Bella's POV:

"So how do you like being engaged?" Kim asked her voice low as if we were conspiring about something.

"I love it" I smiled "I love him. We think we are going to have the wedding this spring." Paul and I had spent most of the previous evening discussing the wedding.

Alice had just about killed me since I hadn't told the Cullen's about Paul's proposal until two days later but in my defense all the movement from that one night combined with the pain meds Carlisle had given me had knocked me out for almost 48 hours straight. She was so excited and offered to help me with my wedding dress and anything else I could possibly need.

I took her up on the wedding dress offer and she was making plans for us to go to some exotic locale for dress shopping. Emmett had bounced off his seat and if I hadn't been in pain still I guarantee he would have been spinning me around. Rose and Jasper stayed quiet and offered smiles and lots of congratulations.

Esme had been more towards Alice's reaction and it was so nice to see her excited. She laughed and told me that it would be nice to plan a 'first' wedding for once in a few decades. Carlisle had offered up congratulations as well and told me that he didn't think I could find a man better suited for me than Paul.

My father had been the one I was most surprised about so far. I was terrified to tell him and it turns out Paul had already asked him if he could have my hand in marriage. Dad had grinned sheepishly and said 'He's made you smile in a way I have never seen you smile before. If your mother had smiled that way at me I have no doubt we'd still be married.'

"When!" She asked bouncing in her seat. I glanced towards the kitchen where Paul and Jarrod were making lunch. Leah was listening to our conversation quietly and Jacob was still 'fighting' with Maggie.

"Spring Equinox." I said happily "On the beach at sunset is what we are leaning towards."

"Aw that's so romantic" Leah finally said. She and I had gotten closer in the past little bit. She was still a little timid around Paul and Jacob was still pretty much ignoring him, which frustrated me. Paul had done nothing but protect me. I get that Jacob had just been protecting Leah from my brute of a fiancé and his nasty temper but why he was treating me cooler than he ever had before I didn't understand.

I watched as Jacob rolled his eyes and batted at my puppy. I glared at him when he batted her off the couch "Jake be gentle she's just a baby. She may want to play rough but it's so easy to snap a bone for her. Please." I added the last word as an afterthought.

He nodded without a word and picked her up carefully. She tried to nip his fingers and barked at him ferociously- well as ferociously as an 8 inch long thing could.

Suddenly we heard a growl from the kitchen and Kim and I exchanged looks. Better go break up tweedle dee and tweedle dum before something gets broken.

We stood and walked into the kitchen just in time to see Paul chuck a set of keys at Jarrod's head. Kim would make one scary wolf with that growl of hers. Paul turned sheepishly and Jarrod just continued grinning.

"Paul why are you beating your best friend?" I asked as if I was scolding a child.

"He's teasing me" Paul pouted.

"I don't care!" I said "Apologize or you'll have to wait till the honeymoon to get it on again- or maybe longer than that." It was an empty threat but he didn't have to know that.

"Jarrod don't tease Paul anymore and you apologize too!" Kim said sternly glaring at her boyfriend.

Both glanced at each other warily and mumbled hardly audible apologies. Kim and I nodded our approval and Kim went back to the living room dragging Jarrod with her.

"Everything ok princess?" Paul wrapped his arms around my waist gently. He was very careful to avoid touching the wound he knew still hurt.

I nodded slightly "Just a little tired still" I said "But I am glad everyone's over." I smiled up at him.

"So did you talk to Charlie about whatever he looked so scared about last night?" Paul asked teasingly.

"Renee and Phil are coming into town tomorrow." I said simply "Dad accidently let it slip that I'd gotten banged up and she is coming to look in on me and probably to try and convince me to move back in with her and Phil."

Paul looked at me "You're not leaving right?"

I glared at him "Ya, I just said I was going to marry you and convinced my father to let me move in with you so that as soon as my mother shows up I will agree to move in with her and my step-father." I said sarcastically rolling my eyes "Of course I am not leaving."

"Good" Paul sighed into my hair "I love you too much." He spun me around and kissed me backing us into the refrigerator.

"I love you too" I whispered kissing him back "However now is not the time or place to get frisky- especially with toast burning!" I pushed him away laughing loudly at the panicked look on his face. He unplugged the toaster and picked out the hot toast with his bare fingers. He threw the offending pieces out the kitchen window where they landed still smoking in the small dusting of snow we'd received last night.

The two of us finished preparing un-burnt BLT's for everyone and headed into the living room where Kim and Leah already had Juno's main menu on the TV. Leah was nestled under Jacob's arm on the couch, Jarrod and Kim were curled together on the floor with Maggie sitting calmly in Jarrod's lap gnawing on a carrot she must have buried the night before. We put the tray on the coffee table and almost everyone lunged for the food.

After everyone had food in their laps and was satisfied with their drinks we started the movie. I just about killed Jacob when he scoffed saying that he bet that Paul and I would either start having our own 'litter' in the next few months or we'd never have children at all. I seriously didn't know where the hell my best friend was. He never would have made the next comment that came out of his mouth "But it's not like either of you had the best parenting situations to teach you how to be good parents." Leah hit him across the back of the head angrily.

Paul held his grip on me and whispered soothingly into my ear "We will have children whenever you are ready and he will be apologizing then especially when we show him that you will be the best mother he has ever seen."

Jarrod heard him and asked casually "So when will you two be starting a family? I know that Emily is eager to start and Sam is trying to placate her until the vamps are dealt with."

"Not for a year or two." I said. Paul and I had agreed that we'd like time to get to know each other better and just lavish in each other's company.

The rest of the day's conversations revolved around Alice's latest confusing vision of "an army of vampires." Us girls tried to keep it light-hearted and optimistic but it was clear that the whole pack was worried.