wife Rosalie. They, of course, believed Bella and severed all ties with me. Well, when Emmett wasn't beating me up."
Shock momentarily appears on Diane's face before becoming neutral again.
"He beat you up?"
Edward grins.
"He claims it was him attempting to knock some sense into me. And to defend Bella's honor. And I let him do it every time. I never fought back. I was too miserable to care. And I felt like I deserved it."
"You felt like you deserved it?"
Edward nods.
"I know now it's because I knew all along Bella was innocent. I knew it in my heart. I just couldn't get my head to believe it."
Diane smiles.
"And what about you and Bella? You didn't speak to her anymore?"
Edward shakes his head.
"I tried not to. But she wouldn't give up on me, on our love. She fought tooth and nail for me."
"Then she stopped?"
Edward nods, looking down. I clutch his hand tighter either for comfort or strength I don't know.
"Bella? Why'd you stop fighting for Edward?"
I sigh.
"I never wanted to stop fighting for him. I'd fight ever day for the rest of my life if I had to. Two years had passed agonizingly slowly. My life was empty. Nothing mattered to me anymore. Except him. I had been hospitalized on the year anniversary of our wedding day. I had drank too much and ended up cutting myself with a lot of glass. It was an accident, of course.
I wasn't healthy. I had lost a lot of weight. I barely ate or slept. He began his relationship with Tanya and I tried my hardest to get him to see her for what she truly was. The night before his wedding to her, I made a promise to myself. I was either going to get him to believe me during this one last attempt or I was going to let him live his own life. Make his own mistakes. He didn't believe me so I left him alone."
Diane nods.
"So what did you do after Edward married Tanya?"
I sigh.
"I lived. Barely. I went to work. Went home. My friends did their best to keep themselves around me constantly. Emmett and Jasper practically lived at my house. I put on a facade for them. I hated to worry them so I ate properly. I did my best to sleep. I went shopping with the girls. I tried to fool them into thinking I was ok."
Diane smiles.
"And did they believe you?"
I smirk.
"Not for a second. They let on that they believed me, but I knew the truth. We're a close group and know each other inside and out. We just went on with life playing our game."
Diane nods.
"Edward? Your marriage to Tanya? How was that?"
Edward shakes his head.
"I convinced myself I was happy. I believed it. I knew what I was missing. And I was empty. But I thought my wife deserved more than that. So I put up a facade of my own. And I fooled both Tanya and myself. But I still caught myself missing Bella constantly. And I felt so guilty for it. I was married to another woman. A woman that I believed loved me. I didn't think she deserved to be second best in my heart so I did my best to convince us both that Tanya was the only one I cared about."
Diane nods.
"Bella, tell us about the five year anniversary."
I eye her for a minute, internally debating how much to spill before speaking.
"The anniversary has always been a hard day for me. I treated it like the anniversary of the death of a loved one. Because that's what it was to me. The day my world ended, the day our love died. Emmett, Rosalie, and I went out to eat because Emmett refuses to leave me alone on that day after the glass incident.
I had just arrived when I heard Tanya. I did my best to ignore them. It was excruciatingly painful to see them together. It being the anniversary only made it harder. Tanya spotted us and started taunting me. Rosalie is extremely protective of those she loves, so she ended up attacking Tanya.
After Emmett and Edward pulled Rosalie off of Tanya, Tanya ended up attacking me. I gave her the best I got, and Edward ended up pulling me off of Tanya. I took off before anyone noticed and went to our pier."
Diane turns to Edward.
"What happened after that?"
I eye Edward wondering just how much he is going to reveal. A lot of personal stuff was thrown out there that night and I'm not sure how comfortable I am with the world knowing that stuff.
"Rosalie noticed Bella was gone so she and Emmett went out looking for her. I wanted to join them but I needed to get Tanya to the hospital. After I got home, I couldn't sleep thinking about everything so I just sat in my living room. Emmett ended up showing up frantic looking for Bella. He had no idea where she would be.
Something came over me and I wanted to see Bella very bad. So I lied to Emmett, sending him to a coffee shop we all used to frequent and I headed to the pier."
Diane eyes Edward.
"You knew she would be there?"
Edward nods.
"I knew exactly where she would be. The pier had always been our spot. We went there a lot just to hang out."
"So what happened?"
"I found Bella. She called me out on everything. How I felt about Tanya, how I felt about her, all of it. I have strong beliefs in marriage. I don't take a vow I make before God lightly, so I stood my ground. She walked away from me and it was by far the most painful thing I've ever experienced. I ended up spending the rest of the night staring at the ocean."
Diane sends us for another commercial before she stands up muttering about going to the bathroom.
"You doing alright, love?"
I turn to Edward and smile.
"I'm fine. It's getting easier."
Edward smirks before kissing my lips lightly.
"I'm glad."
Edward puts his arm around me and we revel in each other's presence before Diane finally returns. She introduces us again before turning straight to me.
"So what happened next between the two of you?"
I smile.
"He ended up being a lawyer my work hired for a case. I saw him the next afternoon for a lunch meeting. He ended up having to follow me back to my office so we could talk more in depth for the case."
"And what happened at the office?" Diane asks.
I smirk.
"We fought. I kept telling him to listen to his heart. To be with me. But he stuck to his guns, telling me he made a vow before God. I told him his vows were crap since Tanya was the one who sold the story and that he really loved me. So he told me to prove it.
We had been searching for proof for years. The email came from my email address, from my computer. But I knew Tanya did it that day I saw her coming out of our apartment. But there was nothing to back me up. So I fought him with logic.
I asked him why I would ever do that to him on our wedding day. Of course, he had no answer. Then I asked him why I would ever do such a thing to him. He told me money. I lost it. I told him I was marrying a Cullen, I was about to be a part of the richest family in the world. There was no need to sell things.
And I absolutely hated having money spent on me. I'd throw a fit every time he would buy me a coffee or a movie ticket. He may have been a trust fund baby, but I could handle buying myself a coffee. So the idea of me selling the story for money was ridiculous. He knew I was right but stuck to his marriage vows so I threw him out."
Diane nods and smiles a small smile in a 'you go girl' fashion.
"Edward, what were you thinking through all that?"
He smirks.
"That she was making perfect sense, of course."
Diane laughs with Edward and me before she turns back to me.
"So when did you see him next?"
I giggle.
"About midnight that night. He showed up drunk. I guess our fight really did a number on him because he was fighting with himself big time. He ended up spending the weekend at my house."
Diane's eyes widen.
"And you started to have an affair?"
I shake my head.
"Not a physical affair, more like an emotional one. We weren't alone for a single second all weekend anyways. Our friends and siblings stayed with us and we hung out, enjoying being a family again."
Diane turns to Edward.
"And this was the beginning of your marriage's downfall?"
Edward smirks.
"The marriage was doomed from the beginning. But it officially was the beginning of the end. Jasper and I had concocted a plan to get Tanya to admit the truth. It was like overnight I saw the truth. Bella only has one malice bone in her body and we call it Tanya. I realized that she could never hurt me even if she tried. But the thing about Bella is, she would never consider even trying to hurt someone.
The next thing I knew, all six of us were involved in the plan. I had to make up phony documents for Tanya to take over to Bella's for her to sign. We put up video cameras throughout Bella's house and we all stayed outside listening in. Once Bella got Tanya to admit the truth, Bella attacked Tanya. Once we got Bella pulled off of Tanya, I ended the marriage. I moved in with Bella the next day."
Edward turns to me and grins while I smile in return.
"Well, for all you viewers out there we have a clip of the video they made that night."
I turn to the TV screen praying to God they're not going to show me kicking Tanya's ass. Though it would be nice showing off me giving that bitch what she deserves, I don't need the world to see it. Charlie would be proud, I'm sure, and my mom would probably make a huge deal out of it. But I'm just not comfortable showing that off.
They showed the clip right up until I attack her and I exhale in relief.
Diane turns to us and smiles.
"And now you're together."
Edward squeezes my shoulder and nods. I smile wide like an idiot.
"We are." Edward responds.
"I'm sure it hasn't been an easy road."
I shake my head no.
"Far from it. We have a lot of emotional baggage to let go of. Everyday it's gotten easier and easier to breathe. I'm able to erase it from my mind when I'm with Edward because he's my whole world but when I'm apart from him I constantly worry about things happening."
Diane nods and turns to Edward.
"And did anything happen?"
"Well, it wasn't exactly a walk in the park to get my mother to believe Bella. We had the video but she hadn't seen it yet. The same night we got my mom to believe her, Tanya left a message on our home answering machine claiming she was pregnant."
I shudder when my mind comes back to that night.
"She's pregnant?" Diane asks.
Edward sighs.
"No, she lied. My mother was the first to say that it was probably a lie. We called an emergency meeting with all of my friends. Carlisle made some phone calls to see what he could find out. The next thing I know, Rosalie and Alice are speeding off to Tanya's house planning on confronting her."
Diane smiles.
"And what happened?"
Edward smirks.
"Alice and Rosalie can get anything out of anyone. Their interrogation skills put the military to shame. They busted Tanya out and Carlisle was able to confirm that she was, in fact, not pregnant."
"And how was he able to do that?"
I smirk remembering Carlisle's comment that night.
"I'm Carlisle Cullen. I can do whatever the hell I want."
"His people, whoever they are, were able to get into Tanya's medical records. She had gone in for her annual ladies appointment and was checked out. But there was no pregnancy confirmed as Tanya had said. Her results had all come back negative."
I fight back a giggle as Edward says 'ladies appointment.' None of the men in my life have ever been comfortable with the subject. Emmett's the worst. Always turning pale and running out of the room. I had once made the mistake of telling him what happens in those appointments. He's ran every time someone has mentioned it since.
Diane sends us to commercial and smiles warmly at us.
"Just this last stretch left and you're all done. And I swear if you two don't stop looking all perfect for each other and googly eyed I'm going to end up puking.
We all laugh as people touch up our make up. They finish up and Diane brings us back from commercial.
"So, you two, what are your future plans?"
I smile and turn to Edward. He's smiles back.
"Be together." We both say at the same time, causing us to laugh.
Diane laughs along with us before continuing her questions.
"And Edward, you're currently in the process of divorcing Tanya?"
Edward nods.
"I went to my attorney the day after we got the truth out of Tanya."
Diane smiles.
"And you seem to have full support from your friends and family."
Edward smiles wider.
"I do. My family and friends are amazing. We even got Charlie, Bella's dad, on our side. I think he even shed a few tears before proclaiming I was the son he never had. Bella's older brother was ticked."
We all laugh again while I think about Emmett's reaction. Charlie did it to goad Emmett, of course. We can never turn down the opportunity to mess with him when we can. The men bond over fishing. My dad and I bond over ticking Emmett off.
"And how do you both feel knowing that the world knows the truth?"
I keep quiet, thinking about my answer as Edward responds.
"I feel like justice has been served. The media put Bella through hell, as did the people of Seattle. And I'm proud that she has finally stood up for herself."
I blush and smile widely at Edward.
"Bella? How do you feel?"
I turn to Diane and inhale deeply. I let out my breath and smile.
"Liberated. Free. Happy."
Diane smiles widely at me.
"And your families? Have they been affected positively with your reconciliation?"
I nod.
"Charlie, my dad, and Carlisle were able to let the cat out of the bag about their secret golf meetings they do every Sunday. I know my mom is just happy I found a man. And our gang... We're all together again. Finally."
Diane smiles and looks at both of us.
"Any final words?"
I turn to Edward, letting him go first. My words will be best saved for last.
"I'm glad that that period of our life is finally over. And that we're together. And I plan on spending the rest of my life keeping a smile on Bella's face."
I blush and keep on smiling.
"And Bella? Any last words?"
I smirk at Diane.
"Ladies, Edward Cullen is mine. I know the man is gorgeous, believe me, I know. But back off. He's all mine. And I would especially like to thank Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie. They kept my head above water during the hardest time of my life. I have no idea where I would be without them. I love you guys!"
Edward chuckles, pulling me into his side more while Diane ends the show. I let out a breath and relax, now that we're finally done with this stupid interview.
Diane stands up and shakes our hands.
"It'll air next Wednesday at 8 pm. And Bella, girl, you keep doing what you're doing. I'm extremely proud of you for everything you've told me tonight."
I smile widely and pull Diane in for a hug. It was touching for her to recognize my struggle and for her to tell me she's proud.
She turns to Edward and smirks.
"If I'm back here at some point doing an interview about you guys splitting up I will personally kick your ass. This is an amazing woman and you're an idiot if you ever let her go."
Edward chuckles and nods.
"Biggest idiot ever. And I'll keep your threat in mind."
Diane nods before saying goodbye. We grab our things and head home.
Finally.
Well???? Obviously, it's a recap of everything but in most stories you read they don't actually include the details, just the before and after. I feel like being different lol. Thanks to my beta, justme317. This wouldn't be possible without her.