Do You Believe In Fate?
Disclaimer: None of these characters etc. belong to me. They all belong to the wonderful and amazing Stephanie Meyer. I don't think I could ever be that creative. Lol. Stephanie rules!
Author's Note: Hey everyone. I hope you like this chapter! I'm trying to make the chapters a little longer, so yeah. Anyways, hope you enjoy! XD
Feels Like A Fairytale
That weekend was the best two days I'd ever spent. Edward and I laughed, lazed, and loved all day and into the night, and spent the whole time just being. It was the most amazing feeling in the world. If you haven't had the enormous pleasure of this experience, you're seriously missing out. When I looked at him, I knew I had nothing to worry about. It was like he could keep everything bad away… no, better – he could make it disappear. So for two days I forgot about everything but loving Edward.
When we started putting the bags into the trunk, I felt a dull little tug at my heart. I looked back at the cottage that had been my sanctuary for the past forty eight hours, and felt sad that we were leaving. I'd miss it. It felt so safe, so welcoming. I turned to Edward. "Promise we'll come back here." I said. He turned and smiled at me.
"You'll miss it too, huh?" he asked. I smiled, and nodded. He laughed, and kissed my forehead softly. "I promise. We'll come back." He said. I believed him.
In the car, I thought about how far Edward and I had come in the past few months, or even just the past two days. I'd given my body for the first time to the man I loved, and in return he'd promised to make me his wife one day. If that didn't give you one hell of a glow, I didn't know what would. So for most of the car ride, I did nothing but smile. And while I was sad to leave the little cottage on the side of the sea, I was missing Alice and Rose, and it would be good to see them again.
I watched the coast slide by me, and I wondered how long we'd wait until we got engaged for real. I would be graduating in the fall, right after my birthday, and that was about seven months away. Would he propose right after, or wait until things settled a little? It was nice to wonder, to fantasize. Edward was always surprising me, and I was wondering what he had in store for one of the biggest steps in our lives.
My heart skittered. Marriage. God. Spending the rest of my life with Edward. I looked over at him, and studied his profile. His forever tousled bronze hair fell across his forehead, and nearly obscured my view of his gorgeous green eyes. He looked lost in thought as he had one hand on the wheel, and the other gently holding my hand. He seemed to sense my gaze, and looked over at me. He smiled, and kissed my hand before returning his eyes to the road. I let out a shaky breath. Yes, I could spend the rest of my life with him. Easily. It was always so easy with him. There were never any doubts, never any shadows. There was just light, and love.
I nearly laughed at myself. God I sounded so unbelievably lovesick. It was amazing how much love could change you. It changed how you looked at things, how you looked at yourself. I sighed, and settled back into the seat to enjoy the ride. That was all I planned to do. Just enjoy the ride…
When we pulled into my apartment complex, I grabbed the bags out of the trunk myself. Then I turned to Edward. "I don't want to be rude, but I'd kinda like to go up there alone. We haven't seen much of each other the last few weeks, and I'd like to thank them for everything." I said. Edward smiled.
"I understand. Girl talk." He said. I laughed.
"Yes. Lots and lots of girl talk." He laughed, and kissed me tenderly.
"You have fun with that."
"Don't worry, I will. I love you."
"Love you too." He got back in his car, and drove away. I waved until he was gone. I sighed happily, and turned towards the apartment. I knew that Alice and Rose would be waiting up there for me, waiting for the right moment to pounce. I wondered if I'd make it through the door this time.
I lugged the luggage up the stairs, and unlocked the door. I held my breath, and swung it open. So far so good. Alice and Rose weren't waiting just inside the door, so I continued into the apartment. Still no one. "Hello?" I called. No response. Huh. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe they weren't back from their own Valentine's Day holidays. I shrugged, and went through the open door to my bedroom. I set the bag on my bed, and heard the door shut behind me. Just as I was about to jump out of my skin, Alice and Rose jumped me and I landed on the bed.
"ARGH! Alice! Rose! I MUST BREATHE!!" I gasped. Alice and Rose giggled hysterically.
"Did we scare you?" They asked eagerly. I glared at them.
"Yes! Congratulations." I grumbled. They laughed, and let me up.
"You know you love it." Alice said. I laughed.
"Yeah. So, couch time?" I asked.
"Damn straight!" Rose said. "Hurry up and change. We'll get the champagne and chocolate." She said. Alice and Rose danced out of the room, and I laughed. They truly were great friends.
I changed into my favorite pair of sweats, and a tee shirt I'd snagged from Edward. I pulled the neck over my nose, and inhaled. It still smelled like him. I smiled, and slipped my slippers over my feet, then headed into the living room. The couches were prepared with blankets, pillows, and champagne along with glasses and chocolates were sitting on the table, ready to be tasted. Alice and Rose were whispering excitedly on the couch, and smiled as I walked in.
I sat down on the loveseat, and took a glass of champagne. I sipped at it experimentally. "It's good. Expensive." I said. Rose smiled.
"A gift, from Emmet." She said wistfully. I laughed. He was really getting to know her tastes.
"I take it your Valentine's Day went well?" I asked. She grinned.
"You have no idea." She said.
"So tell me. Why don't you go first?" I asked. She looked at Alice, who nodded.
"Alright. So, first Alice and I packed your bag, but we'll get to that later." She said, throwing a wink my way. I resisted the urge to flush as Rose continued. "Anyways, Emmet had called and said he was going to pick me up for our date. So I got ready, and was feeling pretty sexy by the time he showed up. I had no idea where we were going, because he stubbornly wouldn't tell me, which was actually kind of sweet. He came to the door, dressed in a suit, looking so handsome. He just smiled, and held out his arm for me. I was kind of confused, but I took it. And when we got downstairs…" she sighed wistfully. "There was a limo." She said. I blinked.
"A limo?" She nodded.
"Yeah. I had the same reaction. Em just laughed, and nudged me inside the car. We sipped champagne in the back seat, and then we went to the Marriot." I gulped. Jesus. Emmet sure knew Rose inside and out. "We had the most amazing dinner. We talked, and laughed, and through the whole meal… he held my hand." She said quietly. Oh shoot. My eyes got a little misty.
"Wow. That's… that's so cute!" I sniffled. Rose nodded, and I saw both she and Alice were getting plenty teary eyed themselves.
"Yes. I was so happy I could have just burst. And then… oh goodness." She tried to get control of her emotions. "Then he… he got down on one knee." I gasped. "He pulled a little black velvet box out of his pocket, and he said… Jesus I hate crying!" she cried. I laughed.
"Come on! What did he say!" Alice demanded.
"He said that he had never met a girl like me. That I was the other, better half of who he was. He said he wanted to spend the rest of his life making me happy. He asked me to marry him." Alice and I immediately pounced on her, squealing delightedly.
"OH MY GOD!" We all screamed. "You're getting married!!!" Rose laughed.
"I know. It's so unreal. I never thought I'd ever find someone I love as much as I love Emmet." She said.
"Well? Where the hell is the ring?" I demanded. Rose laughed.
"Oh! Hang on a sec. I didn't want to wear it and give it away." She dashed into her room, and came back a few seconds later, her left hand behind her back.
"Don't leave us in suspense you evil woman! Show us!" Alice demanded. Rose grinned, and brought her hand in front of her. We all gasped.
On her left finger was the most amazing ring ever. It was a princess cut diamond, set in a silver setting, with tiny diamonds surrounding the center one. It was gorgeous, and very Rosalie. "Oh my god. That's gotta be at least two carats." Alice whispered. Rose nodded.
"Isn't it beautiful?" she said dreamily. Alice and I nodded in harmony, looking dazed. She collapsed back on the couch. "This weekend has been the best of my life." She said. Then she looked at Alice. "You're next girly." She said. Alice nodded, smiling softly.
"Okay. Well, after packing up, Jazz came to pick me up. He drove me to the coast, and we spent hours just walking around, window shopping in all the antique stores. You know how I'm a sucker for those cute little shops." She said. Rose and I nodded. "Well, we were walking, and all of a sudden Jasper stopped. He was looking into a shop window, and I walked back to see what he was looking at. Inside the shop window was a display… Roses, candles, and a ring…" Rose and my eyes went wide. "There was a sing next to the display…. It said 'Marry me, Alice'". Alice cried happily. "He got down on one knee, and said that he'd love me forever. He said that he'd waited his whole life for me, and that there'd never been anyone he loved truly before me, and there wouldn't be anyone after. He said that he'd die if I said no."
Rose and I fumbled for the tissue box, and passed it around. "So of course I said yes." She said, laughing. Rose and I laughed too, and hugged her fiercely.
"There's no one better for you." I said. "He loves you so much." Alice nodded.
"I know." She said. She pulled her ring out of her pocket, and put it on. It was beautiful, and like Rose's ring, was perfect for her. It was a teardrop shaped diamond, with two smaller diamonds on either side. She slipped it on her finger, and we all looked at it and sighed.
"Are we lucky or what?" I asked. They nodded.
"Speaking of lucky, how'd your date go?" Rose asked, grinning. I sighed, and smiled.
"Perfect. More perfect than anything I've ever known." I said.
"Well come on, details." Alice said. I nodded.
"He picked me up from work, and we drove out to the coast. He'd rented the cutest little cottage, right there next to the sea. It was perfect. We went inside, and he said he'd cook while I took a shower. So I got ready, and that dress was perfect by the way." I said. They grinned.
"We knew it." They said. I laughed.
"So I got out there, and he had the table set with candles, and a rose, and the whole thing. We eat dinner, and didn't talk much. But we didn't have to. Afterwards, I thought we'd go straight to the bedroom." I muttered, blushing. "But he turned on music, and we danced in the living room." Alice and Rose sighed dreamily with me. "Then we kissed, and I forgot about dancing. He carried me into the bedroom, and…" I stopped to push back tears. "He set me on the bed, and got down on one knee. He said he knew that I wouldn't want to get married before I graduated, so he got me this." I said, holding out me left hand. "It's a promise ring. He said he takes it just as seriously. He promised to one day make me his wife." I murmured. Alice and Rose sighed.
"He so rocks." Rose said. Alice and I laughed.
"I second that." Alice said. I nodded.
"It was so amazing, knowing that he knew me that well." I said. Rose smiled slyly.
"I know you won't give details, but was the rest of it… how you imagined it would be?" she asked. I smiled.
"Better." I said. Alice hugged me.
"I'm so glad you finally found someone Bells. You've been alone for so long." She said.
"I haven't been alone. I've had you guys." I said.
"It's not the same though, and you know it." She said. I nodded.
"I know. And I'm glad too. It seems so surreal sometimes." I said. "I've known Edward all my life. He's always been there for me. If not physically, the memory of his memory has gotten me through a lot." I laughed. "It's like something out of a fairytale. I'm afraid I'll wake up one day and have it all be a dream." Alice pinched my hand. "Ouch! What was that for?" I asked. She grinned.
"To prove your awake." She said. I glared at her, but it was ruined by my smile.
"Evil little pixie." I said affectionately.
"And don't I know it." She laughed. We all laughed with her, and laid back onto the couch.
"How could we ever go back to the way things were after this? Face it girls – we are completely spoiled." Rose said. I laughed.
"True. But I can't seem to bring myself to care."
"Me too."
"Me three." We laughed, and laid there for a while. I hesitated.
"Should we tell…?" I asked. Rose looked at me.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean your parents. Alice's parents." I said. Rose frowned.
"I don't know. I mean, I guess I should. But I don't know if they'll care." She said, her face going hard. I touched her hand.
"Of course they will." I said. "They have to." Rose shrugged. Alice didn't look particularly happy either.
"What about you, Bella? Renee doesn't even know you're dating, let alone engaged." She said.
"I'm not technically engaged yet." I said, avoiding the subject. Alice rolled her eyes.
"I still can't believe you're so afraid of telling her." She said.
"I'm a coward, so sue me." I said. "You've never been there during one of her rants. I don't want her to screw up my relationship with Edward." I said, my expression going dark. Alice frowned.
"What do you mean? Has she done that before?" she asked. I didn't answer. "Bella." She said, using her no nonsense tone. I sighed.
"Yes! Alright! Every time I brought home a guy, which wasn't often, she would find a way to pull us apart. I didn't tell anyone, because number one, Edward would say he could handle it, and you too would get pissed, like you are now." I said. Rose glared.
"I'm sorry. I just can't believe your mom would try to keep you from happiness like that. She just doesn't seem like that kind of person." She said. I shrugged.
"She's not. Not about everything else. But relationships she has trouble with. I don't think she ever got over leaving my dad." I said. "I think she might even regret it. Not that she'd ever admit it." I grumbled. Alice sighed.
"I'm sorry honey. I know this must be hard to talk about. You haven't told Edward?" she asked. I shook my head.
"No. I just keep making excuses for her, and dancing around the subject." I said.
"Maybe you should tell him. He'd understand then." Rose said. I shrugged.
"I don't know how it would help." I said.
"It wouldn't hurt either." Alice pointed out. I shrugged.
"I guess not. But still. I'd rather not think about it right now. I'd rather just enjoy this while it lasts. Then I'll figure out what to do with my mom." I said. Alice nodded.
"I think I like that idea. You know I'm not one to back down from a challenge, but I'd like to be blissfully happy for a while before I have to butt heads with my parents." She said. Rose nodded.
"I second that notion." She said. She lifted her glass in a toast. "To procrastination in the name of happiness." She said. I laughed.
"Here, here!" I said. We laughed, and drank. I sighed. To happiness….
EPOV
After dropping off Bella at her apartment, I headed home to my own. When I got there, Jasper and Emmet were outside my door, waiting to ambush me I presumed. I raised a brow. "Hello… what's up?" I asked. They grinned at me, and each one of them grabbed one of my arms and towed me into their apartment. "Hey! What the hell?" I demanded.
"Calm down, Eddie. We just want to talk with you." Emmet said. I glared at him.
"Emmet, you call me Eddie one more time, and so help me." I growled. Emmet laughed.
"Chill out, Edward." He said. I sighed, and allowed myself to be dragged into the living room. They dropped me onto the couch, then sat down too. "So…" Jasper began. "How'd it go?" he asked. I laughed, and rolled my eyes.
"It was the best weekend of my life." I said. They grinned.
"Excellent. Did you, ah… pop the question?" Emmet asked.
"No. I gave her a promise ring. Bella doesn't want to get married before she graduates." I explain.
"Oh. Well that makes sense. Was she happy?" Jasper asked, smiling. I grinned, and nodded.
"Ecstatic." I replied. "What about you two?" I asked. Jasper smiled.
"I proposed. Alice said yes." He said. I grinned, and clapped him on the shoulder.
"I'm happy for you. Alice is perfect for you." I said. Jazz grinned.
"Yeah. She really is." He said. We both looked at Emmet.
"Rose said yes." He said, grinning widely. We congratulated him, then went into the kitchen for some celebratory beer. Standing in the kitchen, we all looked at each other.
"We're gonna be married men not too long from now." Emmet said. I nodded.
"Yeah. It's a thrilling feeling, isn't it?" Emmet grinned.
"I couldn't imagine my life without Rose." He said. Jasper nodded.
"I second that. It's hard to believe that just a few months ago we were bachelors, sitting around playing video games on Friday nights." He said. Emmet and I both winced.
"That's an unpleasant and pathetic image." He grumbled. We laughed.
"Yeah. We've got to be the three luckiest men alive." I said. Jasper and Emmet agreed.
"So… do we tell the parents?" Emmet asked. I frowned.
"I'm going to tell my family, but then again they'd take it better than yours would." I said. Emmet and Jasper nodded, and sighed.
"I've got to tell my family." Jasper said. "They'd kill me if I didn't." he said. Emmet frowned unhappily.
"I guess I'll have to tell mine too. I don't think they'll care overly much." He said. I put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry about it. Mom will be thrilled for you." I said. He grinned, and so did Jasper.
"Yeah, there's always that." He said. I smiled.
"Should I call her now, or wait?" I asked. They thought about it.
"Maybe we should call the girls first." Jasper said. I nodded.
"Good idea." I said.
I pulled out my cell phone, and dialed Bella's number. When I heard her voice on the line, all tension previously unnoticed simply drained from my body. "Hey there, handsome." She said playfully. I grinned.
"Hello beautiful. How's the girl talk coming?" I asked.
"Wonderfully. We've just finished swapping stories." She said.
"Glad to hear it. I imagine wine and tissues were involved?" I guessed. She pretended to sound snippy.
"Actually, it was champagne, not wine." She said. Then she laughed. "And yeah, there were plenty of tissues. I laughed too.
"So, I was wondering… well, you better put this on speaker so Alice and Rose can hear too."
"Okay." There was a pause. "You still there?" she asked.
"I'm here. Hang on, let me put mine on speaker too." I pushed a button, then held the phone out so the guys could hear. "Bella?"
"I'm here. So are Alice and Rose." There was a chorus of hellos from Alice and Rose in the background. I laughed.
"Hello, ladies. Emmet and Jasper are here." I said. Em and Jazz said hello as Alice and Rose giggled in delight. "Alright, focus people." I said. Everyone settled down. "So listen, we were wondering if it was alright if we told my family the news. Em and Jazz are going to tell their parents eventually, but we figured my parents would be the most… responsive." I said. There was a pause, followed by hushed murmuring in the background.
"That's fine. But we have a better idea. Do your parents have a webcam?" she asked. I thought about it.
"I think so. Why?"
"We think we should do it face to face." Bella said. "And we want to be there." She said. I grinned.
"As usual, you are brilliant." I said. Bella laughed.
"Why thank you. We can be there in about fifteen minutes." She said.
"Alright. We'll call ahead so that they can have the webcam ready."
"Okay. Bye! Love you!" she said.
"Love you too. Drive safe." I said.
"We will." She said. Then we disconnected.
I looked at the guys. "Well, I'm gonna call." I said. They nodded, and we all felt suddenly anxious. We all wanted approval from my family, which was like family to Em and Jazz too. I called my mom. "Hello?"
"Hey, mom. It's Edward." I said.
"Hey! How are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm doing fine. How is everyone on your side?" I asked.
"We're all fine. What's up?" she asked.
"Do you and dad still have that web cam we gave you a few years ago?" I asked.
"Umm, I think so. Why?" she asked.
"Well, we have some news, and we thought it'd be best to do it face to face." I said.
"Oh? What kind of news?" my mother asked.
"You'll have to wait and see. Just have the web cam ready." I said.
"Alright. I love you."
"Love you too." I said. I hung up. "Well, here goes nothing." I said. The guys nodded.
BPOV
I was nervous about telling Edward's parents about everything. So were Alice and Rose. They'd fallen in love with Edward's family the moment they met them, and I'd loved them since I was a little girl. This was a big step, for everyone. None of us wanted to mess it up. During the drive, we were all quiet. It was like we were afraid to speak, like everything could crumble with a word.
When we got to the guys' house, the tension burst like a balloon. With them, it seemed like everything was okay. Edward loved me, Emmet was like the big brother I'd never had, and Jasper emitted an air of calm and peace. It was perfect. Edward held me close, and nuzzled my neck. I shivered. "Hi." I whispered.
"It's hard to believe I've missed you already in this short of time." He murmured. I hummed happily in response.
"Is everything set up?" I asked.
"Yep. Everything ready to go." Emmet said. I smiled sheepishly.
"Is anyone besides me nervous?" I asked. Everyone voiced their agreement, and then laughed.
"Okay. We might as well get this over with." Rosalie said. We nodded.
We all crowded around the computer in the living room, and turned on the monitor. Then we opened up a video chat with Edward's mom. The screen popped up, and Edward's parents were sitting there looking anxious. "Edward! Oh my, everyone's there! This must be big." She muttered. Edward Sr. smiled, and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Hey everyone. How are you?" he asked.
"We're all fine." I said. I nudged at Edward. He looked at everyone else, and they nodded their assent for him to start. He took a deep breath.
"Mom? Dad?"
"Yes?"
"We have some news…" he paused to gather strength. "We're getting married… all of us." He said. Aunt Liz gasped.
"Oh my god. All three of my boys? Getting married?" she said. Her eyes immediately became teary, and I saw Jasper and Emmet get a little choked up. I realized immediately why…. She'd called them her boys.
Edward Sr. grinned. "Congratulations. Having a triple wedding?" he asked teasingly. Edward laughed.
"Not quite. Bella and I… we're waiting to get officially engaged until she's graduated." He said, holding my hand and smiling at me. I smiled back. Aunt Liz finally found her voice again.
"I'm so happy I could just burst! God. You all need to come visit as soon as possible so we can start planning." When we laughed, she glared. "I mean it! I'm going to be very upset if I'm not included in the plans." She said. We laughed again.
We talked to them for nearly an hour before we finally said goodbye. Then we said goodbye to the guys, and headed home. After getting ready for bed, I crawled beneath my blankets, and sighed. Today had been a good day. It still felt like a fairytale…
Ending Note: OMG!!! I can't believe it's been over a MONTH since I've updated. I'm SO sorry!! I felt so guilty after I noticed that I sat down and pounded this chapter out. I hope you like it! I made it nice and long to try and make up for my absence. Again, SO sorry!!! Reviews and favs always welcome. :D Peace! ~~~~~~~~:D~~~~~~~
