Open minded

Bella POV

I know I should have gone and seen my human family instead of going back to my immortal one but I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach telling me that I needed to be with the Cullen's now more than ever. As we drove in silence back to the house I felt more relaxed after mine and Jaspers heart to heart, he truly did understand peoples emotions and not just the ability to manipulate them at will. Ideas of how to bring up my joining of the family in a more permanant role to Edward rolled around my head I knew that he would have mixed feelings about it all - happy I had choosen this life but also sad that I would be giving up my old one. I knew him well by now to know that Sofia's death still haunted him and that he had not been able to turn her into a vampire. What if he had been able to? I would still be living my mundane life always feeling incomplete.

"It's fate" Sofia's voice echoed within my head I frantically looked in the car for her but there was no sign, after assuring Jasper that I was fine and not loosing the plot altogether we finally pulled up home. I sighed and turned to open the door but it was already half way there by the time I reached the handle. and there stood my glorious personal god. His smile beaming down at me as he took my hand and lifted me from my seat.

He pulled me close and nuzzled my hair "you came back" he whispered as if out of breathe, I pushed back looking at him confused.

"why wouldnt i come back?"

He pulled me back into him before sighing into my hair and saying " I just had this terrible feeling that you would get home and decide that it was all to much to handle and not come back" the pain rang out in every word he spoke, if only he knew how unlikely that actually was for me to do.

"Edward when will you realise I'm your mate I am not going anywhere EVER" I stressed the last word hoping he would catch the double meaning, his eyebrows creased for a split second before straightening out again and his eyes ablaze.

"And by forever Bella do you mean it in the silly human term or in a more erm lets say mythical term" his words were picked carefully but the tone was to suggest he was having a light conversation. Ahh my careful crafty vampire

"I mean it in the vampire I'm your mate for eternity way Edward" I was so absolutely sure of my self in the car but after I had spoken the words out loud I now worried he would reject my decision - what would I do? just go back or fight. I ducked my head down onto his chest not wanting to see his reaction, the pain would be unbearable if he did not want me the way I wanted him

His hand ghosted down my hair and tucked under my chin before ever so gently moving it so that our eyes met once more.

"Silly Bella, where did your mind go then?"

"I just didnt want to see your face if you decided that you didnt want a mate for eternity" my voice helpless, god how I hated that but something in Edward made me more sure of my self but so doubtfull at the same time that I wondered how it was even possible for you to draw strength from another but have them able to take it back, helpless was not even close to describing how that felt.

His answer was without words, his kiss scorched my very soul with the raw passion and need that it contained. All I could think of was how much I loved him but not just with my heart, but with my entire being - body and soul.

"if I had a soul I would love you with it too" he muttered against my lips. I pulled back once again quickly this time his face showing alarm.

"what did you just say?" I was sure I had not spoken out loud on the account that my lips had been other wise engaged.

"I said that if I had a soul I would love you with it too as you love me with yours like you said body and soul" he was confused he looked to Jasper for confirmation but all he got was a gaping face.

"Edward I didnt say that out loud" I was confused no longer knowing what I had or had not said. Edward just stood there looking at me and then to Jasper. Eventually Jasper seemed to be able to make words come out of his mouth.

"she's right brother, she hadnt said anything out loud when you answered her. which means..." he trailed off as I filled in the rest

"you read my mind" silene decended upon us as the rest of the family filtered out to see what was going on. Carlisle came up and put a hand onto Edwards shoulder

"son are you ok?" concern coloured his features as he took in the stoney still expression on my loves face.

"It would appear that Edward managed to finally read Bella's mind" Jasper spoke up shrugging his shoulders to the others in answer to their questions of how this happened.

Carlisle studied us both closely before asking if Edward was able to read my thoughts now, It was the first time I ever saw Edward scrunch his face up in concentration it would have been adorable if the whole situation wasnt so strange.

"No nothing" he was frustrated that much you could tell but what no one expected was the huge grin that eventually replace the scowl.

"what?" I asked cautiously

"I heard you" he pulled me into him again and lifted me up to spin me around in circles " I have wished from the moment I met you that I could see into your mind and the one time I am able to do so I see the most wondrous thing" he set me back down on my feet before taking my face into his hands. He placed feather light kissed down my face each leaving a blazing trail behind "I saw how much you love me" he grinned again before placing a chaste kiss on my lips " it was amazing, it felt all consuming I have never felt that love coming from a human before" he explained

I gave him a knowing smile before kissing him back and answering " that's because no human has ever loved you the way that I do or felt as loved as I do right now" before pulling him in to deepen our kiss.

"God I love this women" he muttered before picking me up and speeding into the house with me squealing the whole time.

Awww how sweet was that - next up the wolves join the fray and all hell breaks loose!