Reception
As we walk through the silk entrance of the marquee, toward the dance floor, I felt my whole body tense. It was time for the dreaded first dance. The music started and it was a beautiful song, a song I had never heard as we danced, with Edward taking the lead, I started to recognise it; this was the song Edward I had heard little, muffled snippets of. The one he had spent hours composing, hours scribing out crochets and quavers. I smiled and rested my head against his shoulder. I could have been anywhere in the world it was so enchanting. The song ended and another started. More people joined in this time as I looked around there were couples everywhere; Esme and Carlisle, Jasper and Alice, Rosalie and Emmett, Angela and Eric, Renee and Phil. Everyone was so happy, I was numb with the smiles and sound of laughter. As the night continued, songs switched and partners too. At one point I even thought I saw Renee dancing with Charlie. Later on I wondered where Edward was I went to go find him, but before I could Alice had dragged me and sat me down. All of a sudden the room went quiet there sat was Edward. He spoke,
"This is a song I wrote some time ago for Bella and it's her Lullaby" and he begun to play. It was beautiful, everyone was smiling, I felt my eyes fill with tears I wiped my eyes, and Alice hugged me. When he finished everyone applauded, He stood up and walked toward me. He hugged me and I whispered, "That was amazing!"
"Thanks it was nothing" he laughed.
By the end of the night I had danced with everyone at least once. I started to refuse offers as I was getting tired, but there was one person or should I say vampire I would never say no too. Edward.
After a few more dances I heard Alice's sweet voice through the speakers.
"Attention. Attention Everyone it's now time for the Speeches!" she proclaimed.
Everyone sat down. There were only two speeches, as neither Edward or I wished to speak, and Alice let Angela make her speech. Emmett started his speech, with a joke I didn't find funny at all, but Edward thought it was hilarious. Everyone did.
"How many Bella's does it take to screw in a light bulb?" he laughed, "Three! One to try and fall, another to help the fallen one and one more to call someone else to do it!!" he continued, everyone laughed, but I did not find it funny, I only laughed out of politeness "No but seriously I'm so happy for my brother, he has finally found someone that makes him happier than he has been in a long time, you don't know how long" he laughed and so did the other Cullen's,"Thanks Bella. To Bella and Edward !" and he raised his glass to toast us. Angela made a much sweater and kinder toast ending with her crying. From the corner of my eye I saw Rosalie roll her eyes and groan. I ignored her and hugged Angela. The night calmed down and people slowly left making sure that they had hugged both me and Edward, and said thank you and all the usual blag.
When everyone but my family had left, they all sat down Renee and Phil were staying at Charlie's so I didn't have to worry about her staying at the Cullen's. Edward and I sat snuggled up together at the head of the table while everyone chatted. Edward pulled me up.
"Well I suppose its time we get off" he announced. I hugged everyone and said good bye, Edward did the same. Alice hugged me tighter than usual, she was still gleaming, with happiness. I heard them all talk as me and Edward left. He pulled me towards the car, as I sat down I noticed 2 bags in the back and quietly smiled to myself.
"There is something of yours that you should see" he smiled. That breath-taking crooked smile lit up his whole face, while his golden eyes glittered.
As we drove up a muddy lane, I looked toward Edward while he drove. Its times like these when I wish I could hear his thoughts. He turned off the muddy lane and into a small clearing, at the back of the clearing stood a little white cabin, a mini house. I stared in awe.
"Do you like it?" he asked. There was a long silence I nodded. He squeezed my hand. "Can I ask a favour?" I looked at him,
"I suppose" I replied and he smiled embarrassed, it was like he was blushing.
"If I did something very cliché would you oblige me?" I scowled, and he smiled. Then he was at my door and opening it. I had a feeling a new what was coming. He lifted me from the car, in the traditional way. He closed the door and locked the car, as he walked up the steps leading to the porch of the cabin. He turned the door handle and walked in.
Inside was like something from a magazine. The walls were cream and fresh even in the lamp light. The lamp that lit the room stood on a side table next to a phone. Two brown leather sofas made at the edges of the room. On the right hand wall, opposite the stairs, hung a mirror above an antique fireplace; on the fireplace's mantle sat two candlesticks and empty photo frame. I was confused, why would you have any empty photo frame on show? As I looked down I saw a rug sat in-between the sofas. Edward placed me on my feet. I looked at the stairs and there hung five photo frames; the first was a picture of me, Angela, Mike, Eric, Tyler and Jessica, the second was me and my "new" family, the next a picture I used to have in my rooms of me, Charlie and Renee, I adored that photo, the next of me and Alice, the next of Edward and our family and finally of Charlie, Renee, Phil, The Cullen's and Me and Edward. It was perfect. He looked at me anxious and worried.
"I don't know what to say" I finally said. Slowly a smile crept onto his face.
"Good" he smiled. He pressed his cold lips on mine and I was officially swept-off-my-feet.
I woke up and the room was empty. As I looked around from the four poster bed, I saw a beauty unit and to the right of that an open door. On my right were two doors separated by a fireplace with a Flat Screen TV above. I rolled onto my side and on the bed side Cabinet was a antique lamp. Next to that was a clock saying nine oh four and finally next to the clock was picture of me and Edward. I got out of bed and walked around the room. I saw some clothes on a hair and I got dressed. I walked downstairs and into the ultra modern kitchen there sat at the table looking very swarve was Edward with a newspaper. He looked up and smiled. That irrepressible crooked smile. That smile combined with those eyes should be marked as dangerous.
"Good your dressed and about time, ive been up all night" he smiled.
"Ha Ha" I said, in one tone, "Very funny. But that would be since you don't sleep."
"You have a point there" he laughed "But you quickly eat so I can take you out and show you off"
I snorted with laughter but hurried and grabbed the awaiting cereal and a cup of coffee. Once I had finished, Edward said he had a new outfit for me, so I went upstairs and saw the most awful outfit ever, laid on the now made bed. It was a denim skirt and a blue shirt, to make the hideous outfit were a pair of brown dolly shoes. I put it on cringing but as I moved the shoes I saw . . . pearls. Once I had the Brady bunch style outfit on I went downstairs and scowling. As I walked downstairs I struggled to stop a smile, as Edward had suit trousers and a shirt on he turned around and I burst out laughing.
"What?!" he said innocently
"We look like rejects from the Brady Bunch" I laughed.
"Thanks, I guess next time I go shopping I wont choose the clothes!" he said
"Please don't" I giggled. "But nice try for looking normal" he smiled. He walked me through the door and to the Aston Martin Vanquish.
"So where are we off, looking like something from the 50's?"
"We're off to lunch!" he smiled as he slammed his foot on the gas. We sped off down the muddy lane as the rain started. We had been driving for a few moments and the silence was broken.
"Don't you want to know where we are going?" he asked eagerly.
"Well I had been wondering" I smiled, "So where are we going?" He smiled and laughed. Jus then the car jolted to a halt.
