Chapter 2

My alarm clock scared me awake and I smacked my hand against the button to make it stop. Six in the morning was a horrible hour to get up. How did people actually get up at that time, willingly? I laid back on my bed and stared up at the white ceiling, trying to find the energy to move. I started thinking about what I had planned for the day when my heart suddenly started rapidly pounding in my chest. Saturday; graduation day; the day I married Jacob! I sat up quickly and looked over at Jane's side of the room to see her eyes peeping out at me from under her comforter.

"What are you so excited about?" She asked, her sleep laced voice muffled by the blanket.

"Um…graduation." I said, trying to keep a ridiculous grin from creeping onto my face.

"Graduations are so boring." Jane groaned and began to push the covers off of her.

"Yes, but it means that we are finally done with our undergraduate's degree!" I was running around my room, trying to put a nice outfit together that would never be seen from under my black robe, but still wanting to look nice all the same. I had never been very much into fashion, but I still knew how to dress for different occasions. I also laid out the new, short, white dress I would be changing in to after graduation, for the wedding. After picking out an outfit, I ran to the bathroom to take a quick shower and do my hair.

One hour later, I was outside of Jacob's room, hoping he was ready so we could grab some breakfast before heading over to check in to graduation at eight-thirty. Luckily, we had an early graduation that started at nine-thirty. The school wanted to give us time to celebrate afterwards.

Thankfully, Jacob was done. "Are you ready for this?" He asked, giving me a crooked smile and taking my hand in his as we walked down the hallway and out towards the cafeteria.

"I'll be glad when it's over. I'm more excited about what's happening after graduation." I said.

"Me too." He lifted my hand to his lips and gently kissed the back of it.

When we reached the cafeteria, we both got some food and sat down at one of the free tables. We were sitting very closely to each other, quietly chatting about our wedding plans when Jane sat down across from us. We had been so absorbed in our conversation that we literally jumped when she spoke.

"What's up, you two?" She asked amusedly.

"Nothing." We both said in unison.

"Mmhmm. Well I'm so ready for this to be over. Are you two still coming to my party after the ceremony?" One thing I liked about Jane was that she didn't pry; mostly because she didn't care, but also because she knew when it was none of her business.

"We wouldn't miss it." I said, giving her a forced smile.

"Good." She ignored the uncomfortable look that Jacob and I shared as she ate her cereal.

"Well, we're going to go check in. We'll see you in a little bit." I said as I stood up and began walking, pulling Jacob along behind me. Jane just nodded in response.

"Oh my gosh, I completely forgot about her party!" I said, frantically once we were out of earshot. I was trying to go through our plans in my head and see how the party would affect them.

"Me too. Can't we just skip it and go straight to our honeymoon?"

"Jake! I just told her we'd be there! It would be rude not to show up at least for a little while." I was trying to be the responsible one, although, Jake's idea was much more appealing.

"Fine." Jacob sighed dramatically. "I would hate to be rude."

I chuckled and rolled my eyes. I knew how he was feeling. The next few hours were going to drag on.

We had just enough time to go back to our rooms and grab our robes before heading over to the sign-in table. The lady at the table smiled and congratulated us before telling us to go and stand in our proper lines. Because of our last names, Jacob and I were going to be separated, which sucked, but it wouldn't be forever.

Once everyone was checked in and lined up, we all paraded on to the ceremony space and took our seats. The speeches were long and cliché and I was extremely happy when they finally started calling out the names. When they called Jacob's name, I screamed as loud as I could, earning a few stares from my surrounding classmates. When they finally reached my name, my heart skipped a beat. I was really hoping that I wouldn't trip as I crossed the stage.

"Isabella Marie Swan," the woman said as I carefully made my way across the stage to shake the principal's hand. I was so excited that I couldn't stop smiling. It was also at that moment that reality hit me. After that day, I would no longer be a 'Swan'; I would be Mrs. Jacob Black. I practically ran back down the stairs, and when I passed Jake's row, I saw him laughing at me! I childishly stuck my tongue out at him and went back to my seat. The rest of the ceremony passed by in a blur and pretty soon the principal was offering his congratulations and we all started throwing our caps into the air.

A couple of people came up to talk to me and give me hugs. I exchanged numbers with a few friends from my classes and we told each other we would keep in touch.

Eventually, I pushed my way through the excited crowd until I found Jacob. He was talking to a couple of his friends as I walked up.

"Hey, babe." He said once he saw me. He drew me to him and gave me a big kiss right in front of everyone. His friends started to cheer and I could feel my face heat up in embarrassment. When he finally broke the kiss, I was at a loss for words. He just snickered at me, all smug. "You ready to go?" He asked.

I nodded in response.

"Alright." He said before turning to his friends and telling them that he would see them at the party a little later.

"So Jane's party is at one of the casinos downtown. I was thinking that maybe we should just bring our stuff with us so we don't have to drive back here. The chapel is just down the street from the casino."

"Sounds good to me. Let's go get your luggage and we can head on over to the party." Jacob said.

After the wedding, Jacob and I were going to be spending one night at a hotel and then he would be driving me to the airport the next morning. I had already sent all of my boxes of stuff, except for my suitcase full of clothes, with a couple of movers I hired to take my things to Arizona. They would be arriving, hopefully, a few hours before I did. Jacob, on the other hand, was driving all the way back to Washington since he had brought his car to school with him. It was a shame that his dad couldn't make the graduation. I imagine the two of them would have had a fun drive home if he had been here. As it turns out, Jake's dad, Billy, was the chief of the Quileute tribe in Washington, meaning that Jacob was next in line for the position. We hadn't discussed anything about moving to the reservation, but I knew the talk would be coming soon enough.

We arrived to the party a little while after it had already started. Every way we turned, we saw another person we knew. The party ended up being a lot of fun, but by the time five o'clock came around, we were ready to get out of there. We weren't going to have much time together as it was, and then we would be apart for three months. We definitely needed to leave. While Jake went around the party saying goodbye to his friends, I said goodbye to mine, ending with Jane.

"Leaving already, Bella?" She asked with a slight slur.

"Yeah. I've got an early flight tomorrow and Jake and I wanted to spend some time together before we both separate for the summer," I said. It wasn't that big of a lie. I did have an early flight and I was spending time with Jake, she just didn't know the details.

"Oh. Well I'm going to miss you. You better call me! Don't forget about your favorite roommate!"

"I wont." I smiled and gave her a hug. Despite the fact that we were completely opposite people, I would really miss Jane. She had been a good friend to me.

When I finally met up with Jake again, we simply smiled at each other and went to the car. We drove to the chapel in silence, both of us lost in our thoughts. It was quite an emotional day.

When we got there, we paid for the basic wedding package and then we both went into our own separate dressing rooms to change. I looked at myself in the floor-length mirror and smiled. I didn't care what anyone else thought; this was definitely how I wanted my wedding to be. I had on a cute, short, white fit and flare with sparkly silver shoes. I liked that I could be semi-casual and there wasn't a lot of planning involved since the chapel was in charge of whatever decoration they wanted to put up.

A knock on the door let me know that they were ready for me. I took a deep breath and exited the room. I really hoped I wouldn't cry. I wasn't usually one for crying, but considering all of the milestones that were happening, I wasn't so sure I could keep the tears in.

I could hear the music start to play and the chapel doors opened up in front of me. The isle was extremely short, but I was thankful for that because it meant there was less of a chance that I would fall on my face. Looking across the room, I saw Jake outfitted in a new dress shirt and pants. He looked absolutely perfect. I don't know how I ever got so lucky to find him. I met his eyes and I saw joy in them; joy at seeing me. Seven steps led me to him and he took both of my hands in his.

The officiator began his speech but I didn't hear much of what he said; I was too absorbed in staring at the perfect man in front of me.

"And now it is time to exchange the rings." I definitely heard that part.

"Do you, Jacob Ephriam Black, take Isabella to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do." Jacob gave me one of my favorite smiles and slid the ring onto my finger.

"And do you, Isabella Marie Swan, take Jacob to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do." I gave the Jacob the biggest smile and slid the simple gold band onto his finger.

"By the power vested in me by the state of Nevada, I pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!"

I couldn't see anyone else except for Jacob. His hands gently cupped my face and he ever so slowly leaned in to kiss me. It didn't last for very long, but I definitely felt the love that he had for me. A moment later, I squealed a bit as Jacob lifted me up into his arms and carried me down the aisle. I had married the love of my life and we were on our way to our honeymoon as husband and wife, finally.

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