A promise is a debt, so since I said I might post from Vacation here is said promised chapter. Is short, but it says all it needs to proceed with the story!

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Chapter 14

I love you

BPOV

Edward had just pronounced those three words, the most three important words in the world, I couldn't believe it. Was I ready to say them back? Yes I am, I've been waiting to say them for a while, but I was afraid that it was too soon…I mean it's still too soon but he had said them first, that means he felt the same way.

I've told myself that I wasn't going to tell anyone those words unless I was a 100% sure that I meant them, and not if I wasn't sure that he was the one. Edward is the one, I could feel it, since I met him I can't be away from him, Edward is everything to me.

He was still waiting for an answer.

I took a deep breath and entwined our hands, "I love you too Edward. I couldn't wait to tell you" I replied to him, he visibly relaxed and smiled.

"Why didn't you tell me Bella?" Edward asked me, "I was afraid that you would think that it was too soon…" I said as he chuckled, "what?" I asked amused "I thought you would think the same thing" he responded.

Edward raised my hand to his face and kissed my knuckles, my skin tingled I leaned in and kissed him; it was a sweet loving kiss, I expressed what I felt trough it.

Alice interrupted us, "Edward sorry to interrupt but Aunt Carmen and uncle Eleazar are leaving, and Eliza fell asleep." Alice told us, Edward nodded and we followed Alice back into my house; they were already almost at the door, they had already said goodbye to everyone else "thank you so much for inviting us, we had a great time." Carmen said, "It was nice to meet you Bella"

"Yeah, nice too meet you too" I replied. They said their farewells to Edward and left, Esme decided to leave too "okay, I guess we should get going too…" she said.

Edward sighed and nodded, Alice went to get her clutch and say goodbye to Jasper, when she returned, I opened the door for them and Esme and Alice got out first. Esme tossed a goodnight at me and went to look for the car, Alice said goodbye and thanks with a hug to me, and last Edward "thanks for inviting me Bella, another great night to add to my list" he said with a smile.

"My pleasure" I replied

Esme honked the horn in exasperation, "goodnight Edward, I love you" I said kissing him.

"I love you too Bella" Edward said

He turned around and left, I closed the door behind him.

He said it, he had finally said it, and the best thing is that I felt the same way.

Edward loved me…

EPOV

Bella loved me, I couldn't believe it. I thought that she was going to say that it was too soon but she didn't. Instead she surprised me by saying the words back, I was so happy another perfect night for my list…not that I was really counting or keeping a list.

Two days later, I was with Alice at the library while mom went to the grocery store, I took the rare moment and told her about the night of the 31st "so Bella and I declared ourselves" I started, "what you mean?" Alice asked.

"right after saying happy new year I told her that I loved her" I said, I heard my sister gasp, "what did she say!" Alice said exited, "I thought she was going to say it was too soon, but she actually said that she loved me too" I stated.

"Oh my god, Edward, that's great! I'm happy for you two" she said and hugged me. She told me about the day when she and jasper had said the words themselves, and then we chatted about Aunt Carmen and uncle Eleazar's acceptance of Bella and jasper, and also about Eliza being jealous of Bella, we again laughed at the memory.

College started a few days later, Bella and I didn't have a class together but we both had a free period at the same time. Her classes now started at 10:00am, so she worked from 7:00am to 9:55am at the library; and then she would go back from 4:30pm to 7:00pm.

Our second month anniversary came by and we went out to dinner again, this time we went to a Chinese rest, the same one jasper took Alice on their first date.

The food was amazing, Bella then drove us to get some ice cream, and then we went out and ate them at her car, while we listened to some music.

"Edward" Bella said we were on campus seating under a tree her head was on my lap, I was reading Evermore, by: Alyson Noel to her while she fed us gummy sour worms.

"Yes love" I said, "do you remember stuff, I mean from before you had the accident?" she asked me.

"Yes, I do remember some stuff" I replied, "What do you want to know?" I asked her.

"Do you remember colors and shapes…? I don't know stuff like that…" she said

I chuckled, "yes love I remember, I have all those images engraved to my brain, what's unknown for me are the things from the past eight years, like Alice, the memory I have from her is from when she was ten, I know she cut her hair but I don't know what other changes she has, and of course I remember how I looked like but I bet that if I saw myself in a mirror now I wouldn't recognize me." I told her, she sighed.

"Did you accepted it?" she asked me, "what, the fact that I wasn't going to be able to see again? No I didn't, I hated it, I turned bitter for the first two years, that's how long it took me to rehabilitate, I was in a nursing home for blind children, I refuge in myself, I didn't want anyone's pity. That's why I was so scared when I met you Bella, I feared you were going to reject me" I explained.

Bella sat up and cupped my face, "Edward I love you for who you are, not because of how you look, even though you're very handsome, that's not important for me. The Edward I love is the one who lives in here" she said both hands above my heart.

"And nothing is going to change that Edward, the fact that you're blind doesn't matter to me, you could have one eye and webbed feet and I'll love you anyway" Bella told me with a kiss.

This woman was amazing, when did I get so lucky? Then I realized that maybe dad was looking over me…or this was god's response to my prayers when I felt alone, yeah that was it, he had sent me Bella.

I gave silent thanks to him, and also thanked him for being alive.

"I love you" I told her, "I love you too" Bella replied as she leaned in again and kissed me. She pressed her body to mine, she was so lean and warm, I didn't want to let go, I wanted her in my arms forever.

January passed by and February made its entrance, I was on my way to my semi-annual optometrist revision appointment, mom Alice, and Bella were coming with me. Bella actually was meeting us there since mom still didn't like her.

I didn't know that from this doctor's appointment, my family was going to acquire a new member…

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