wow okay so sorry this is late-the wifi situation here is not great. so this was finished but it's taken me a day and a half to get it up. anyways, thank you for all your kind words and thank you so much for reading.

epilogue

forks, washington, 1:36 pm

three years later

mixtape: silver moon by roo panes

Edward had applied to University of Washington's medical school during his first month away at Dartmouth. He told me that he was close with a lot of the UW professors and he said he may have used Carlisle's influence to his advantage. He's been back in Seattle since that Christmas, living in an apartment close to Emmett. We spend a lot of time driving around Washington on weekends, just feeling close to each other while we listen to music and eat junk food, me quizzing him on med school stuff.

I'm in the river by Forks now, my calves deep in the cold, dark water. The same water I spent summers floating in when I was young. I smile at Edward, who's sitting on a towel, reading over some notes for his last final. He starts his Residency in a month, still working towards his dream of being an oncologist. He catches my staring and smiles, leaning over to say something to Alice. She shrugs, placing a hand on her swelling abdomen. Even six months pregnant she's as delicate as a song bird. Jasper drinks a beer beside her and gives her a kiss on the cheek.

I wade further into the water, feeling good in the chilly water, stretching my limbs out and floating down stream. I feel a hand close around my ankle and pull me back, Edward grinning at me, his teeth chattering.

"It's freezing in here," he says.

"You get used to it," I tell him.

"I know."

"Jasper might take that job in Texas," Edward says and I nod. He should, he'd be a real professor there, not just an assistant.

"Rose thinks Emmett's going to propose."

"He is."

"I'll need to find a new place to live," I muse.

"Just be with me, we can live anywhere."

"Let's move to France."

"Or Maine."

"Maybe California."

"That would be nice. Very sunny."

I look up at him and I feel nothing but peace in this river, his warm hand on my skin. He bends down to place his lips on mine gently. When we break apart, I grin.

I'm happy right here.

fin

wow it's officially over wow omg okay thank you thank you thank you for reading. i'm working on rewriting one of my other stories and i'm planning on finishing it (so if you're interested, stay tuned). WOW THANK YOU!

meg