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Eternal

Chapter 4: I Now Pronounce You…

Edward opened the front door quietly and came inside. The apartment was completely dark. A glance at the clock told him that it was 12:30 am. He hoped Bella wasn't mad at him. He had tried several times to tell Emmett that it was time to go, to no avail. He had finally managed to sneak away when Emmett was too drunk to know the difference between him and a bar stool. He hoped Jasper got him home alright. He would have to call him later. He found a note on the counter.

I hope that you had a good time tonight. I love you, sweetheart.

He laid the note back on the counter and made his way to the bedroom. Silently he pushed the door open and smiled as he took in the sight of his sleeping angel. He stripped down to his boxers and climbed carefully into bed. He slid his arms around her and she stirred. She opened her eyes and smiled sleepily at him. "Hey."

"Hey, I'm sorry I'm late. I had a hard time getting away." She snuggled against him.

"Did you have fun?"

"Yeah. We didn't do a whole lot. We had beer and talked."

"Some party."

"I beat Emmett at pool." She kissed him. "He wanted strippers, but I put my foot down."

"Thank you."

"Mmm…Did you have fun?"

"I did. It was nice to have my mom here. And we got everything done!" He chuckled and kissed her neck. She shuddered. "Almost. I still have one more fitting for my dress." She rolled over so that she was straddling him. "I missed you so much." She leaned down and kissed him deeply. He wrapped his arms around her pulling her against him. She ran her hands over his chest and down his sides.

"Bella, we have to stop." Reluctantly she pulled away. "Soon Bella." She rolled back to her place and he stroked her hair. "I called my parents. They would be happy to have the wedding at the house."

"Mmm…" She wrapped her arms around him and snuggled against him, burying her face against his chest.

"Bella?" When he got no answer he pulled back carefully to look at her. She had fallen asleep again. He kissed her softly. "I love you," he whispered.

Bella woke up the next morning still wrapped around Edward. She smiled softly and carefully pulled herself out of his arms. He always made her breakfast, it was her turn to pay him back. She got up and headed into the kitchen. She was in the middle of making egg sandwiches when she felt his arms wrap around her. "You were supposed to stay in bed until I could bring breakfast to you." He kissed her softly.

"I couldn't wait." He sat down and she brought him a cup of coffee. "Thank you."

"So, we can have the wedding at your parents'?"

"Oh you heard that? I thought you had fallen asleep." She sat in his lap. "Yes, mom said that she would be thrilled to have the wedding at the house."

"I supposed this means that Alice will want to drive down there and decorate."

"Probably. I doubt that she'd involve you in it though." Bella frowned. "She would want it to be a surprise." Bella got up and finished breakfast. She brought it to him and set the plate in front of him. "This looks good." She sat across from him and stared at him. "Yes?"

"You're so hot. I can't believe I get to marry you." He smiled.

"I can't believe you are marrying me."

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As soon as Bella had called Alice about the wedding, Alice had flown into action. Bella had barely seen her in the last week. Her place had been taken up by Rosalie who had helped Bella and her mom finish up last minute wedding things. It seemed like the week and a half before her wedding had flown by at an alarming speed. Bella was sitting at the table in a daze. She had just come back from a day of last minute checking and re-checking. Her mom had already left for Forks. Though Bella could think of a billion reasons why she shouldn't, Renee had accepted Charlie's offer to stay with him. Alice and Rosalie would be picking her up tomorrow morning so that they could head down there…so she thought. There was a loud knock on the door pulling Bella out of her daze.

She crossed the room and pulled the door open. Alice was standing there smiling broadly. "Are you so excited?!" Bella could help but laugh.

"I'm working my way to excited. Right now I'm exhausted."

"Are you ready?"

"The wedding isn't for several more hours. Like, twelve."

"I mean for tonight. Are you ready to go?"

"Go?"

"Bella, you're not staying here tonight. Edward can't see you before the wedding."

"That's the day of the wedding."

"And at 12:00 am, it will be the day of the wedding. Get your stuff." Bella groaned. She loved Alice, but she hadn't slept without Edward since before they had started living together. As stupid as it was, she would miss him. As if she read her mind, Alice crossed her arms and said, "Geez Bella, you'll see him tomorrow. Then you get to marry him and you can live with him forever." Pouting, Bella went into her room where Edward was laying on the bed writing.

"What are you writing?" She tried to peek at it, but he pulled it away.

"Secrect." She leaned down and kissed him. "What's up?"

"Alice is stealing me." He looked up at her sadly. She sat down on the bed. "I'm sorry. I'm not happy about it either, but she insists."

"I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you, too. The next time I'll see you, I'll be Mrs. Cullen." He smiled broadly.

"That sounds so good."

"Bella!" Alice called from the living room.

"I better go." She grabbed her toiletries and her sweats and kissed Edward goodbye. "I'll see you tomorrow." She turned and walked out. "Alright Alice. Let's go." They left the apartment and went down to Alice's waiting car. Rosalie was waiting in the front seat. "Oh, is this like a sleepover?"

"Sort of. We mostly needed the muscle in case you decided to run and go back to Edward." Bella laughed nervously.

"Why would I do something like that?" Alice glared back at her through the rear view mirror.

"I'm watching you."

They got back to Alice's house. As they walked in Bella's eyes widened. Covering almost every kitchen surface was some kind of snack food. Alice shrugged. "I wasn't sure what you'd like so I got a little bit of everything. Go put on your pajamas and we'll girl-talk." Bella went off to the bathroom and put her sweats on. She hoped Edward wouldn't mind. She had grabbed his college sweatshirt. She inhaled the scent of it deeply. No matter how many times she washed it, it always smelled like him. She missed him already. She took a deep breath. This was her bachelorette party, she guessed, and she wasn't about to ruin it by being a downer. Putting a smile on she went back out into the living room. "Sorry, Bella, the stripper cop couldn't make it."

"Darn." Bella said rolling her eyes. The door opened and Jasper came in. Alice crossed her arms.

"You're supposed to be playing Rock Band with Emmett."

"I know, I'm going I just forgot something." He kissed Alice's cheek

"You didn't forget that."

"I forgot my wallet." Rosalie scowled.

"Rock Band is free. What do you need a wallet for? You guys can't go out. Rebecca is asleep at home. He needs to stay and watch her."

"We're not going out. I'm picking up snacks, and drinks." He kissed Alice again. "I should get going."

"Okay, you might call Edward and see if he wants to hang out. He's all alone." Jasper said his goodbyes and exchanged one more longing look with Alice before leaving. The girls all sat down in the living room. "What should we do?"

Bella shrugged. "Talk?"

"How is your mom liking Washington?"

"Well mom never really likes Washington, but," Bella shifted, "I think that she's enjoying being here with me and…dad."

"She's married right?" Rosalie asked as she filed her nails.

"Yeah, but I don't think that they're doing well. Phil travels a lot and it's kind of hard on mom."

"Wow. Where is Phil? Is he coming to the wedding?" Alice opened a bag of cheese curls.

"I don't think so. I think he had a game. Mom and him argued about it. I was a little bit nervous about her spending the night at my dad's house. Not that I really think anything would happen, but I know that he's still crazy about her and she may still have feelings for him. It's stuff like this that makes me unsure about getting married."

"Bella, that is not appropriate talk for the night before your wedding."

"I know, I know. I'm sorry. I'm just getting nervous." Alice grabbed her hand and went after it with a nail file and polish.

"This will take your mind off of it."

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Renee crept down the stairs and heard that the T.V. was still on. She peeked around the corner and saw Charlie sitting on the couch only half paying attention to a game. His head snapped up when the floor creaked under her feet. "Hey." He looked down quickly. She came the rest of the way into the room and sat down next to him on the couch.

"Hey," she answered. "Are you doing okay?" He shrugged.

"I'm worried about Bella really." He shifted uncomfortably. Renee nodded.

"Edward's a good boy, but they're awfully young. I don't want to see her get hurt." Charlie rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well, maybe they'll be okay. Maybe they'll make it." They were silent for a moment. Charlie finally turned to face her. "How have you been?" Renee's eyes filled with tears and she blinked them away quickly.

"I've been okay. Phil's been traveling a lot, but it's for his career, it makes him happy." It came out sounding uncertain, almost bitter. She leaned back against Charlie, who cleared his throat and shifted uncomfortably. Renee sighed. "I hope our daughter has better luck in her marriage than we've had in ours."

"I think she'll be okay." Charlie looked down at Renee. It was stupid how much he still loved her. When he heard that she was coming to Forks early he had been much too eager to invite her to stay with him. He looked away. He had to stop thinking about her like this. She was married. Happily married, as far as he knew. But the way he had been talking about Phil… He kicked himself mentally and looked back down at her. She was falling asleep. Reluctantly, he nudged her awake. "You should get to bed. We have a big day tomorrow." She sat up and stretched.

"Yeah. We have to give our daughter to some boy who's nowhere near good enough for her." She laughed as she stood up. "Thanks again, Charlie, for letting me stay here."

He nodded and looked down at his hands. "No problem. Sleep well." She patted his shoulder.

"You too." He watched her as she made her way back up to her room.

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"Bella! Mrs. Cullen, wake up!" Bella's eyes flew open. She groaned. She had been having the most wonderful dream about Edward. "Bella, you're getting married!" Her eyes focused on Alice, who was standing over her. What could she want this early? Gasping Bella sat up.

"My wedding!" Bella's stomach started doing flips. Alice pulled Bella out of bed.

"We have to get going if we're going to get to Forks in time," Rosalie stepped into the room and handed Bella a cup of coffee. Alice ran in and out carrying stuff to the car. After several trips she finally emerged with the dress and announced that it was time to go.

The car ride to Forks was quiet. Bella was too on edge to talk. She was fighting down nausea. Finally they pulled up in front of the Cullen's house. Bella tried, but she couldn't see any decorations. "They're in the back and you can see them at the wedding." Alice bolted out of the car.

"We only have a couple of hours to get you ready!" Alice pulled Bella into the living room where a small salon was set up. "I'll be doing your make-up and Rosalie will be doing your hair." She pushed Bella down into the chair that had been set in the middle of the room.

Rosalie moved to stand behind her. Soon she felt Rosalie's skilled hands brushing and twisting her hair. She watched as Alice rolled out her make-up and took a seat in front of her.

"Are you excited yet?" Bella nodded and swallowed. Rosalie pulled her hair up into a dramatic updo, letting a few strands flow loose around her face. She braided small white flowers into her hair. After what seemed like forever, she stepped back.

"Perfect."

"Can I see it?"

"When Alice is done with your make-up." Alice didn't miss a beat as she began to apply Bella's make-up. Her hands were a blur. Soon she smiled and sat back. Bella took the mirror that she offered.

"Wow, is that me?" Bella had never seen herself looking so radiant. She hadn't thought it was even possible. Before she could focus too long, Alice was pulling her to her feet. Rosalie had her wedding dress out and her and Alice struggled Bella into it.

"You look like you're ready to get married." A car pulled up into the driveway. Jasper came in.

"We're going to come through here if you want to hide Bella. And Bella, your parents are here." He stopped and stared at Bella. "Wow, you look amazing. Edward's gonna' die."

"I hope not before we have a chance to get married. Will you tell my parents that I'm up in Alice's room?" He nodded and headed back outside. Bella followed Alice upstairs. "I can't wait to see Edward."

"You can wait ten more minutes."

"Ten?" Bella felt her face flush. It seemed like time was always creeping up on her. There was a knock on the door. Alice opened it. Charlie stepped in followed closely by Renee. Renee gasped.

"Bella, you look wonderful, sweetie." She hugged Bella and kissed her cheek. Charlie stepped up and took Bella's hand.

"Wow," was all he could say. Bella blushed. Rosalie came into the room.

"It's time to get lined up." Renee kissed Bella's cheek one more time.

"I'll see you down there sweetie." She left the room. Charlie leaned in close.

"Are you ready?" he whispered.

"Are you?" He shook his head and blinked away tears. He took her arm and they followed Alice down the stairs and to the back door. Bella took a deep breath as they waited by the door. "I'll miss you Bella."

"Dad, I'm not going anywhere."

"I know." Bella looked back towards the door in time to see Rosalie start down the aisle. Her heart began to pound and it felt like her stomach was going to fly away. An instant later Alice made her way to the alter. Bella and her father stood and waited anxiously for their turn. Bella drifted off into her thoughts trying to calm her nerves.

"Bella." Her father tugged on her arm and she heard it. The wedding march. Slowly she started down the aisle. The first things she noticed were the decorations. There were white paper lanterns lining the walkway on either side. At the end was a beautiful arch which had been covered with roses and small lights for later when it got dark. Her eyes drifted to either side of her where everyone was staring at her. She forced her eyes forward and found Edward. He was smiling at her.

"Wow," he mouthed. She smiled back as she took him in. He looked amazing. His normally disheveled hair was combed back. His black tuxedo fit every part of his body perfectly. Bella couldn't wait to get it off of him. She shook her head and tried to rid herself of those kinds of thoughts. After an eternity she reached Edward. She barely heard as her father gave her away. He went to take his place beside Renee and Bella took Edward's hand. Suddenly the rest of the crowd melted away as she looked into Edward's eyes. Tears streamed down her face as he read the beautiful vows he had written for her. She fumbled through her vows. They were pronounced husband and wife and Edward pulled her into a soft kiss. She melted in his arms. They finally pulled away from each other and turned to face the crowd. They made their way back down the aisle.

"Bella you look amazing."

"You too. I can't believe we're married!"

"Me either. Do you think they would miss us if we didn't go to the reception?"

"Probably. We'll just have to do our best to get through the reception without ripping each other's clothes off."

He blushed slightly. "I'm up to it if you are, Mrs. Cullen." He looked her over. He hoped his control held out that long.

A/N: Married! Next chapter has a lemon in it. I hope that you enjoy this one. Thank you for all the reviews.