Author's Note: Sometimes you can't force your writing. This story just appeared in my mind so I thought it would be nice to write. It's kind of fun seeing Bella try to articulate herself and it would've been nice had we gotten something like this in the movie.
Bella couldn't help but blush as she heard Edward speak the words of love to her and everyone else at the reception but in that moment all she saw was him as if the words he were speaking were directly to her and there was no one else to listen.
He had been so brave to speak his truth to their world but if anything Edward was never afraid of sharing his feelings for her out in the open. He loved her and he didn't care if the whole world knew just how much.
Once Edward took his seat Bella closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Edward glanced at her, his eyes golden with adoration. Bella squeezed his hand and stood up.
"What are you doing," Edward asked confused by her movements.
Bella squeezed his hand again and gave him an awkward smile, "I'm not entirely sure," she replied as she headed to the stage where the microphone sat in waiting.
"I um, I think Edward's speech has mine beat."
A few people in the audience laughed.
"I've never really planned out my life. I um, I never really planned on dating in high school or all of that stuff that people my age do. It was just one of those things that snuck up on me."
Bella could feel the looks and see the smiles on her families' faces.
"But when Edward came into my life," Bella said having to take a deep breath at just the sound of his name alone. "My simple world changed. Edward made me believe in magic and fairytales," she said looking directly at him.
Bella knew that part would be hard for him because he didn't believe in such thing but Bella knew differently.
"And seriously what does an eighteen year old know about love right? I didn't really know anything until Edward opened me to a world that I didn't even think was possible. I think maybe it's um, not so much what you know but what you feel and it's… it's hard to put my feelings into words because nothing seems quite good enough. I'm just glad that we have forever to figure that part out."
Again more people chuckled.
"So to my…husband, my better half, it's always been you."