Chapter 1
It's Today!!
BPOV
I woke up this morning alone. It was a shock considering my own personal god was normally right beside me. His arms around me tightly. Then I realized today was the day. Today was the day I would become Mrs. Edward Anthony Mason Cullen. I rolled over to get out of bed and saw a note on the pillow next to me. It was sealed in a cream envelope and had a single red rose with it. I grabbed the envelope and ripped it open. Inside was a note from my love, Edward.
"My Dearest Bella,
I hope this day will be the best day of your life. I plan to pledge my whole heart to you officially to the whole world. Love, I can not wait for the rest of eternity with you. Alice will be here to get you at 8:00 am so be ready. Otherwise, she will break the door down and drag you out of bed herself. Remember today is your day, so enjoy it. I love you my Bella and can't wait for you to be my wife.
Love always and forever,
Edward. "
That note was the perfect start to my special day. It put a smile on my face knowing he was as excited as I was. Even though I was skeptic to this whole marriage at 18 thing I knew I would be happy for an eternity with Edward. I then noticed the clock out of the corner of my eye. It was 7:45 am! I rushed to the bathroom for my "Human Minute". I quickly stripped out of my pajamas and got in the shower. The warm water did wonders on my tight muscles and I felt much better after words. As soon as I got out I towel dried my hair and brushed it out. Finally, I put on my black sweat suit Alice had bought for me. It had Bride in little jewels on the front right pocket. That was when I heard that anxious pixie knocking on the door.
"Isabella Marie Swan!! Get down here it's time to go!! I know Edward told you to be ready at 8 am sharp!! "
I quickly moved down the stairs and opened the door. Alice instantly embraced me.
"Bella can you believe this!! Today is it. Today you'll officially be my sister!"
"I know. I know. It all still seems like a dream!!"
I still couldn't believe this was reality. I was so excited to finally feel like I belonged to Edward's family. I would no longer feel so insignificant to them. I was so plain and still couldn't quite comprehend why Edward loved me as much as he did. It was also a shock to me that his family loved me as much as they did. I know that as long as I had them I would be well taken care of.
With that thought I was picked up by Alice and put in her Porsche and we drove off to get ready for the long day ahead.
EPOV
Carlisle's knock on the door snapped me out of my trance from reading all night.
"Edward, it's today"
With that I instantly knew what "today" meant. It was the day I had been waiting for all of my existence. Today I would finally marry the love of my life, my soul mate, my other half, my Bella. I hopped out of bed at vampire speed and went down stairs. My brothers Emmett and Jasper were playing video games. Carlisle was setting out all of our suits to air out as Alice had instructed him to do.
"Hey Eddie ... it's about 15 more hours till you won't be a virgin anymore"
Only Emmett would say that. If vampires could blush I would. I should be use to this teasing... but I still wasn't. That comment triggered the memory of the promise I made Bella. I promised her we would try. I wanted her just as bad as she wanted me but I couldn't stand hurting her. As much as I hated to admit it the only way I could show her just how madly attracted to her I was, was for her to be turned into one of us. Tonight, I would only be able to give her a fraction of the affection I wanted to.
"Yes Emmett I remember... but that's not all that I am looking forward to."
"I know ...I know. But you can't deny that aren't looking for ward to it. As soon as I said that Jasper said he had an instant feeling of Lust"
"Darn that Jasper and his senses" I mumbled.
I went over to Carlisle to look at the attire Alice had chosen for the ceremony. My suit was black. The vest was a dark blue with touches of gold in the threading. The tie was a simple gold. It was perfect. The groomsmen's suits were also black but their vests and ties were all gold. It was put together perfectly. Alice was a style genius.
"Edward, I do believe Alice has gone way over the top for you here" Carlisle said
"I know ... I am excited to see what else that little pixie of ours has in store for us today" I replied smiling
I started walking to the back door to see what the ceremony site looked like. As I started to open the door two sets of arms held me back.
"Alice said no one see's the set-up till the moment of the ceremony" Jasper said coolly
"If she finds out that any of us sneaked a peek we are all doomed" Emmett put it.
"Fine" I huffed "I guess it will be better as a surprise anyway"
"How about we go hunt for a little while? You will need to be fresh for tonight Edward" Carlisle said
"Alright ...but we have to make it interesting"
"How about we see who can track down the most grizzlies??" Emmett asked gleefully. He loved his irritable grizzly.
"Nahh...we've done that a million times..."
"Hmm .How about we break into teams and see who can find the best tasting animal" Jasper offered. Though he was the newest to our kind. He took to hunting well.
"That could be interesting...Alright let's do it. Carlisle and I versus you and Emmett"
They all shook there heads agreeing.
"Alright gentlemen you have 20 minutes to find the best tasting animal. Once you have it down sample it and take it back to our baseball field in the clearing. Your 20 minutes starts at 9 am." Carlisle said.
He and Esme always set up the rules to our games. They enjoyed playing our parents. We Cullen kids, I know, wouldn't have it any other way.
It was 8:58 am when Carlisle finished speaking. We lined up outside the front door and the moment my watch beeped that it was 9 o'clock we were off.
BPOV
Alice was speeding through Forks. Her driving didn't scare me anymore and Edward's was by far the worst. Once we drove outside the small town I wondered where we were going.
"Alice where exactly are we going?"
"To Seattle"
"For what??"
"You'll see!!"
And that was all I could get out of her in the car ride. It drove me nuts not to know what was going on but, I completely trusted Alice. Even though she was a little out there some days. Before I knew it we pulled up to a salon in the middle of Seattle. It was obviously very high end but, everything Alice loved was of the best quality. When we walked in Esme, Rosalie, and my mother were sitting in the lounge chairs waiting for us.
"Alright ladies" Alice began "Today is the day we have all been planning for. I know we are all a bit stressed and tired so I thought we could start our mornings with a massage"
We all smiled, relieved that we didn't have to get all dolled up for at least another hour or two. Alice went to the front desk and talked to the receptionist. My wedding party was then escorted to a room with a large hot tub and 2 message benches. Two massage therapists greeted us.
"Hello and Welcome to Seattle's finest Salon and Spa. Our names are Jessica and Alexis.
We will be your massage therapists today. We will take two of you at a time for a custom massage of your choice. While everyone else waits for their turn you can relax in the hot tub and get a facial"
This day was going to be perfect. I knew it would be.
"Thank you sooo much for this Alice!!"
"You're welcome Bella. You only get married once ya know"
With that Alice winked at me Alice and Jasper had already had 3 weddings. I guess the first one is always the most special.
We all decided Renee and Esme would have their massage first, Then Rosalie and Alice. I volunteered to go last I wanted the effect of the massage to last a long time.
While Esme and my mom were enjoying there massage Rosalie, Alice and I all plunged into the warm hot tub.
"So Bella ...are you nervous?" Rosalie asked.
Ever since Edward proposed she started acting more civil to me. She said she realized even though she doesn't agree with me being changed that she understands my reasoning. It meant a lot that she would accept me as a sister.
"A little" I replied shyly. A light blush crept upon my face.
"I'm worried about two things. One, Those death trap heals Alice has me wearing during the ceremony and Two, The wedding night."
My blush grew in intensity once I admitted my greatest fear. I really wanted things to work out between Edward and I tonight. I knew he was afraid of hurting me.
"It will go fine" Alice replied confidently "I have already seen what happens tonight. A bit more than I wanted to see really..."
"Ooo give me details" Rose said.
"I think we should wait for the whole story from Bella's point of view after the honeymoon" Alice said slyly
With that I knew everything would work out fine.
"By the way Alice and I have a gift for you when we get back to our house" Rose bragged
"O no...Not another gift. I already have a ton at home still waiting for Edward and I to open"
"Trust us Bella... you will want this tonight" Alice smiled.
With that Renee and Esme joined us in the hot tub and our naughty conversation ended. Alice and Rosalie went to get there massages.
Renee, Esme, and I talked about our hair and make-up styles. We were all anxious to see what Alice had up her sleeve. The only thing I knew was that I wasn't wearing a tiara. I completely refused to wear one. I did want to feel like a princess on my wedding day but the tiara was taking it a step to far.
Before I knew it, it was my turn for my massage. I opted for a muscle relaxing message with warm stones. It was amazing. I swore to myself right then and there that the next time I was stressed I was coming to Seattle for a spa day with the girls.
