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The couple made their way back to Tyler's rental car and made their way to the restaurant for dinner. Bella was still trying to get him to tell her where they were going for dinner but he was doing a good job of not giving in on this. This was one time where he wanted to surprise her and hopefully she would enjoy herself. With their day out things had so far been going really well. He had even found a couple of items to give his beloved that she seemed to genuinely like. He knew that he didn't have to spend money to court her but for her he wanted too. This was one of the few times that he was getting a chance to do something like this. That being the case Tyler wanted to make sure that she enjoyed herself and hopefully she would be impressed.

As they approached the entrance to the Metropolitan Grill he still had not gotten the item that he asked for from Reid. Then again his friend was notorious for bad timing and being flaky. He loved Reid like a brother but it had always fallen to the youngest to try and keep an immediate eye on him. Reid would have gone over some pretty tough lines if Tyler hadn't pulled him back at times trying to make things more reasonable.

Tyler gave his name at the front and they were immediately escorted back to a corner table for to two that was lighted by candles in the center. The waiter asked for their drink order and if they wanted any appetizers? Taking his cue from the look on Bella's face as she looked at the menu Tyler decided that they had better pass on the appetizers. They each ordered Coke to drink and then continued to look at the menus for entrees. When Bella tried to order a side salad as her dinner Tyler lifted an eye brow questioning her choice. He found himself looking down yet again feeling bad as he said, "You know that you can order a regular meal right? You don't have to do that. If that is what you would really want to order then that is alright. I just don't want you thinking of money as an object here. I've been waiting for this day for a while."

Bella felt bad she knew that she was making this to an extent hard on him. All he wanted to was to be able to take her out for a nice day one of few that they would get to have before she moved over to New England. Blushing Bella finally said, "I know, I just feel bad that I have no way of giving you anything right now."

This brought a smile to Tyler's face as he thought about what she had just said. Did she really think that she had not given him anything today? "Bella, you're mistaken if you think you have given me nothing today. You are wearing the ring that I gave to you proclaiming to the world that you are my intended. Even beyond that you've given me a lot more than you think over the years. I don't normally really talk to girls let alone look at them. Yet something about you drew me to you that day at the swimming tournament. You didn't freak out when I told you my darkest secret and you've kept it. That means the world to me."

Bella smiled as she realized that material comforts he had enjoyed for most of his life. Actual love and admiration had been a different thing though and that was something that she could give him. In that moment Bella determined that she would be better about considering his feelings on this.

At that point they had managed to order and Bella had decided that she would get a small chicken dish instead while Tyler ordered steak. They sat relaxing in what was left of thier time together. It had nearly been the perfect day in both of thier eyes. Things were becoming more soldified as to where they were heading and it put both of them at some ease.

While they were waiting for the food to come Tyler felt something fall into his jacket pocket and when he checked it he found that Reid had managed his task well. When Bella left to the bathroom for a moment he placed the necklace at her place at the table. When she returned she was amazed at the beautiful simple Celtic cross necklace designed in knots of silver and gold. Bella could not help asking, "Where did this come from?" This elicited a smile again from Tyler who had been nervous about her reaction.

Seeing the need for explanation Tyler said,"It's been in my family since the old world. Once a girl accepts a proposal in our family we present them with this necklace. It was made to be a protective charm. I felt that it was warranted after your friend Alice's warning visit last night. The result I had Reid send it to me today."

Bella nodded in understanding. He wanted her to do everything possible to be safe while they were apart. If accepting this would help ease his mind then she would be sure to wear it and accept it with grace.

They ordered cheese cake and split it for dessert and then it was time for Tyler to take Bella home. He knew that Charlie would be worried if they stayed out too late. It was a school night too. So Tyler paid the bill and they made their way back to Forks in companionable silence.

Once they had made it back to Charlie's house Tyler walked her to the door and gave her a sweet kiss on her lips and said that he'd be in touch with her again once he got back home. As Tyler pulled on to the interstate to go to the hotel for a couple of hours of sleep before leaving for his flight home his phone rang again. Tyler knew who it would be and he was not in the mood to be lectured right now it would only ruin a great day. So he let the phone go to voicemail. He would deal with Caleb soon enough once he made it back to Ipswitch.

Bella walked into her bedroom and got ready for the evening as she usually did. All the while she could not help thinking about how wonderfully today had gone. She was pleased beyond belief that not only had they worked things out but he had made his affection for her very clear. She knew that the next day would mean answering a lot of questions and some unwanted attention but for tonight she could enjoy this knowledge and relax.

The next day started as Bella had anticipated. Jessica and Angela were waiting for her in front of the school with lots of questions. As she approached they squealed at the same time, "How was it?" Of course they would expect all of the details. Bella couldn't help be stifle a laugh at the thought. The girls in front of her had no idea just how few details they would ever get.

Bella smiled, "It went very well actually. Everything is fine between us and we actually went on a date the following day." That was when Jessica noticed the ring on her finger. "What's with the ring?" Bella shook her head at the girl sometimes she drove her nuts. Bella felt sorry for those who never tried to read or understand things around them. Bella had known what it was when Tyler had presented it to her the other day and so would any other person who paid attention to such things.

"It's called a promise ring. We came across it at Pike Place Market and he bought it for me. The idea is that it tells people that I am taken. That in the future I will be receiving his family ring" Jessica's jaw dropped at that. Bella had to bite her tongue to keep from laughing at the other girl. She knew that Jessica had finally figured it out. Such practices were still only done by the older, more established families and at that it was more common on the east coast.

Angela was smiling at her obviously very pleased to see that things had worked out for Bella. When she had learned that the Cullen's had left Angela had supported Bella knowing that this would a difficult time for had been one of only two people whom she had told here about being involved with Tyler. The other person who knew was Jake who thought it was cool and wanted to try and draft a business plan for his own garage and ask Tyler to invest in it. Bella had chuckled at the idea then. After all she had not told anyone about the abilities the sons had. For that reason as well as several others Tyler didn't have much need for a mechanic. She however had said that if he ever finished it she would pass it on to Tyler and his friends.

Jessica had only known she was meeting up with a guy from her past since they had their girl's day and was finally putting it together that he was old money and good looking. The money did not matter so much to Bella but she knew the name and traditions would give Tyler away. For being out here or being otherwise even on the east coast his manners were too good. As Bella went through the days classes she got various reactions to her new necklace and ring. She knew that it was to be expected but some of the girls were nasty and mean about it. Soon enough rumors were flying about as to how this had happened and that was not something Bella liked. Neither of them had considered that such things would start going around.

Tyler stepped off of the plane at Salem and was greeted by his brothers Reid smiling and happy while Caleb glowered at the youngest. Pogue's face was neutral and Tyler could not make out where he stood on this. He should have known that not answering Caleb's call last night would be a mistake. This however was going to be the first time that Tyler openly went against Caleb on anything and he knew that this conversation would have to happen.

Sure enough no sooner had the youngest thought that then it started. Caleb's baritone voice held a sharp note in it, "Idiot, what were you thinking having Reid use like that. Furthermore, why would you even ask him to get that object for you? It's not like you're seeing anyone?" Tyler's eyes turned black and his body tensed at this. Caleb realized immediately that he was missing something.

This got a rather loud guffaw from Reid. "Dude he has been seeing this girl since we were like 9 years old. She was from one of the swim clubs out west. They met and hit it off. So, technically Baby Boy was the first one of us to get a girl. Did she like the necklace anyways, Ty?"

That relieved some of the tension from Tyler's body and his eyes went back to their normal blue. "Thank you Reid, for getting that for me once I knew everything was alright with us I wanted her to have it. Things like that are more important now than ever."

Caleb sighed, "Just tell me that you haven't told her?" Caleb decided that he was being unfair here. It wasn't right to keep Tyler from having a life after all the rest of them had girlfriends, except for Reid.

Tyler gulped, "She's known since I received my power." That brought out what is possibly the worst in Caleb Danvers. The oldest had to force the black out of his eyes and he literally ordered the rest of them to head to the colony house.

Tyler and Reid piled into the hummer while Pogue rode with Caleb in his Mustang. All the way back Tyler had to put up with Reid making jokes about what must have followed their date. Tyler just shook his head and did his best to focus on the road. Finally, as they pulled into park by the colony house he told Reid, "nothing had happened. He wanted to make sure that this was done right. Furthermore, that meant waiting until he could marry her and they could set things up appropriately."

[A/n: I am sorry that it took me a while to get this posted. I enjoyed getting to write this section though. As always please review any an all thoughts are appreciated. Did you love it or hate it? What should I maybe do differently here?]