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BPOV

I awoke with a ridiculously large smile on my face. I stretched my arms and legs and was disappointed to find my bed empty except for me. Where was Edward? I guessed that he had left to get his car. I took a moment to simply bask in the joy that seemed to be ever present these days. Then, I heard Charlie shout for me to get up and groaned. If I didn't hurry I would be late, and not even Edward's ridiculously fast driving would get us to school on time.

I scrambled around the room, grabbing whatever was closest and clean. I ran down the stairs, only tripping once, and grabbed something from the kitchen to eat. I wrenched the front door open to see Edward waiting patiently, looking as if he had just stepped off a runway. It truly was not fair. He could wear a potato sack and still look like a million dollars. So not fair.

Just being in Edward's presence brightened my mood. I sighed contentedly as I leaned into his arm on the drive to school. Miraculously, we arrived on time. However, there were more people outside the school than usual. At this time people were usually gathering their things for their first class. There seemed to be a large crowd of people gathered around a certain area. I wondered silently what was going on. I looked quizzically to Edward. There was a look of pure horror on his face. Whatever was going on, it was in no way good.

Edward parked the car hurriedly and looked at me intensely.

''Bella,'' he said. ''Stay in the car. Do you understand me?'' I nodded and he took off at a suspiciously fast jog in the direction of all the commotion. I shook myself and chastened myself. I would not stay in the car and wait; I wanted to find out what was happening, and why it was so very terrible. It couldn't be as bad as Edward's actions made it appear. It just couldn't be.

I climbed out of the car and headed calmly in the same direction as Edward. Nothing could have prepared me for the sight I was met with. Emmett and Jasper were stood on a make-shift podium with a megaphone. Edward seemed to be arguing with them, beseeching them. I couldn't hear exactly what they were saying but I could take a rough guess. Judging by the superior smirks plastered to both Emmett and Jasper's faces, and the increasingly desperate expression on Edward's, my guess was more than likely correct. Uneasiness settled in the pit of my stomach. My breaths began to come faster; I couldn't deal with this, not now. Not ever. Anxiety overcame me. I tried to regain control. Edward's expression turned to a mixture of defeat and anger. They were going to do it, they really were. How could they?

I began to wring my hands together as I watched Edward's last ditch attempt to stop them. There was no point. Edward's gaze found my own and I shook my head. His shoulders slumped and he stepped off the podium and made his way over to me. His arms encircled my waist and I buried my face in his shoulder, awaiting the inevitable.

Emmett's voice boomed through the megaphone, quieting the whispers around us. I looked and saw that practically the entire school had congregated by now.

''I'm sure that you're all wondering why we gathered you here today.'' Emmett said. Murmurs of agreement surrounded us. I groaned internally, this was going to be awful.

''Well,'' he continued. ''I think that everyone has noticed the intense romance between my brother, Edward, and the new girl, Isabella Swan. Well, guess what? They got married in Seattle!'' How could he simply blurt it out like that? Seriously? The crowd breathed in sharply at the revelation. The next moment, the crowd was alive with frenzied whispers. Jasper and Emmett smirked at us, mouthed something that I didn't understand and hopped off the podium to hurry to class. Whatever it was they had said, it seemed to anger Edward.

He took my hand and hurried me to the school doors. Like sharks scenting blood, they seemed to descend upon us as one. It was truly horrifying. They were vultures.

''Are you pregnant?''

''Were you drunk?''

''What happened!''

Anguished cries of, ''Why, Edward? Why?''

It was a never-ending torrent. I had never been so happy to enter school. School, with teachers and enforced silence. Truly bliss.

The stares and whispers continued but it was too late to swarm us again. Edward and I hurried to get our books and get to class. When we were seated, Edward took my hand and whispered, ''I'm so sorry, Bella.'' The whole of Forks would know by now.

''It wasn't your fault.'' I replied.

''They were angry with me.'' He said. ''I'm so, so, so, sorry.'' I nestled into his shoulder and sighed, it was going to be a long day.

Indeed it was. Perhaps the longest day of my young life. It was only lunchtime and even Edward was looking haggard. We were sitting at the table furthest from everyone else. I could see Edward's siblings openly laughing at us. We had endured such drama today, I could hardly blame him. Michael Newton had publicly announced that I had betrayed him, subsequently breaking his heart. Lauren had told Edward that he had made a terrible mistake, and should rectify it now, as she would not wait forever. Unfortunately, that was a bare-faced lie. She knew it, we knew it, everyone knew it. To save face after Edward simply grimaced she merely flipped her hair and sauntered off. Events such as these had continued all day long. I couldn't take much more. Why had they done it? Edward had said that he angered them, but never elaborated. He refused to do so.

I rubbed his hand in an attempt to comfort him. He smiled at me and kissed me lightly on the lips. We ignored the collective gasp that went through the cafeteria. It was pathetic really, when you thought about it. That they had such little substance in their lives that they had to live vicariously through the 'scandal' of others. I rested my head on his shoulder and calmed immediately.

''Tonight,'' he said suddenly. ''I want you to meet my parents tonight. Come to my house and meet them. Only if you want to, of course.'' He finished somewhat shyly. It was, quite simply, adorable. I looked into his breathtaking eyes and said softly,

''Yes, of course I want to.''

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