AN: Edwards POV during"The Wedding". When he sees the things Mike thinks and so on…
The Wedding EPOV
This was with out a doubt the best day of my life or existence, or whatever. If someone wanted me to explain my feelings right now, that would be impossible.
My Bella and I were finally married. I still couldn't believe it! She really is such a wonderful being. Marrying a monster like me.
My thoughts drift towards our lives together. Even thought, her transformation is something I would do anything to avoid; I am now looking forward to it. To have her forever and not breakable. I can finally kiss her the way I want to and a lot more than that-
'Ah Bella.' My happy thoughts are interrupted by a mental one, a very loud one at that. Mike Newton. That kid could still not get it that he doesn't have s shot. Even if I wasn't in the picture. It must be difficult living in denial.
'I thought she was looking for love and not just money and a good-looking face and a decent body.' It felt like it took every ounce of self control not to walk over to Mike and shove him thought a wall. The rage that was building up slowly disappeared and I welcomed the relaxing feeling.
'Edward! Relax! What's wrong with you?!' the question (theoretical of course) came from Jasper. I had never been happier to have him as my brother. I don't think Bella would appreciate it much if I killed her friend, even with his highly inappropriate thoughts about a married woman.
How could Mike's assumptions be so degrading? Well I wouldn't dwell on it. I'll show him how much in love Bella and I are. I bend my head down and capture Bella in a surprising kiss. None the less, she obliges to it.
I can hear how disgusted Mike is and smiles. He shifts his eyes back at Jessica and they go on in saying how wrong it was getting married now and just how long we'll last or weather or not Bella is pregnant. This is so different from my time. Getting married at 18 was a thing most people did back then. I decide not to mind them anymore and my attention is and will always be on Bella. My Bella.
She smiles up at me and I smile back. We continue our dance and I hold onto her extra hard tonight. She would be distraught if she were to trip over her own feet at her own wedding. And I was not going to let that happen. But my attention towards Bella is interrupted by the unusually loud comments and worse: mental pictures coming from Mike.
He was thinking of "when" our marriage would fail, how Bella would come to him (of al people!) and be comforted. He would comfort her even thought "she didn't love me" the rage anger filled me slowly. They would take it slow at first. He would be there as a friend and then more.
As he was in the midst of vividly picturing the two of them in the most intimate way possible I lost it and stopped dancing. I pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my eyes in a desperate way to find another mind to occupy in the meantime. But as Mike was watching me and Bella and when he saw us stop dancing so did his daydream and I opened my eyes.
"Edward. What wrong?" Bella raised her hand to my cheek and threw her thumb across it. It felt so wonderful and I relaxed a bit.
"It's nothing. Just a headache." I knew she would get the double meaning. Why do I have to endure this torture at my own wedding?
"Oh." I knew she would get it. She's so perceptive! And right on cue Emmet walks up. Jasper had probably told him about my mood and decided to have his dance with Bella.
"Come on Edward. You're monopolizing the bride. Let me dance with my little sister. This could be my last to make her blush." He grins and continues in his head. 'Besides Jasper says need to relax a bit.' I was about to reply when he continued 'It would be easier if you did that with someone else around you' and here the teasing starts again. I do believe Emmet was incapable of having a serious conversation without any dirty comments.
With Bella walking away and I starting do dance with my "mother" Mike began to decipher the meaning of why we weren't dancing. Even though he was quite happy about it. His assumptions were so far off I almost laughed. Almost.
'-like he's either got a huge headache or just being annoyed. But why does he have to be annoyed about? He has the most beautiful girl as his (swallowing the vomit again) bride.
Aha! Maybe that's it. Maybe he has second thoughts now and wants out. I would be all for that! Although I don't see why he should want that! It's she who should want to get out of this ludicrous deal.'
Mike moves to sit down, with Jessica at his tail. She also is living in a world of denial. She hopes and dreams that this night will make her and Mike getting back together. Of course he doesn't think about her that way. He's quite oblivious to her in fact. It's almost amusing.
But the momentarily release in my "headache" goes away as Mike watches Bella and Emmet dance and he starts off where he left his previous dream. I chose that moment to enter his line of vision. Maybe that will make the nauseatingly disgusting dreams stop. Thankfully they did.
Now a range of jealousy spread through him.
'Oh look at me! I'm Edward Cullen and I can dance better than all of you.Such a show off!'
After a moment he starts another line of possibilities '-maybe she's being forced?' Forced? My god! He really couldn't believe that we loved each other! Such a naive and arrogant child!
'Unnatural as it is. She looks like she's in love with him.
I'm still not convinced.' And I'm not shocked (shockingly) that he's not convinced.
