The island was beautiful beyond any belief-the exact kind of place that someone with the kind of god-like loveliness that Edward possessed would be expected to inhabit. I almost expected to see other vampires sneaking about amongst the palm trees, but I knew that this place was empty but for the animals and plants. None of them could be as beautiful as him either way, though.

"What is this place?" I asked in wonder.

"Isle Esme," Edward answered, his crooked smile alight. He stopped the boat next to the dock and tied it up.

I raised an eyebrow and asked after he had finished, "Esme?"

He nodded, looking up and absorbing in the scene. "Esme. It was Carlisle's gift to her one year for their anniversary."

I looked around at the massive slab of land and started contemplating. So this is what age-old vampires got each other for gifts. Wonder what would happen when they ran out of things to buy each other.

Edward broke my thoughts. "They lent it to us for our honeymoon."

"Your parents…lent us…an island…for…our honeymoon…," I said slowly. I don't know how Edward always managed to stun me.

He chuckled. "Yes, that's what I said, Bella." He squeezed my hand and continued, "Let's go. Let me show you where we'll be staying."

At this point, I almost expected a mansion, centered exactly in the middle of the island, built from superhuman materials so that it could sustain itself in even the worst of storms.

"It's a beautiful little place they have here," Edward began as we got out of the boat and started walking. Damn it. Little. "Cozy. A nice little home away from home."

"Have you ever been here before?" I asked.

"No. I've seen pictures, though. Carlisle and Esme occasionally visit, but they've never brought us. It's sort of their thing."

"So then why'd they lend it to us?"

"We're newlyweds." He elbowed me gently. "If there's one thing that Carlisle and Esme have learned in all their years, it's how to be selfless. They're not going to keep this place all to themselves if they have an opportunity to share it." He paused and looked at me lovingly. "Especially a place so complimentary to your beauty."

I felt my cheeks turn rosy, but I couldn't help but to smile from his compliment. It brought a thought to my mind-when Edward turned me and I acquired the beauty of a vampire, would I even be able to compare to him? No, I answered myself, I didn't think I would ever be able to. Then again, Rosalie was not even as beautiful as Edward in my eyes. Yes, she was the most beautiful female my eyes had ever seen. But there was no one who could shield my eyes from Edward's beauty.