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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
'Pack Mind'

Chapter 22

Bella P.O.V.

I woke up before my Leah this morning and slowly pulled myself out from under her. She groans in depreciation and I almost got back into bed but I had things to do today. I dress quickly and slip down the stairs to the kitchen where Sue is making breakfast. "Good morning Bella."

I smile. "Morning. Sue…I um…want to talk to you about something."

She hears something in my voice that makes her spin to face me. "Bella? Is everything ok?"

I nod slowly. "I think so but…well I don't know how to say this."

She starts to look worried. "Bella you know you can talk to me about anything."

I let out a breath and just go for it. "I want to ask Leah to marry me."

I stare at the floor not wanting to look her in the eye so I jump when she squeals. I guess that means she's happy. Before long I'm wrapped in a hug. "I'm so happy for you!"

I let out a sigh of relief. "I was just tired of waiting on her to ask me." I chuckle and Sue joins in.

We talk for a few more minutes before I decide I should go now. Sue says that she'll tell my Leah I went shopping with Alice and I would meet her after patrol at Emily's. I pull out my phone and dial Alice…as always she picks up on the first ring. "Hello Bella!" she calls out in that bell-like tone.

"Alice, I need help picking out a ring." Ten minutes later I'm getting into the car where I find not only Alice but also Rosalie, and Kate waiting for me. We speed off to complete phase one of my plan.

Leah P.O.V.

I woke up in bed alone so I figure my Bella is down talking to mom. I dress and trudge down the stairs to see mom there alone. "Morning mom, where's Bella." I see the corners of her lips pull up for just a moment and I can't help but wonder what's going on.

"She went shopping with Alice. She said she'd meet you at Emily's after your patrol." I nod and start jogging towards Emily's.

I walk in the door to see most of the pack eating breakfast. I grab a couple muffins and lean against the counter. "Morning Em."

"Hey Leah, where's Bella this morning?" I sigh and pout slightly.

"Shopping with Alice…I woke up all alone." Emily giggles at me…"Not funny, waking up alone sucks." I talk with Em for a few minutes about the upcoming wedding. She and Sam are getting married in a couple weeks. I sigh thinking about marrying my Bella as I head out for patrol.

They must have caught my train of thought because the first thing I hear is Jared. 'So Leah, who is supposed to ask who to marry them?' I start to retort with something sarcastic when I realize that it's actually a good question.

'Umm…I don't know.' Everyone phased chuckles at that. That's when I start wondering… 'maybe she's waiting for me to ask. Are we ready for that? Does she even want to marry me? I mean she said she did but…' I ignore all the chuckles from the other pack members and continue my thoughts as I patrol.

Bella P.O.V.

When Alice and the girls finally drop me off at Emily's I start to get really nervous. I slowly make my way inside and I let out a breath of relief when I saw that Emily was the only person there. Apparently she heard me and noticed the look on my face. "Bells? Something wrong?" I shake my head slowly.

"Not wrong…no not wrong…just." I couldn't get out the words so I just pull out the box and open it. Inside was a beautiful yet simple ring that I was planning on giving to my Leah. Emily was ecstatic and wrapped me in a big hug.

"I'm soooo happy for you two. Bella while you're here…I wanted to ask if you would like to be a bridesmaid at my wedding?"

I gasp "Are you sure Em? I mean…" she interrupts before I can finish telling me that I'm like a sister to her and I grin.

"So when are you going to ask her?" I sigh and brush my hand through my hair.

"I…I have no clue. I had a couple ideas but I just don't know." She giggles probably at the look on my face. I hear our wolves coming in so I quickly grab the box and shove it back into my pocket. I stand up as my Leah walks over to me and I let her wrap me in her arms. I breathe in her scent and hold her tight.

"Hey baby." She smiles. "I missed you this morning." Before I can respond Emily interrupts to tell my Leah that I was going to be a bridesmaid, she being the maiden of honor would be standing right next to me.

The thought of my Leah standing next to me that close to the altar made me think of the ring in my pocket. I looked up at my Leah to see a pensive look on her face. I hope she's having the same thoughts as I am. I notice Emily looking between us and smiling softly. We spend a couple more hours with the pack before heading home. Sue catches my eye and I nod slightly patting my pocket. She smiles and turns back to what she was doing. While my Leah is in the shower I hide the ring in my laptop bag, knowing that as she has her own she won't be getting in there.

Leah P.O.V.

While I was taking my shower I couldn't help but imagine marrying my Bella. What Jared asked kept running through my mind. 'Is she going to ask me? Or is she waiting on me to ask her?' I sigh and shake my head before finishing up my shower and walking back into the room to find my Bella already asleep. It's still early so I go down to talk to mom since she's usually pretty good at helping me get my head straight.

"Mom." She looks over the back of the chair and smiles at me motioning towards the couch. I make my way over to sit down and let out a breath. "I want to ask Bella to marry me."

A funny look crosses her face before she schools her features then smiles brightly. "That's great!" I smile and nod.

"Except I don't know how to do this…" She giggles probably at the look on my face. We talk for another hour or so and she gives me a few ideas at least to start with. Eventually we go to bed and I snuggle up with my Bella and drift to sleep.

I wake up early and head down to Emily's house. I was glad I had the day off patrol and that my Bella was spending the day with Alice. When I walked into Emily's it was almost like she was expecting me. "Hey Leah" she said.

"Hey Em" I reply before continuing. "I need some help…I kinda need to go shopping." I notice her smile widen a bit.

"Shopping for what?" She has an odd tone in her voice like she already knows.

I sigh, "A ring."

Then she squeals and bounces over to hug me. "I'm so happy for you two!" She begins chattering away about weddings while she drags me to the car. 'What am I getting myself into?'

Bella P.O.V.

I woke up to an empty bed and pouted slightly. I check my phone and see a text from my Leah saying that she was going shopping with Emily but asking me to a real date tonight. I smile happily and text back that I agreed before heading to the shower. Twenty minutes later I was on the way to the Cullen's house to hang out with Alice.

When I pull up Alice was of course on the porch waiting for me with a smug look on her face. The one she always gets when she knows something you don't, which with her gift is very often. I don't even try to get it out of her because I know she won't tell me. "Hi Alice."

"Hi Bella!" she chirps happily and I shake my head in amusement while I follow her inside. She pulls me up to her room and shuts the door before turning on me. "I know what you're going to do tonight." she sing-songs. I sigh, apparently I had already cemented my decision to ask my Leah to marry me tonight on our date.

I smile and nod. "So what?" I murmur before sticking my tongue out.

She shrugs, "Don't you think you should at least inform your mother.

"Which one?" I ask jokingly but I know she's right so I pull out my phone and call Renee.

"Bella! How good to hear from you. How's Leah?" I smile at that.

"We're both great mom…that's actually why I'm calling." I can almost hear the smirk in her voice.

"Proposing aren't you?" I sigh before giggling slightly.

"Yep" I say popping the 'p'.

"That's great Bella, I'm happy for you both. You know this means I have to come out again and help plan the wedding right?"

I smile and nod to myself be answering. "I know mom, I'll call you back tomorrow with more information…assuming she says yes that is."

"You know she will Bella. I'll talk to you tomorrow!"

When I pulled up to the house my Leah was waiting for me with a picnic basket in hand. I sigh happily and let her lead me to a small clearing. I looked around noticing it was twilight, the sun had just set over the mountains. We sat and ate, feeding each other and sharing kisses in between. I kept running my hand over my pocket checking to make sure the ring was still there. Finally I couldn't handle it anymore, so I slip the ring from my pocket and turn to my Leah.

Leah P.O.V.

We had been sitting here for almost an hour before I finally couldn't take it anymore. The entire time we've been here I keep running my hand over my pocket to make sure the ring is still there. I finally give up and slip it from my pocket and turn to my Bella. Only to see she has done the same thing…there we both are holding open ring boxes about to speak only to notice the other. After a few seconds I can't hold it in anymore and start to chuckle…she quickly joins and we crack up.

It takes a few minutes before we finally gain control again and I take the plunge. "Isabella Marie Swan, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" She smiles brightly.

"Only if you will do me the same honor." I grin and we slip the rings on each other's finger. I look up to see the lust in her eyes matches that which I feel. We quickly clean up and run back to the house slamming our door before locking it and ripping off the other's clothes and jumping into bed.