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A New Beginning

Chapter Thirty-Three:

Could I hold you for for a lifetime
Could I look into your eyes
Could I have this night to share this night together
Could I hold you close beside me
Could I hold you for all time
Could I could I have this kiss forever
Could I could I have this kiss forever, forever

Could I Have This Kiss Forever - Enrique Iglesias & Whitney Houston

Bella POV:

I had actually been dreading this day. Ugh, you'd think I was getting married or something. Like that was going to happen anytime soon.

It was Valentine's Day today. I had been abducted as I liked to call it, by Alice this morning, she just told me to stop 'whining' and that it was necessary for her to 'abduct' me. In other words: "Shut up, because it gives me a chance to play 'Barbie Bella' with you." I hated Barbie Bella days. They came all too frequently now.

I was guessing that been abducted had something to do with what was happening tonight. I had literally been pulled out of my house at 8am this morning. I was awake, because of Leo but still. 8am?! Alice had issues, or a death wish, or both. It was most likely both.

I swear Alice's closet and bathroom for that matter just got bigger! How that girl fitted all of those clothes in there, I would never know. She probably had some sort of secret passage way, in one part of it. I giggled.

"Stay still Bella! Please!"

"Sorry Alice." I sat still. It was around 4pm and Alice had insisted well more forced me to let her get me ready. She insisted it was going to take a while to make me ready. I had only been sat in this chair for about 20 minutes and my legs were numb already.

"You're very impatient aren't you? I never noticed it before."

"Huh?" Alice laughed.

"You keep tapping your leg. Seriously Bella, you have been in this chair for less than half an hour and you're bored already?" She giggled. "You still have a long time to go."

"Is she still fidgeting?" Rose walked in then and laughed.

"Stop bullying me!" I sighed. "You know I hate this and you still make me do it!" I whined.

"Oh stop it Bella! Do you want to look nice? If I left it to you, you would have Valentine's Day wearing your favourite sweat pants!"

"I so would not." I lied. She was totally right. Alice knew me too well.

"Oh stop it! You so would!" They both giggled.

"Just get on it with it."

After another agonising 2 and a half hours I was finally ready.

"You can look now Bella." Alice had made me close my eyes whilst she was getting me ready the last little part, and whilst she was putting my dress on for me. I wasn't allowed too see it, until I was finished. Alice insisted on doing everything properly. I opened my eyes and looked in the mirror. Unlike the last time Alice had done this, I actually didn't recognise the person looking back at me.

My long brown hair was hanging just below my shoulders, and was curled at the bottom; I had some sort of headband in my hair as well, and the top of my hair was pushed back slightly. My make-up wasn't that drastic, Alice had put some eyeliner underneath my eyes to make them look bigger and some mascara and lip-gloss. I didn't need blusher, I added my own natural touch of that.

I was wearing a long dark blue strapless dress and flowed out at the bottom slightly, and silver shoes (which had an at least three-inch heel.).

"Do you like it?"

"Like it, Alice?" I smiled at her. "I love it." She hugged me tightly before letting me go. "You excelled yourself this time."

She put her hand on her heart. "Thank you." She giggled. "Now let's go!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the door.

"Thank you as well Rose." She hugged me as well.

"No problem Bella. You really do look stunning." I blushed.

"Where are we going Alice?" I asked her and she was dragging me along, which wasn't working so well in these heels. I was afraid I was going to fall over. "Alice stop pulling me! Unless you want me to fall over!" I hissed.

"Oops. Sorry!" She whispered. She let go of my arm and I walked behind her. She walked me to her car and I slid into the passenger's side.

"Are you telling me where we are going?"

"Your house." She smiled.

"But…" I didn't get too finished.

"Charlie has gone out and taken Leo with him. Stop fussing. After your 'event'" She put the air quotes over 'event' you are coming back here." I started to say something but she cut me off. Again. "Don't worry we will save Titanic until you get back!" She smiled at me and I smiled back nervously. I had some serious butterflies in my stomach. But then again that might have been what Alice fed me, I guessed we weren't eating. But that's fine, because Edward can't cook to save his life. "

"Calm down Bella." She soothed. "It will be okay."

"Easy for you to say, you know more than I do!" Edward and Alice were incredibly close for brother and sister, and she probably knew everything that was going to happen tonight. She wasn't telling me, I had already tried that trick.

Edward POV:

I had taken so much work into this; I just hoped Bella liked it. Of course she was going to like it. I hope.

I couldn't believe I was actually going to do this. Is it possible to get stage fright? Because that's sure as hell what I had got.

I knew that I would never want anybody else apart from Bella. Ever. This is why I was doing this.

I stood in the middle of Bella's back yard, waiting. Of course, they would be late. Alice never did anything on time. I was so glad I had a sister, well technically I had two, but I didn't get with Rosalie as well as I did with Alice.

She had helped me with everything for this; she knew what I was planning as well. I checked my pocket again to make sure I had what I needed.

Got it. I tried to calm myself down, it wasn't really working, and then I heard Alice talking to Bella.

Oh Crap.

"Come on Bella!"

"Alice!" Bella whined. I laughed quietly. Typical Bella, I knew she would have hated spending the day being 'Barbie Bella' as she put it, but it had to be done. I couldn't have had her here all day whilst I was preparing everything.

"Bella! Honestly, you have got some serious issues!"

"I have issues?" Bella giggled.

"Just come on! You will thank me for this one day." Alice argued with her. "Good luck" Alice whispered as she opened the back door, Bella stood there and gasped. Obviously as what she saw, maybe. Hopefully.

Then her eyes locked with mine and I finally noticed how absolutely beautiful she looked. She was wearing a long dark blue strapless dress which made her look stunning and her hair hung in curls around her shoulders. I stopped breathing momentarily, wondering how someone as beautiful as Bella would ever want somebody like me.

Right at that moment words could not describe how much I loved her, I knew I was doing the right thing tonight.

Bella POV:

As I stood in the doorway of the back door is gasped as I took in my surroundings. My entire back yard had been transformed, I wasn't sure I was even in the right place.

There were candles practically everywhere, the tree that was at the back had been covered in what seemed like twinkly lights. It was, words couldn't describe it.

Then my eyes locked with Edward's and I looked at him more. Was it possible that he could get any more gorgeous than he looked right now? Probably. He looked like he was wearing a Tux, but it didn't really look like one. How would somebody like Edward ever want somebody as plain as me?

I walked forward slowly (I didn't want to trip and ruin the moment), until I was standing just in front of Edward.

"Did you do all of this?" I whispered. I think I was too shocked to say anything else.

"Are you impressed?" He flashed a smile at me, making my heart melt.

"Very." I smiled at him as well.

He took my hand and laced his fingers through mine. "Do you know how beautiful you look?" He pulled me closer to him. I think my heart stopped.

"I've been told." I smiled. "Thank you."

"I told you spending the day with Alice wouldn't be that bad." I laughed.

"You try enduring it and then we'll see how you feel!" Edward pulled me closer again and wrapped his arms around me. He laughed.

"What's all this for then?" I asked. I was even more nervous now.

"Well if you didn't already know its Valentine's Day. So, it kind of comes with it." I blushed.

"I knew that." He let go of me and put one finger underneath my chin and tilted my head up towards him and kissed me. Once I could talk again, "I just wondered if there was a real reason…" I left that sentence hanging.

"There is a reason." My heart started beating double time. He lent forward and kissed me again.

"You're trying to distract me, aren't you?" I smiled. "Not that I'm complaining or anything." This time I lent up and kissed him, it lasted longer than before, which in turn dazzled me more as well.

Would I ever figure out, how he managed to do that? I don't think so.

"Bella?" He whispered.

"Hmm?" I still couldn't speak.

"I love you." I smiled.

"I love you too." Edward kept hold of my hand and pulled me along to a bench that was now underneath the tree. How long had that been there? Weird. I sat down and he sat next to me. I looked at Edward and he looked confused.

"What's wrong?" He put his arm around me and I shuffled closer and snuggled into him. He still had a hold of my hand and squeezed it.

"I'm just thinking." He smiled at me, causing my heart to skip a beat. Again.

"Be careful." I giggled. He didn't say anything. "You're scaring me…"

"I don't want you to be scared. I'm just…" He sighed. "I have thought of nothing but this for so long, and now it's here I'm just…" He didn't finish.

"I don't understand."

"Do you know how much you mean to me Bella?" Why was he asking that question?

"I-I think so." I smiled and Edward squeezed my hand again.

"I never, ever thought that I would meet somebody like you but to meet you when we are both still so young I…" I sat up and he looked at me and smiled. "I already know that I want to spend the rest of my life with you Bella." OhMyGod. My heart was practically jumping out of my chest. I couldn't say anything, but I don't think I was supposed too because he carried on. "Bella. I know that we have only been together for about 5 months…" I cut in there.

"It's 5 months on Sunday." I smiled. "Sorry."

"It's okay." He smiled. "This sounds really stupid, but it feels like I have known you all my life." I smiled, it didn't sound stupid. That's how I felt as well. "Every single day, I wonder why you would ever want to be with me, but then I realise that I'm so lucky to have you and Leo in my life." My eyes welled up, if I cried Alice would kill me. "I know that as long as I have you in my life I will always be happy. I never want to be without you Bella." He lifted our still conjoined hands and turned it so he could kiss my hand. I shivered.

"I don't think I can say anymore to that…" I smiled. "You know that I feel exactly the same way." He lent forward and kissed me again. That seemed to be happening a lot, I wasn't complaining though.

"I'm glad." He let go of my hand, I don't know why and stood up. What? He breathed out as if to calm himself and slid down onto one knee. What. The. Hell? All I could do was look, but I'm pretty sure I had a smile on my face. Well I hope I did, if not then I probably looked like some sort of constipated donkey. Edward put his hand in his pocket and produced a small black velvety box. He took hold of my hand and laced his fingers through mine again. Okay, I thought my heart was beating double time earlier, it was nothing compared to now. He popped the box open and inside laid this absolutely gorgeous diamond ring. Oh CrapCrapCrap! It had diamonds going about half-way along the edge and an even bigger diamond in the centre. Just thinking about how much that had cost, almost gave me a heart attack.

"Bella?" Edward looked at me and flashed his crooked smile. Oh don't do that! Now there's no – way I can say anything! "Will you marry me?"

Okay, so I had probably been expecting that. But it might have been a promise ring or something. Was this what I wanted? We hadn't been together that long, I mean what if things went wrong? I didn't really want to have a 10 month marriage to my name. That wouldn't exactly sound very good.

I mentally slapped myself, what was I thinking? Of course this was what I wanted; I already knew I would never want anybody else apart from Edward. Even after 5 months I already knew we were meant to be together. I didn't care what everybody else might think, I knew this was exactly what I wanted. I took a deep breath and whispered the one word that would change my life forever.

"Yes."

A/N: Please See The Additional Authors Note As A Seperate Thing, For My Final Words. =) Please Read It, It Has Some Important Stuff In It! :D