Recap….
"I love you Isabella Marie Swan. I'll love you till the day my existence ends." He vowed.
"I love you too Edward." I whispered into his chest.
"What the hell?!" Someone screamed. I jumped about a foot in the air to stare at the person who had caught us in our embrace.
My eyes were soft with sadness and apology. It was bound to happen.
"What's going on?" He asked bewildered.
"I'm so sorry Damon." I whispered. "I love…I love Edward."
BPOV
Damon stood only a few feet from where Edward and I were standing with our arms wrapped around each other. I moved to untangle myself from Edward and took a few steps towards Damon, slowly at first to see if it was okay to approach him. He made no move or noise to tell me that I was unwelcome, so I quickened my pace and walked forward and gave him a huge hug.
"I'm so sorry Dammy." I said pressing my face into his shoulder. His arms wrapped around me unsure and timid at first then he tightened his hold.
"I know you are Bella, but I also knew that this was how things would turn out." He said and I pulled back to look him in the eyes. He had a stupid half smile on his face and his head was tilted a little to the side. And I couldn't help but to start dry-sobbing. "Aw come on Bells, you know it too, maybe you didn't know always, but we both knew something like this would happen eventually." He said.
I took a deep breath. I knew it was true that I never felt about Damon the way I had about Edward and nothing could equal my love for Edward ever, but I also knew that somewhere in me, I knew I had loved the playful and cute, funny, and never serious Damon.
"I really did love you Damon." I said looking him deep into his eyes.
"I know Bells, I know." He said placing a quick kiss on my forehead. "I don't think I'm going to stay here, maybe I'll go back with Heath, and Caroline and them. Sam and Aiden are able to do as they please."
"They're more than welcome to stay." I heard Edward say behind me, and I saw Damon give a slight nod.
"So you're leaving then?" I asked Damon.
"Well, do you really expect me to stay?" He asked with that cute half smile that I loved so much.
"No, I suppose not." I said back.
"It'll all turn out okay, I promise Bella." He said giving me another quick hug. "You'll see." He said.
"I'll be waiting to see then." I said. "Oh, and thanks, for not thinking around me even though all of this just happened." I said with a thoughtful smile.
"Well I know how much pain it causes you." He said.
"I deserve it though, after all the pain I've caused you." He grabbed my chin and forced me to look up into his eyes.
"Bella, never let me hear you saying you deserve anything other than the very best of everything. You're a great person, beautiful, special; perfect. I don't deserve that in another person for many reasons. I don't deserve you in particular for many reasons." He said chuckling. Then he pointed back at Edward. "This guy right here, well I don't personally trust him, but I know you two love each other more than any two people have ever been in love before, and I admire that. And you two deserve each other." He said smiling. Then he leaned down to whisper into my ear. "But if he ever hurts you just let me know and I'll kill him." He said smiling.
"I heard that." Edward growled.
Damon pulled back and smiled. "Good, then we're clear." He said.
"Good-bye Bella. I'll see you in my future I hope." He said then his lips brushed against my cheek, and he was gone.
"That was a nice little speech." Edward said walking up behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Yeah." I said still staring off after nothing. He squeezed me tighter.
"Come on, let's go in and tell everyone the good news, and let Sam and Aiden know that if they want to leave and catch up to Damon then they better leave now." He said taking my hand and pulling me towards the house.
"Alright." I answered, and allowed him to lead me to the house. Alice was out of the house and jumping on Edward and I before we took more than ten steps.
"Oh my gosh Bella, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this to happen. It's hard to keep this kind of news to yourself for so long, you know." Alice practically gushed.
I hugged her to shut her up. I don't know if I was happy that she said nothing, or mad that she gave me no warning. I just shrugged at myself, and looked up to see the rest of the family now standing behind Alice smiling at Edward and I. Then I saw Sam and Aiden, looking, utterly confused.
"Bells, where's Damon, and why…" then it all clicked in their heads, mostly because I heard it.
"He's alright guys. It's hard to believe but he said that it wasn't a surprise to him, and I've been denying my heart for longer than I dare to say. He said you guys could stay here, but he also wanted me to tell you that he is with Heath and Caroline if you guys intend to go and be with him, which in the situation would not surprise me at all." I said smiling at them.
"Are you crazy Bella? You're our coven leader, we follow you." Aiden said smiling and Sam nodded. The Cullens looked at me surprised, what, hadn't they known I was the leader? Well I suppose since Damon changed me they would think he would be the leader before me, even Sam and Aiden possibly, but no.
"Sam, Aiden we have no coven now. I'm with Edward and the Cullens, a whole other coven in which I am not the leader." I said then smiled. "You can go back with Damon really guys, it would be totally fine."
"We won't leave you Bella, so stop trying to push us away. I know you may think you're a horrible person and that we should hate you but you're not and we don't so deal with it." Sam said angrily, and the Cullens tensed. Then Sam, Aiden and I all burst out laughing and they jump and tacked me to the ground hugging me.
"You guys are such morons." I whined getting up sorely from the ground.
"You need to have better reflexes Bells." Aiden said.
"Yeah, slowpoke." Sam echoed.
"You two better run." I snarled and jumped after them as they took off. Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie, Carlisle, Esme and Alice couldn't help but laugh. But Edward jumped after me and for the second time today tackled me to the ground.
"Wow, they're right you are slow." He said smiling crookedly, and I growled at him, but he just laughed and leaned down to kiss me.
"Welcome back Miss. Swan." He said smiling at me, and if I could I would have blushed.
Three Years Later…
"Jasper did you grab the mail on your way in?" I asked from the living room.
"Yeah Bells, I did." He said. You got a letter too His thoughts came through to me with ease and I tilted my head in thought. Why would I have gotten a letter? Jasper walked in through the living room and tossed the letter to me. I noticed the words were all written in a fancy script but the name on the letter was still the same.
I ripped open the envelope and took out the small index card sized piece of thick lavender paper, and stared at it with a smile.
You are cordially invited to the wedding of…
Damon Rayne & Lexie Stevon
Time: 4:30pm
Place: Our house
Reservations enclosed.
Call for details. 330-943-8384
Another small piece of paper fell out along with another smaller empty envelope. I flipped over the piece of paper and realized it was the RSVP that I could choose to send, or not send back. What amazed me more the fact that I'd gotten an invitation was that he took the time to track us down at our new house in England. I knew that I'd definitely be going to his wedding, I'd let Edward know about it when he got home from his hunting trip.
"Hey Bella, whatcha got?" Sam said from behind me ripping the paper out of my hands, his eyes got huge then his face relaxed into a gentle smile. "Good for him." He said and I smiled back and nodded in agreement twisting the ring on my finger as I thought mine and Edwards wedding. And I could only hope that Damon's wedding would be just as beautiful and full of love.
Alright so that's it, that was the last chapter. I hope you liked it. I really do. If you want a sequel just let me know, but I'm not sure what more I can do with this story haha.
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