FINALLY BELLA AND EDWARD ARE GETTING TOGETHER!!! Read on and find out what happens…

"Please, call me Edward."

Chapter 17:

BPOV

Edward. What a name… It suited him as much as any name could suit a person.

Jacob turned to me and whispered into my ear, "Bella, you know I love you. But I want you to be happy. I see the way you look at him, and he at you. I'm breaking up with you. But only so that you can be happy, I will always be waiting in the wings, but know that I really do love you." Then he took my hang and placed it into Edward's.

"Jacob…I love you too." I said as I hugged him. The I turned to look at Edward.

I pulled my hand back and blushed. I can't believe Jacob just did that. Edward took my hand again, then he kissed it and pulled me towards Jacob's Rabbit.

"Where are we going?" I asked him curiously.

He replied with the one word that made me melt, "Home."

EPOV

Jacob leaned in to whisper something in Bella's ear. Only moments later he took Bella's hand and placed it in mine. She hugged him, pulled her hand away and blushed an incredibly sexy red. I took her hand once again - it felt so right to have her hand in mine - and headed for the Volvo, Alice would find her own way home - she would probably call Jasper.

"Where are we going?" Bella asked me as we walked towards my car.

"Home." I replied and she smiled hugely. I took that as a good sign.

I opened the passenger seat door and she took her seat, never letting the smile on her face fade. I raced around to the drivers side and started the engine.

It was a little awkward driving back to my house with Bella sitting only inches away from me. None of us felt the need to fill the silence with talk, so we listened to the music that was in my CD player at the time - Debussy's "Claire De Lune".

"Claire De Lune is great." she told me.

"I like Debussy's music. Clair De Lune is one of my favourites." I replied as I smiled at her. She blushed another delicate shade of red, oh… how beautiful she looked when her cheeks were burning with that red.

"Your blush is beautiful." I told her without thinking. She immediately blushed a darker crimson and replied.

"I wouldn't call it beautiful, but thank you anyhow."

"It's my pleasure." I said, and truly it was. Just being in her presence made me so happy.

We reached my house and I didn't even think to ask her whether she would like to meet my parents, Carlisle and Esme.

"Um…Sorry I forgot to ask." I said with a chuckle.

"Ask what?"

"Would you like to meet my parents?" I hoped so much for her to say yes, and she did.

"Yes, of course. But first wouldn't you like to ask a different question?" she replied.

"Um…What question are you referring to?" I asked.

"Well, when you introduce me. What are you going to say? Hey this is Bella, my friend."

I looked deep into her luscious brown, puppy dog eyes and I instantly felt so much love towards her.

"Isabella Swan," I started as she blushed, "Be my girlfriend. Please?"

"Yes Edward." It made me feel indescribable to hear my name coming from her soft pink lips.

I grabbed her hand and kissed it, once again she blushed and her breathing became unsteady. I would try very hard to get that reaction out of her as much as I could this afternoon.

I got out of the car and held her door open for her.

"Thank you." she said as I took her hand.

"Ready?" I asked.

"No, but let's go." She replied with a soft, musical giggle. I laughed along with her and together we walked up the stairs to my front door.

Author's Notes - So… are you guys happy that Bella and Edward are finally together. It was supposed to happen a couple of chapters ago but it just wasn't the right time. I know a lot of you have been waiting for this to happen for a while. Well review and let me know what you think… If you have any ideas about what should happen in the next chapter when Bella meets the family, let me know. I would love to hear your ideas. It will be in Bella's point of view too, so take that into consideration.