Bella's POV:

Once we said goodbye to the wolves and thanked them for everything, the kids and I were exhausted. The Cullens carried us home and Carlisle doctored our wounds. Then they carried us all to bed and tucked us in. The next day we explained everything to the kids. About my past and how I knew Jacob, about Charlie and my forced prostitution. We also explained that Edward had not been trying to bite me the night they ran away with me. He'd been bent down with his mouth open to kiss me.

We all had a good laugh though when the kids told their side of the story. I realized what they must've thought. It would be enough to make anybody do crazy things. Luckily, no one was hurt too badly. The bite on Elizabeth's back wasn't as bad as it looked at first and she healed quickly.

The Cullens forgave the kids for thinking they were murderers. Emmett said, "It's only natural for wolves to be afraid of vampires. We are the dominant species after all." Ashley bashed him in the head with a pillow. Before we knew it, it was an all out pillow war! Feathers flew everywhere!

I paused for a moment to look at everyone. Here. Happy. Together. Edward came to stand by me and I took his hand. We were officially together now. I watched as Jasper covered Emmett's head with a stray pillowcase while Alice jumped up to whack Jasper in the head and finally allowed myself to laugh.