Thanks soooooo much to Hadley Hemingway for agreeing to keep on with this fic for us!

With that being said, we've decided to write this fic as it should be told … The whole story. And while we might not know exactly what that might be right now, we do have some ideas. See you at the bottom with a little more explanation.

BPOV

After finishing up my tour I can't get back to Georgia fast enough. I'm so excited about the summer. I made plans to stay with my daddy, but I'll be spending a lot of my time with Edward and Emmett.

Pulling up to Daddy's house, I'm surprised to find Edward and Emmett there. I'm even more surprised to see them getting along so well with Charlie. They have dinner waiting, take-out of course, so we sit together and eat. It's the perfect start to what I think just might be the best summer in a long time.

Our time is filled with floating the river, grilling out at the bluff, and fishing at the local catfish ponds. I spend time with Emmett while Edward is working and my dad does the same. He takes him out on the boat fishing just the two of them and has even let Emmett do a ride along on a couple of his patrols. They've become very tight. I find myself falling so in love with this precocious boy.

The summer goes by much more quickly than I expect and I had the pleasure of spending it with the most amazing man. I really don't know how my life would be without him. I'll never forget the night we admitted our love.

We'd been at the creek all day swimming. Edward doing flips from the rope hanging and Emmett doing his best to copy his every trick. A picnic lunch and a long lazy day in the sun.

After dropping Em off at his buddy's house, we settle in for a night in front of the TV. Edward has his head in my lap and I'm running my fingers through his hair.

He sighs. "I could spend every night like this."

"I bet."

He rolls his head so he's looking at me. "I'm serious. You bein' here has been the best time of my life."

I lean down and kiss him. "It's been the best time of my life, too."

He leans up and cups the back of my head, bringing my forehead to his. He licks his lips and takes a breath. "I love you, Bella."

I gasp. I never expected this to happen so fast, but it did and it's real. "I love you too." I close the gap between us and press my lips to his. He responds by pulling me down on the couch where we spend the rest of the night showing each other our love.

We're not perfect and we fight like any other couple, but we also know we're better together than apart.

Today's a big day for us. We're going to the river for a cook out. My dad will be there and so will a lot of his friends. Just one final day to enjoy the sun and swimming before school starts back and the weather starts turning.

I plan on talking to Edward about the future, since I have to get back to Nashville soon. I don't think I can be apart from my guys.

We pack up the truck and I double check to make sure we have everything before we take off. Emmett's so excited he can barely sit still. When we get there he's out and running to my dad 'fore Edward has the truck turned off. "Charlie, are we gonna go out on the boat today?"

My dad laughs at Emmett's enthusiasm. "I reckon we will … if your brother says it's okay."

"Sure, Charlie. You know I trust ya with Em. Just don't let him flip y'all this time," Edward snickers as he gives dad the go-ahead.

We unload all the supplies and get the food ready. Most of 'em brought sides like slaw and potato salad while Edward and I brought hot dogs and burgers. He's already fired up the grill, so I pass him the tray of meat as soon as it's ready.

It's been strange being back in this town. Everyone's as nice as can be and most just leave us alone. Someone wanting the occasional fan pic or autograph is the most I've been bothered. But Emmett makes sure to let us know every time there's a twitter spotting that runs wild. I'm so glad no paps have shown up to harass us.

After loading the grill up, Edward comes up behind me giving me a quick kiss on the cheek as a ruse to steal a chip. I glance up to see my dad watching us with a smile.

I love my dad. I was definitely a daddy's girl as a lot of us southern girls are. But even though he's a good dad, he's never been a very emotional person. We've never had long talks that involved feelings and the poor man would have rather faced armed criminals than have to deal with me when I got my first period. But he's still the best father I could ask for, so it means a lot that he seems to like Edward.

With the food under control, I grab a beer and head on over to my dad.

"Here ya go." I hand him the beer.

"Thanks, honey." He opens it and then slings an arm around my shoulder. "You havin' a good time?"

"I am. It's been a great summer. I can't believe it's almost over." I sigh. "I'm gonna miss you a lot, Daddy. You're gonna come up to Nashville soon, right?" I look at him and lift my brow teasingly. He doesn't come to visit me nearly enough, but I know he takes his job seriously.

"Yeah, yeah. I know I need to come see ya more. I'm gonna try. I think it's 'bout time I start takin' some time off. After all, I gotta make sure Edward's treatin' you right."

I roll my eyes and grin. "Daddy, he lives here. You can watch over him without visitin' me. And you know he treats me like a queen."

He's the one to roll his eyes this time. "You think I don't see what's goin' on? Bet you already got plans to ask him to come with ya."

I actually feel a little bashful. "Yeah, I do. I'm gonna talk to him about it soon."

"Just go for it. He loves you. Trust me. And you know I wouldn't be encouragin' you to talk to him about it if I didn't think he was a good man. I know he is and I know he'll be good to you."

I need to break this up since I see Edward headed this way. "So you think he's good enough for me?"

My dad laughs. "Ain't nobody good enough for you, but he'll do." He drops his arm from my shoulders and gives me a gentle push. "Now go on and make sure the food's ready so we can eat and I can take Emmett out."

I stick my tongue out at him and giggle as I walk away. Edward grabs me 'fore I get too far. "What'cha doin'?"

I hug him 'cause I just can't resist. "Huggin' the best lookin' man here."

He grins. "Okay. What're ya butterin' me up for?"

I act offended, but can't pull it off and end up laughing. "Nothin'. I'm just headin' back over to see if anythin' needs doin'. The meat 'bout ready?"

"It is, and that's what I was comin' over for. I just pulled it off the grill."

"Time to eat then. Meet me at the table?" I give him my most flirtatious smile.

He leans down and gives me a kiss. "Sure thing. I'll round up Emmett and be over there in a minute."

"Okay. Love you."

He smiles that perfect smile. "Love you too."

We eat an awesome meal and just hang out in the sun all day. The guys take turns on the boat and Em's having a blast playing Captain. Daddy let him be the boss and he's loving every minute of it. Edward and I drift around each other and never find ourselves going too long without at least a quick touch or word between us.

I spend some of my time talking with Angela. She's married to one of my dad's deputies, Ben. They have a six month old son, who is just plain adorable. He lets me hold him and he smiles the whole time. What a happy baby he is. I can't help but imagine one day it'll be mine and Edward's baby I'll be holding.

As the sun sets on our last day of summer fun, I tell my daddy goodbye as he and some of the older people load up to head home. Some of the guys gather wood and start a fire while others get the stuff to make s'mores out and ready. Emmett's chomping at the bit to have the first one.

With the fire blazing and s'mores in our bellies, we start singing some songs. Well, most of us sing. Edward's singing has become legendary so he refuses to open his mouth.

He takes some good-natured ribbing and I know Emmett's just hoping everyone will hush so Edward won't get upset again. But he looks over at me with such tenderness and a smile on his face so I know he'll take all the teasing in the world.

When we finally make it home, Emmett's sapped out. I told my dad that he shouldn't wait up, and I'd see him tomorrow. At this point he pretty much expects me to spend half my nights with the guys.

After Emmett goes to bed, Edward and I share a shower to wash off all the sunblock, sweat, and sand. We end up staying in there until the water runs cold, getting dirty all over again.

Later, when we're finally in bed, I know it's time to talk. I want to do this face to face so I pull myself up and sit cross-legged, turned toward him.

I take a deep breath and go for it. "So I've been thinkin' that I really can't stand the thought of bein' without you or Emmett so I was wonderin' how you would feel about maybe movin' to Nashville?" I ask, without taking a breath.

He lies there quietly for a few seconds and I start to worry, but before a full-blown panic attack can take hold, he smiles this huge smile that crinkles his eyes and stretches his cheeks.

"You'd want us to move to be with you?"

"Of course."

He sits up and looks at me and I can see his love; it almost melts me through the mattress.

"I'll talk to Emmett and I'd have to look for a job … there's a lot to figure out … but I can't imagine bein' away from you and I know ya needa be in Nashville. If you really want us there, I know we can make it work."

"Are you sure? That was easy," I say to him. I mean I know he loves me, but to uproot his whole life is asking a lot.

His excitement fades and he looks me with so much emotion I think I might drown. "Bella, I love you. I been wonderin' how I was gonna live without ya near. Now I don't have to. I'm sure Em's gonna feel the same way. If you want us then I assure ya, we're gonna be there."

I lunge. His words driving a feeling deep inside me. With my mouth to his, I let him know just how much I do want him with me.

When we break apart he gets this devilish smirk, "The next time you wanna talk about somethin', please make sure you have clothes on and definitely don't kiss me like that. It's hard"—he moves his hand down to palm his growing erection—"to talk or even think when you act like that."

No way can I let that go to waste, especially when it's my fault. I let my lips make a path to where he's hard and waiting. With my mouth, I leave him shuddering and satisfied.

Once he's spent, I crawl back up and cuddle to him. He looks over to me with a lazy grin, "Baby, if that's the kinda stuff I can expect, I'll pack up my truck for Nashville tomorrow."

I just giggle and give him a quick kiss. "Goodnight. We can discuss it more after you've talked with Emmett, though I have a feeling once he knows Rose lives so close, he'll be all for movin'."

My poor clueless man just closes his eyes and wraps his arms around me. "Why's that?"

AN: Okay, so this was going to end at chapter 10 with them settled in their life and happy. Just a tiny little fic spun to complete a O/S we put out there. BUT since so many of you seem to want to read more from these characters, we've decided to flesh out their whole story. We DO think they have much more to say than the 10 originally planned chapters. So please, allow us the time to make a plan to move it forward. Updates will still come pretty regularly, as we have the immediate future planned, but we also want to get ahead with the story instead of just writing by the seat of our pants. It's either this or end at 10 and come back with a sequel later? Let us know what you think, please.

We also have something else in the works that you will see some of soon enough ;)