Chapter 20: Parties and Charity Events

A/N: Bella's dress and sandals will be put up on my profile. Shane's picture is on my profile. Amanda's picture is on my profile. The girl's dresses and haircuts are on my profile. And I accidentally put brown eyes when I was talking about Bella in chapter 12, but like what chapter 1 says, they're green. SORRY.

Emmett's POV

Bella and I rented a house right down the street from Edward and Shane. Alice and Rosalie decided to move here, too, and moved in with the guys.

I could tell that Alice kind of had a thing for Winston, but what girl didn't like a man with a British accent? Anyway, they had started dating, and they really fell head over heels in love with each other. It had only been three weeks since Alice and I came back, making that July 14th, but I could tell like I did our junior year with Rose and Edward. Speaking of Rosie and Eddie, he proposed to her two nights ago at his birthday party. Shane, Alice, Bella, and I were there, as well as Jasper and his girlfriend of two years, Amanda. Bella asked one of her close friends from college, Clara, to watch Heath, and she happily helped because it was on a Saturday. I remembered the night clearly, as if it were happening now.

We pulled up to the bar, and I opened the door for my amazing girlfriend. She stepped out of my Jeep, wearing a black, white, and blue strapless dress. I made sure she wore the blue sandals I got her to go with it, not wanting her to fall. I wore black slacks and a blue shirt that matched her. We looked great together. We went into Manny's, the really classy bar that Bella and I had both been to before.

"Emmy!" Alice called from across the room.

I waved, and Bella laughed. When we got to the other side, we found that everyone else had only been here for a few minutes. Edward ordered Bella, Rosalie, and myself drinks since we were not of age, yet; mine and Rose's birthday was next month, and Bella's was in September. When we were all done with our first round, Edward got down on one knee and looked Rosalie in the eyes.

"I love you, Rose. Every day I spend with you, I fall deeper in love. I've had a crush on you since the second grade, and I'm so happy you finally gave me a chance when we were seventeen. Now, all I ask is for you to give me your hand, so I can place this ring upon it and make you my wife. What do say, Rosalie Lillian Hale? Will you marry me?" His voice was so full of life and hope, so full of compassion.

She nodded, tears falling happily. "Yes, Edward! Yes, I'll marry you!" she screamed, and I had no doubt that my sister would be happy.

Edward, Rose, Alice, and Jasper had a few more rounds, but the rest of us held off, knowing we would be driving the others home. In the end, that's exactly what happened. Shane drove Edward, Rose, and Alice home, while Amanda drove Jasper back to our place. They were living with us until we moved; they were going to Arizona with us.

That night had been a great night, full of life, friends, fun. A night full of love.

I was pulled out of my memory by Heath squealing in laughter. He was playing with Jasper while Amanda and Bella went out for a spa day with the girls. I walked over to where they were playing with blocks and sat down.

Jasper gave me a sheepish look. "I'm sorry if I'm hogging him all to myself…"

He began to get up, and I shook my head, motioning for him to sit back down. "It's cool, man. He's your nephew, as well as my son. I can share," I smiled.

Jasper did, too, and we both went back to stacking the wooden cubes with Heathcliff. I still couldn't get over the fact that he was mine, that he looked exactly liked me, except for his eyes. He got Bella's big, emerald eyes.

Bella, Alice, Rose, and Amanda all walked in about an hour and a half later. They all sported new looks, and Jasper and I were stunned.

Bella dyed her hair a golden blonde, and she looked beautiful. Alice got extensions, and her hair was made wavy. She looked amazing. Rosalie colored her hair a light brown, so different from the bleach blonde hair she had before. She was breathtaking. Amanda just trimmed her brunette hair; she was already really beautiful.

Speaking of Amanda, I could see why Jasper liked her. She was into music like him and was very sweet. She was naturally pretty and super outgoing. She was one of those girls who would get up and dance on top of a bar when she was perfectly sober. In fact, that's exactly what she did at Edward's party. We became very close, as close as Rosalie and me. I loved her very much.

Bella walked over to me. "Do you like my hair, Em?"

I smoothed her hair and left my hand on the back of her neck. "Yes, very much. You look amazing." I kissed her, then turned to my other girls. "You all look fantastic. I never thought my sister would dye her pretty, blonde hair, though." I faked disappointment as I walked over to Rose and ran my hands through her hair.

"You don't like it?" she asked, getting upset.

"I'm kidding, Rosie. I love it." I kissed her cheek, and they all said they were going to take us to a charity event the next weekend.

We all agreed, since it was okay for Heath to join us. They already got their dresses and put in our sizes for our tuxes. We had to go for a fitting the next day.

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That weekend, we all dressed up and headed over to the giant ballroom rented out for the event. It was for the homeless people, and for every person that came, a house was donated. It was an extraordinary cause, and I thought it would be a great time to propose to my love. I put the ring in my pants' pocket.

All the guys wore black tuxedos. Bella wore a teal dress, Rosalie's was a dark red, Amanda's dress was light pink and black, and Alice wore a black dress with silver beading that she made herself. The girls looked stunning, and my son looked very handsome.

We walked inside, and Bella, Edward, and Shane greeted all of their friends from Dartmouth. Alice, Jasper, Amanda, Rose, and I all looked lost as they flitted around, talking to everyone.

Rose looked at me when a new song started. "Well, bro, aren't you going to ask me to dance, since my fiancé's not here?"

I smiled. "Sure. Why not? You better still be a good dancer, sis."

We swayed and twirled to the beat, and I was really surprised that I was beginning to have fun. When the song was over, the gang gave us their props, and Edward and Bella were apologizing that they missed the first dance.

"No worries, babe. I know you love me," I told Bella, then picked her up and spun her around.

"I do love you very, very much." She smiled and kissed me as we began to dance.

When the dance was over, we all switched partners. I danced with Amanda, Edward danced with Bella, Alice danced with Jasper, and Shane danced with Rose.

Amanda was a great dance partner, and I learned that she did ballroom dancing for three years in her teens. I was amazed that this girl had so many talents. I mean, she was a lead singer in her band back home in California. She wanted to go to college, and so did some of her band mates, so they took a short break and were going to get back together in when this upcoming school year was up. I was very excited for her.

We were laughing and talking happily, and I said, "I'm going to propose to Bella tonight."

"That's amazing, Emmett! I just know that you two are perfect for each other," she beamed.

"I'm going to go do it when this song is over," I stated.

She grinned even wider, and when the music ended, I walked onto the big stage. I told the D.J. to hold the next song, that I had an announcement to make.

"Isabella Marie Swan, are you in here?" I asked, and I saw her walking forward with our son, a confused expression on her face. "Sweetheart, from the first moment I saw you on January 7th back in our junior year of high school, I was in love with you. I know we've had our ups and downs, our roller coaster rides, but I want you to know that I want to be there with you forever and always. I can't imagine spending the rest of my life without you and Heath by my side everyday. I want you to understand that I will never leave you again, that I will be with you through everything that happens. I love you, Bellaboo. Will you marry me?"

She nodded, tears happily falling from her eyes, as she climbed the stairs to get to me. "Yes, Emmett. Yes, I will marry you."

We both grinned as I kneeled down in front of her and slid the ring onto her finger. "I love you," I told her, then called out, "Heath, why don't you come up here with Mommy and Daddy?"

Heath smiled as he made his way up the stairs. I picked him up, and he took the microphone from me. "My mommy and daddy getting marwied!" he exclaimed, in his cute toddler voice.

Everyone in the room laughed and clapped. I had never been happier than I was at this moment. I had my Bella and my son in my arms in front of all the people at Dartmouth and around the city, and the best part was that everyone knew that I loved them very, very much.