I have a little surprise for all you Edward lovers out there towards the end.

Fluffy-ness ahead!

Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Lights! Camera! …Read!


Edward showed up just as I was zipping up our last bag.

"Hi Beautiful." He greeted, taking me in his arms and then kissing my forehead.

"Hey." I grinned.

"Everything ready?"

"Yep. Oh hey, could you take our bags out to the car. I'll meet you there in a minute. I've got something I have to do before we leave."

"Sure, love."

He picked up his bag and mine.

I picked up my tote bag and walked out the door.

Edward took the elevator as I took the stairs.

I peeked in my bag to double check that I had Didyme's journal and letter in it

I reached the last door in the North Tower and knocked softly.

The door opened and Marcus stood before me.

He instantly stiffened and furrowed his brows in confusion.

"Isabella, why are you here?" he asked cautiously.

"I know you're confused as to why I would be at your door." I smiled. "There's something I need to give you."

I reached into my bag and fumbled for the letter.

When I pulled it out I heard a sharp intake of breath come from him.

I held out the letter for him to take.

He slowly lifted his hand and reached out to take it from me.

His eyes slightly glazed over and he took in a deep breath.

His fingers lightly traced his name on the envelope.

After a moment, he met my eyes and his lip twitched slightly.

He cleared his throat and quickly put the envelope into the inside pocket of his cloak.

"So I better be off now. Edward's waiting for me." I stuck my hands in to the pockets of my jeans, smiling as I turned to walk away.

Before I could take two steps he called after me.

"Isabella." I looked back. He hesitated in taking a step forward. "Thank you."

I gave him one last smile and began to walk towards the elevator.

"Took you long enough!" Edward teased as I buckled myself into his car.

"Sorry." I said biting my lip.

Edward's heart accelerated and he grinned.

"You ready?"

I nodded and couldn't help the big goofy grin on my face.

"Let's go home."

He shifted his car into gear and we raced off through the streets.


"BELLA!!!!!"

I winced at the high pitch squeal a millisecond before a brick wall knocked me to the ground.

"Jeeze, Emmett. Excited much?" I laughed.

Emmett jumped up from on top of me and pulled me up with him.

"Of course I'm excited! It's not every day I get to see my baby sister." He frowned.

I poked my tongue out at him.

His face broke out in a grin as he took me in a bone crushing hug.

"Can't. Breathe."

He loosened his grip, just barely.

"S'not like you have to breathe." He said rolling his eyes.

"But I enjoy doing it, thank you very much!" I said in mock annoyance.

"Alright Emmett, Stop hogging Bella!" Alice glared at Emmett with her hands at her hips.

Emmett quickly let go of me and all but threw me in to Alice's arms.

We hugged and she kissed my cheek.

"Oh Bella, wait until you see your room! OH! And your closet is full of new clothes." She chirped, bouncing up and down impatiently.

"And why am I not surprised?" I laughed.

"Ha Ha. Very funny." She poked her tongue out at me. "Besides, you know you love it when I shop for you."

"Your right." I agreed.

She smiled brightly.

Alice always knew what looked perfect on me. And when she did shop for me, it just saved me from being dragged through countless stores for hours upon hours at the mall with her.

"Hmph." Alice was smiling smugly and had an evil glint in her eyes. "Oh we're still going shopping together regardless Bella."

I shook my head and sighed.

Stupid, pixie, psychic vampire.

"So where are the others?" Edward asked as we took a seat on the living room couch.

"Dad is at the hospital. Mom is out buying some human food for you. Jazz is hunting. And Rosie," Emmett paused to frown. "She won't be here until tomorrow. She's still in Cairo. Some new import was supposed to arrive for her today and she wanted to make sure she had it before she flew up here."

"I'm surprised you didn't wait for her." Edward said.

Emmett jumped on the couch in between Edward and me.

He pulled us both at the shoulders and held our heads tightly to his chest.

"Nah! I missed my wittle Eddie and Bellie too much!" he said in an annoying child-like voice.

"Emm…" I pried his death grip fingers off my shoulder and glared at him.

"What?" he smiled innocently.

I rolled my eyes and stood up.

"So where's our room?" I asked.

"Third floor, last door to the right." Alice said. "Oh and don't get too…distracted. Esme and Carlisle will be here shortly."

Edward picked up our bags and we took the stairs to our room.

The room was beautiful to say the least.

It was large room, probably double in size of Edward's old room back in Forks.

The walls were a soft crème color with an off white star pattern boarder around the whole room. The floor was mahogany hardwood.

We had a queen size bed sitting off to one wall and a large flat screen on the opposite end.

Three large shelves of books hung on the third wall and opposite of them was a door that I assumed led to the closet.

Edward took our bags to the closet and shook his head as he closed the door behind him.

"You really don't want to look in there." He said wide-eyed. "You'd think she bought out the whole mall."

I giggled as I heard a sigh come from downstairs and a muffled, 'You'd think they'd have more of a fashion sense.'

Edward blurred and suddenly he was laying across the bed with his hand holding up his head.

I grinned and threw myself on to the big soft bed, making him bounce off the bed and fall too the floor.

"Oops." I laughed.

"You did that on purpose!"

"Nuh uh!" I countered with an innocent pout.

"Did too!" he argued leaping back onto the bed.

My eyes widened as I realized his intentions.

He straddled me and began to tickle me wildly.

I was in a fit of giggles and gasping for air.

"Please! Edward! GAH!" my sides tightened and strained as I continued to giggle and snort my lungs out. "Ah stop it…Edward!"

He stopped suddenly and lay flat on top of me.

His breathing became heavy and his heart pounded in his chest.

His face a mere two inches away, yet still so far away, from my own.

His bright green eyes bore into my soul.

I could feel his arousal press against me and I bit my lip in anticipation.

He leaned in and –

Knock.

Knock.

Knock.

Edward growled and pulled away from me lying at my side.

I blew out a frustrated breath.

Edward groaned.

"Come in Alice."

The door opened and out jumped a maniac Alice bouncing up on top of the bed.

She landed right in front of Edward and me and sat Indian style.

"I said not to get too distracted, didn't I?" She smiled knowingly.

Stupid, annoying, interrupting, pixie vampire.

Edward laughed.

You like calling her a pixie don't you? Edward teased.

Alice narrowed her eyes at me.

I sat up and lay my head on Edward's shoulder and he pressed a kiss on to my hair.

"So, why are you up here, Alice?" I asked.

"Well…I just wanted to know…and trust me, I've tried really really hard not to push you guys or anything…But you know how impatient I am…I just wanted to ask if…you know…if you guys…" She paused.

"If you guys…?" I pressed.

Alice bit her lip and pouted.

Edward sighed.

"She wants to know when we're going to set a date for the wedding. She hasn't had any vision at all about it, even though she's trying desperately to at least find some small detail. It's 'driving her mad' that she hasn't even seen what the wedding dress will look like." he chuckled.

"Silly Alice." I laughed.

"Guys…" she whined, her pout became even more intense. "Seriously, when will you be setting a date? I want to start planning!"

Edward turned to look at me with the same question in his eyes.

"I…I don't know." I said honestly.

I really didn't know when would be the right time.

If the Volturi wouldn't be in our lives I'd have the wedding tomorrow.

But that's not the case.

It's already bad enough that when we do have the wedding, I'll have to send them an invite, and they'll be there regardless.

I sighed.

Even if they do have to be there, when we do get married, and we will, it will be the most wonderful day of my existence.

Nothing will be able to mess that day up for us.

I smiled as the same image I had a year ago, while Edward and I drove back home from our meadow the first time, suddenly appeared in my mind again.

Edward in an elegant black tux with a simple white freesia in his front pocket. His hands entwined in front of him.

He was smiling brightly as Carlisle walked me down the makeshift isle.

My hair was flowing in loose curls around my face. A freesia pin holding up a lock of my hair out of my eyes.

My mother's wedding dress flowing behind me as I walked to reach out for my soul mate's hand.

The clouds shifted and we all shimmered in the glow of the setting sun.

Alice let out a squeal and tackled me down to the bed.

She got up and started jumping on the bed like a silly preteen girl.

"What's gotten into her?" I asked Edward looking up at the lunatic pixie jumping for joy a foot away from me.

"She just had a vision of you in your mother's wedding dress." He laughed.

Edward turned to look at me with a crooked grin.

I had no idea you had thought of us getting married the first day of our relationship.

I bit my lip, feeling a little embarrassed.

He chuckled and kissed my temple.

I thought about it too.

Well that made me smile.

"Now, you just need to set the date and we can start on all the major details." Alice beamed as she plopped back down on the bed beside me.

"Trust me, Alice." I placed my arm around her shoulder. "When we do set a date, you'll be the first to know."

She giggled and jumped off the bed.

"Alright, well come on you two. Esme is just around the corner and Carlisle will be right along after her."

We stood up and made our way down the stairs.

Edward went towards the kitchen to get something to drink.

I followed a bunch of shooting noises and growling to the living room.

I could barely hold back a laugh as I walked up to the room.

It was quite a funny sight.

Emmett was playing a game called Nazi Zombies on his PS3.

He was sprawled out on his stomach staring at the screen, his fingers danced at lightning speed across the small controller.

I was quite surprised it didn't crumble into dust in his large hands.

He also had a headset on and was commanding some kids on his team to spread out and take the zombies out with flamethrowers.

"Hey Bells, wanna play?" he asked.

"Maybe later, Emm."

"Alri– SHIT!" he yelled as he was attacked and killed by a crawling, legless zombie.

"Emmett! Language!"

I spun on my heal and ran into my mother's arms.

"Esme!" I hugged her and pressed my cheek to hers. "I've missed you so much."

"I'm missed you too." She cupped my cheek and smiled brightly. "Look at you, your absolutely glowing."

"Mom!" Edward came up from behind me and took his mother into a hug.

"Edward!" She held him tight and close to her. Her face tucked in to the nape of his neck.

I could tell she was holding back a sob.

It really hurt her to be away from him for so long.

"My little boy is all grown up now."

She hesitantly pulled away from him but took his hand in hers and led us to the living room.

"Emmett, be a dear and get the groceries from the car."

"But mom, I'm on level 27!" Emmett whined, his eyes still glued to the television.

Esme cleared her throat and Emmett sighed.

He quickly turned off the PS3 and blurred out the door.

At that same moment Carlisle walked in through the front door, his shoulders shook in silent laughter.

"Edward. Bella." He grinned and walked over to us.

We stood up and took turns hugging him.

He kissed Esme and then sat with us on the couch, taking her in his arms.

Edward took my hand in his, mindlessly caressing my ring.

"It's wonderful having you both back under our roof again." Carlisle grinned.

"I finally feel like I'm home again." I sighed happily.

"You are home, dear." Esme smiled.

Yes, I truly was.


The day went by fairly quickly.

Edward and Carlisle talked endlessly about how his studies were coming along and about lots of medical things I didn't quite understand.

Esme, Alice, and I had gone to a boutique in the town nearby.

I had only been in the house for an hour, and of course Alice had already dragged me out shopping.

I played Nazi Zombies with Emmett for a couple of hours after we got back. And once I got the hang of it, the game was kind of addicting.

Alice and Esme were in the kitchen now cooking for Edward when Carlisle asked if I would like to join him on a hunt.

I followed him out through the back door and we raced out into the thick woods.

The wildlife here was much like back in Forks.

There was plenty of elk and deer to drink.

After we had our fill, Carlisle led us to a small secluded lake.

He sat on a large boulder and invited me to sit by him.

"So what's on your mind?" he asked.

I looked up at him and raised a brow.

"Is it that obvious?"

A soft smile played on his lips.

"It's my job to know when one of my children have something they need to talk about."

I sighed.

"The last couple of months have been a bit weird…"

He sat silently, listening.

He motioned for me to continue.

"Aro sired someone three months ago."

"It's been decades since the last time he did…" Carlisle mused.

I nodded.

"He asked me to train three newborns."

"Three newborns? What would Aro want with three newborns in his castle?"

I shrugged.

"And just recently I had a vision of Felix going into the dungeons. It could be nothing. But none-the-less, my mind has been reeling over what might be going there. I have a nagging feeling that something just isn't right. Being forced to stay at the castle again just has me feeling all together, very uneasy. And on top of that having Edward there…" I sighed. "It's nerve wrecking."

It felt good to finally be able to say everything out loud and speak my mind.

"I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel having to be forced to stay there. I know how terrible that place can be and it breaks my silent heart to have two of my children living there. But I'm nothing less than confident, especially with you by my son's side, that you will be able to keep yourselves safe."

He took my hand in his and gave it a small reassuring squeeze.

"In the end, everything will turn out right, you'll see. God has a plan set for all of us. And I believe with all of my heart that the path He has set, for two of His brightest angels on earth, will lead them to ultimate happiness."

I smiled and hoped that his words were true.

We sat in silence for awhile and the sun was starting to set.

"Carlisle…" I started.

He looked up at me to show he was listening.

"What do you know about Didyme?"

"Hmm…Not much really. I'm sure you know the basics. She was Marcus' wife and Aro's sister. She died only 30 years into her vampire life. I don't know how she died though…" A crease appeared in between his brows as he thought. "Not many spoke about her, so that is about all I know of her. Why do you ask?"

I looked down at my lap and toyed with a non existent wrinkle in my jeans.

Should I tell him about the journal?

I wasn't sure if I wanted to say anything about it just yet, maybe not until I finished reading it first.

"I was just curious about her since no one likes to speak of her. I had asked around but no one seemed to know more than what you know. Strange really."

"I suppose so."

We were silent again for a few more moments until he stood up and offered to help me up off the boulder.

"We should start heading back. I'm sure they must be missing us by now."

I nodded and let him help me down, even though we both knew I could do it myself.

I smiled, Carlisle was always the gentleman, so old fashioned.

We arrived back at home fairly quickly.

When we walked in Esme went immediately into Carlisle's arms.

I left them in the kitchen to give them some privacy.

Edward was all done eating now and was taking a shower to get ready for bed.

Jasper was back from his hunt now.

He and Alice were up in their room doing god-knows-what.

Emmett was on the phone with Rose while he continued to play video games.

I went up stairs and set out some night clothes for myself.

With my very ninja-like stealth I glided into the bathroom where Edward was.

I undressed quickly and silently peered around the shower curtain.

I held my breath to keep from making any noise.

Edward's back was turned to me and I watched the water droplets roll down his body in slow motion.

I followed the drops that fell from his hair to his shoulders, slide down his arched back, and down his backside.

He swiftly turned around.

I stiffened, he caught me staring at him.

Wait, no.

His eyes are closed.

I smiled in relief.

He tilted his head back to let the water pour down on his head to rinse out all the conditioner of his hair.

He massaged his hair to make sure it was all out.

His hand combed through his hair and then rubbed the back of his neck.

Slowly, I followed his hands cross his chest and abdomen as he rubbed soap on himself.

I bit my lip to hold back a moan.

God this man was too damn gorgeous for his own good.

His hands began to slide down his body, lower and lower they went.

If I had a heart beat it would be going a million miles a minute in anticipation.

Right before he reached for his lower, manlier parts his hands began going back up to rub more soap onto his stomach and up over his shoulder again.

I nearly whimpered.

Damn tease.

I looked back up to his face to see a crooked grin placed on his face.

What the…

"Didn't you're mother ever teach you not to spy on others while they're in the shower?" he said suddenly with his eyes still closed.

SHIT!

How the hell did he know…

His grin widened.

"I am a mind reader you know."

I narrowed my eyes at him.

His eyes fluttered open and he chuckled at my expression.

"So are you coming in or not?" he asked with a cocky smug voice.

Stupid, Sexy, Soon-to-be husband, delicious, half vampire.

He laughed and pulled me in the shower with him.

Hehe, so did you like my little Edward shower scene?

No?

Well then you suck…cause Edward in the shower…and Bella spying on him. Is hot.

I probably will never write a lemon in this story… I'm not that graphic. But who knows what'll happen.

That won't stop me from writing some lemonade, though. ^-^

So anyways, there you go. lol

Chapter 6!

Haha…alright.

So…I promise next chapter will go back to the plot!

Please review!

-Jan