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Edward could feel her hand jitter in his as the car moved along the streets. “You’ll be fine, they’ll love you.” He reminded her even though the irony of them coming out so publicly wasn’t lost on him. Their first public appearance together meant something, it would change her life. He knew exactly every small thing she would have to give up the moment the door opened and how it would never be the same. The bubble that they had been so careful with had a timer on it and it was about to pop. Getting his family to agree to any of these had been an uphill battle that was met with every reason why they shouldn’t do so but still, they both had managed to make it to that point. “What are you scared about? Tell me” His tone was as soft as this thumb grazing over her knuckles. He had been so worried about keeping her safe and her life intact as much as he could; he was willing to do so much for her. He had offered to take a step back from his duties and talks about the line of succession had been made behind closed doors but this was about her, what she was feeling and if she thought that this was the right time for them to be making their first public outing to the world.