So, I'm starting to think that the sequel might develop a bit faster than Another Chance did…
It won't have 30 chapters, that's for sure.
If you guys have any ideas, please let me know! =)
I'd love to hear your suggestions. ^.^
Right now I'm working on writing the first outtake for Another Chance.
It will be Tanya's missing POV and Scene of how she got involved with Victoria and James.
And I can't promise anything yet…but I might be putting up another chapter for Emmett Makes a Scene soon. So be on the look out!
I'm not too happy with how this chapter came out...but at least you're getting another chapter, right? =P
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Edward's POV
She said yes…
Oh god, she said yes!
My beautiful Bella…
My fiancée.
We're engaged?
I can't believe it.
I've dreamed about this so many times.
With everything that had been going on the last few months I hadn't put much thought into actually proposing to her at all.
To be honest, as much as I wanted her to be my wife, I hadn't ever thought about asking her this early in our relationship.
I could see my mother's, now Bella's, diamond glittering in the pale moon light shining through the hotel window.
I grasped her hand in mine and brought it to my lips.
I kissed her ring, then her palm, and then her wrist.
She giggled.
She sat up slightly to kiss my lips.
She pulled away and lay her head on my chest, breathing in deeply.
"You should go to sleep now. You need your rest." She said after awhile.
I sighed and closed my eyes.
I thought back to today's events.
Earlier in the day when I had spoken to the hotel clerk I had her arrange the dinner for us on the beach and the bubble bath.
Later when I sent Bella to take her bath, I wrote the letters and set out her new sundress.
When I went through my bag to get my own clothes, I noticed something sticking out slightly from one of the side pockets.
It was a picture.
It was of Bella and me in the meadow after prom.
But underneath the picture lay a velvet box.
I knew instantly what it was, my mother's wedding ring. She had given it to Carlisle on the day she died. She told him to make sure it was given to me when I decided to marry.
I hadn't put it there, and I knew Bella definitely hadn't either.
That could only mean…
My phone vibrated in my pocket.
It was a text message from Alice.
Aww...what you have planned out is going to be so cute! Who knew you could be so romantic! Esme and I are so proud of you, Eddie!
I shook my head and couldn't help but laugh.
Of course Alice would have something to do with this...
I picked up the box and admired my mother's small silver wedding band.
My heart swelled just thinking about what Bella would look like wearing it.
And just like that, my mind was instantly made up.
Today, I would propose to her.
Would she say yes?
I closed the box and put it in my back pocket.
I gathered her other gifts with the envelopes and made my way down to the lobby, leaving her gifts in place for her to find them.
"Is everything ready for us, Janice?" I asked the front desk clerk.
"Yes, Mr. Cullen. We set up the dinner and champagne that you have requested. We will also be making sure that that part of the beach remains secluded and private for you as well."
I grinned and made my way out to the beach.
It was beautiful.
They had set out the candles exactly how I wanted them to.
I placed the envelope on the table.
Everything was perfect.
Now there was only one thing missing.
I walked over and hid behind a tree near by but still far enough that Bella wouldn't notice I was here yet.
About ten minutes later I caught her scent in the wind.
She was so close now.
I saw her emerge from the hotel, with a smile gracing her face.
She walked along the candle path wearing the dress and freesia clip I had bought for her today at the market.
She was stunning.
Absolutely breath-taking.
It took everything I had to keep myself from running over and taking her in my arms right then.
I just can't believe how incredibly lucky I am.
How could I have been so damn lucky to have this beautiful creature in my life?
She picked up the final envelope from the table and I started to walk as quietly as I could towards her.
"Well that doesn't make any sense." She mumbled to herself.
I laughed and she immediately turned around and I smiled brightly.
"I'm your last gift, love." I explained.
I closed the distance between us and held her hands in mine.
The nerves were starting to build up in the pit of my stomach.
It was now or never.
"Bella, I love you more than I can ever possibly imagine. Before you, my life meant nothing. And now, I live…I breathe for you, love. With you in my life, I'm the happiest I've ever been."
I kissed her forehead and her eyes were shinning with love. It looked as if she would cry if she could.
"Let me show you how much I truly do love you."
I kneeled down and retrieved the ring from out of my pocket.
She gasped and brought one of her hands up to her mouth.
"Isabella Swan, I promise to love you forever-every single day of forever. Will you marry me?"
She grinned and the knots of nerves in my stomach began to subside.
She pounced on me and placed loving kisses all over my face.
My breathing caught as she spoke the words I had been anxiously wanting to here.
"Yes, forever." She whispered as she took my lips between hers again.
My heart raced and I pulled her closer to me and we kissed for what seemed like hours.
I pulled away for much needed air and we lay there a few moments panting.
"The ring is beautiful, Edward." She said holding her hand up to look at it.
"It was my mother's."
"I see. So you've been planning this for awhile, then." She smiled. "That's why you haven't allowed me to read your mind?"
"Actually no, I hadn't planned on asking you this soon. I planned the dinner and smaller gifts for today, but it wasn't until I sent you for your bubble bath that I decided to propose. I just knew it was the right time."
She gave me a chaste kiss.
"It was perfect. I love you." She whispered against my lips.
Slowly we made our way up to the table.
I placed two glasses in front of us and opened the bottle of champagne.
She gave me a slight, disapproving look.
"Love, we should celebrate. It's only one glass." I smirked. "Besides the legal drinking age here is 16. I've been able to drink here for 2 years now." I said, pouring champagne in both glasses.
She rolled her eyes and laughed as I handed her one.
"To us." She said lifting her glass.
"To a long, happy life together." I said lifting mine to meet hers.
We both took a sip.
As her glass came down, I saw her smile falter.
I immediately got closer and took her face in my hands.
"What's wrong, love?"
She bit her lip and shifted her eyes from mine.
"Bella?"
"Nothing, I was just thinking…that maybe we should wait awhile to have the wedding. I don't really want to have it at the castle. I don't want them to ruin it."
I let out a breath and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"This is your wedding, love. We can wait as long as you'd like. You can pick the date, the place, the dress, the flowers, the music, and whatever else your heart desires. Hell, we could go to Vegas if you want." I winked.
She smiled and kissed my lips softly.
My phone suddenly vibrated again in my pocket.
I groaned.
Another text message from Alice.
WHY do I see you sneaking off to Vegas to get married without inviting ME?!
Bella and I laughed at the same time. I looked up and she had her cell phone out as well.
"Alice?" I asked.
"Yeah, she just sent me a text begging if she could plan the wedding." She laughed.
I shook my head and turned off my phone.
"Amazing. How can someone so small be so annoying?"
"It's a talent." She giggled.
I laughed out loud and Bella nudged my chest.
I opened one eye carefully.
She was propped up on her side looking at me.
"Edward, you need to…" She started.
"I can't sleep."
"I can make you." She countered.
I could feel a small wave of exhaustion flowing from her fingertips.
I narrowed my eyes playfully at her and she just smiled.
I smiled crookedly and let my current emotion build up for her to feel.
Her eyes rolled back and she took in a few deep breaths.
She gasped and playfully pushed my chest.
"Cheater!" She said poking her tongue out at me.
"I'm not the one using empathy to try and make me sleep, love." I laughed. "You're the cheater."
"Yeah, but you can't just throw lust at me like that…" she pouted.
I grabbed her by the waist and spun her around so that she lay under me.
"That pout of yours drives me wild." I said huskily as I pressed my arousal against her.
She bit her lip as she lifted her hips up to meet mine.
I groaned at her touch.
"You'll be the death of me, Isabella Swan."
"Well, if you're not going to sleep yet, we might as well make the most of it…" she said arching her neck to meet my lips.
Bella's POV
"To a long, happy life together."
Was that it?
We'll have a long, happy life?
And then what?
What about an after life?
There will be none.
I couldn't tell him the real reason my smile had slipped was because I hated the thought of him not being with me for eternity.
Any time I thought about losing him…I just couldn't control my emotions.
So I told him the next thing that crossed my mind.
That we needed to wait awhile to have the wedding.
I honestly do want to wait, though.
I don't want to rush things.
I knew Edward was the only one I would want to marry, ever since the first day we were officially a couple.
I didn't want us to have to marry in the castle with the Volturi.
I only hope I can find a way for us to leave the castle completely before we do.
The wedding should be away from here and with our family.
We shouldn't have the Volturi hanging over our heads that day or during our honeymoon.
We need to figure some things out before we can plan anything specific for the wedding…
I sighed as we pulled up in front of the castle.
After our wonderful two days in Genoa and Edward's proposal, Volterra was the last place I wanted to be right now.
Edward held my hand firmly as we walked through the doors.
We went to Aro's study to let him know we were back and gave him the news of our engagement. He wanted to throw us an engagement party but of course we declined.
We spend most of the rest of the day in our room.
Bethany, Demetri, and some of the guard came up to congratulate us.
Our family had already called us earlier in the morning.
Alice and Esme were especially excited.
It was late now, about 3am.
Edward lay asleep next to me.
I was listening to his heartbeat and counting his breaths like I always did to pass the night.
My sight suddenly clouded over slightly.
I could feel myself slipping in and out of a vision.
It was blurry.
A dark room…heavy breathing…
It was slipping again.
I couldn't get a strong hold of the vision.
It was beginning to get frustrating.
A pair of blue eyes…
I groaned as the vision started to fade again.
Edward stirred a bit.
I slowly got out of bed and went downstairs so that I wouldn't wake him up.
I paced around the room as I looked for the vision.
A tan skinned boy with blue eyes sitting…or maybe laying down…it was too dark and blurred to see much…
Suddenly the vision went completely blank.
I sat down on my couch and rubbed my temples, tying to focus.
Nothing.
That was odd.
I couldn't get the vision again at all.
Not even a blur of it.
I thought back to what I had seen.
It was fairly difficult to focus on the image because most of the vision was blurred out.
Maybe I just wasn't meant to see that vision…
It could have just been random.
It probably didn't mean anything anyways.
I'll just ask Alice tomorrow if any of her visions have ever happened like that before.
I sighed and went back up stairs.
I crawled into bed next to Edward and wrapped my arm around him.
The rhythm of his heart and breathing took over my thoughts once again.
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