Disclaimer: The characters belong to Stephenie Meyer
This is it. The moment I've simultaneously longed for and dreaded. The moment that would tell the whole world that he was mine, and I was his. It's funny though, no matter how romantic you are, every little girl dreams about this day, wonders what it will be like, picturing who she will be standing next to. I swallow and take a deep breath as he lightly squeezes my hand in anticipation.
"Do you, Edward Anthony Mason Cullen, take Isabella Marie Sawn to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do," Edward says without hesitation, as though he can't get the words out fast enough.
"And do you, Isabella Marie Swan, take Edward Anthony Mason Cullen to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
I swallow again, and look at Edward. He is beaming at me, and yet in his eyes I can tell that he's holding his breath. That somewhere deep down he's afraid, after all of this, I'll still say no. I hate myself for putting that kind of uncertainty within him, but how can he not know how much I love him? I realize that I still haven't said anything, that the entire room is on the edge of their seats- the room filled with people who love me. I look over and am filled with the faces of Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Esme, Carlisle, even Rosalie. The clan from Denali has showed up too, although I haven't had a chance to speak with them yet, as they arrived right before I was about to walk down the aisle.
I am also filled with the faces that after today I will have to say goodbye to: Charlie, Renee, Phil, Angela, Ben, Tyler, Billy, Quil, Embry, Seth, Sam, and Emily. There is one person though, the person who means the most to me, who's face I don't see: Jacob. Jacob, Jacob, Jacob. I keep repeating his name over and over in my mind, each time feeling my throat close up. I need to see his face, his warm, soft, caring, face one more time. But he's not here, and I realize how selfish I'm being. As I begin to turn my face to look back at Edward, I see a tall dark figure flash across the horizon. It was so quick I almost couldn't be sure that I saw anything at all, but I know, I can feel it. It's him. Jacob. Jacob. Jacob. Please forgive me.
"I Do."
