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A/N A big thank you to all those who've reviewed, read, and alerted this story. You make me feel like I'm not a hopeless writer J

Chapter 21

It was hours later when Carlisle came to me in my room. I didn't even fully relise he was there until he called my name. So much had happened today and not just for me, but for him also. He had lost half of the family that he had spent the last sixty years or more with. I had only known them three and it already felt that they'd taken a piece of my heart with them. "They've gone?" I asked him even though I was sure I already knew the answer. "Yes" he said quietly as he joined me where I was lying on the bed.

It was the answer I had expected but it still hurt to hear it "But Alice and Jasper are still here right" I asked him. "They will be yes - but they've gone away for a week or so, Alice thought that we could use a bit of time to ourselves" he explained. I shuffled my body closer to his and he seemed to sense what I wanted as the next second I was wrapped tightly in his arms with my face pressed into his neck.

"We can finally be together Isabella" he whispered to me. Together. Just the thought of that gave me so much hope for the future. It made me relise that I still had time, I could have more time with Charlie, Renee and Jake. I could have more human experiences. Carlisle was physically five years older than me - I had five years! And there was so much that I could do - that I wanted to do.

"Carlisle" I said pulling out of his embrace "Guess what?" He looked at me, a slightly puzzled look crossing his perfect face "What?" he asked. "We're moving in together" I told him with a grin.

He laughed loudly and said "Really and since when did you decide this?" I smiled at him and sat up on the bed "Just now" I said. "And your sure your not rushing a tad?" he asked me.

I thought about it - was I rushing things? "Absolutely not" I told him confidently. "I have five years, and in those five years I plan to experience as much as I can. I want to live with you Carlisle. I want to wake up with you in our bed every morning and not have to worry that Charlie's going to walk in. I want us to make love as many times as its humanly possible for me to do in a day. I want us to see the world together."

He lay gazing at me for a moment before he said "And what happened in five years?" I ran my fingers gently down the side of his face "Then you change me and we spend the rest of forever together" I whispered. A split second later I was flat on my back with Carlisle hovering over me "I love you Isabella Swan" he told me. I smiled at him and replied "And I love you Carlisle Cullen."

Then he was kissing me again and it was different to any other kiss we had shared. There was no hurt in it, no deceit and no worries. Instead there is hope, there is a future and there is us in it together.

*The End*

A/N I hope you've liked the story and you're not disappointed with its ending. I have been thinking about doing an epilogue of sorts about what happens next - What do you think?

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