AN: Yes I told you I would update right away. I promised.
Epilogue (Some years later)
"Mom relax, she'll be fine." My son Nate told me. He wiped the tears from my face.
"Aunt Alice won't be pleased if your makeup is ruined."
"No! Aunt Alice won't be! Oh Bella! Our babies are growing up!" Alice said and ran over to me. Things were so different now. Alice and Jasper never had anymore children, Emmett and Rosalie managed to have another baby girl, and her name is Ellie. Edward and I had a second child when Violet was one and a half, Nate.
Nate rolled his eyes and went to go find his girlfriend Melissa. I smiled.
"Bella, Violet wants you." Edward said. I smiled and let go of Alice.
As it happens Sky and Violet got on famously, today was their wedding day. My baby was growing up so fast. She was marrying a great man though. Violet and Sophie had always been like sisters and now they were going to be. Sophie was her maid of honour.
Sky's best man was going to be Nate. The flower girl was Winter's daughter Alyssa. She had married a man called Drew; he was sweet as anything and cared so much about her.
"Oh baby you look so beautiful." I told her as I walked into the room. She was trying to cover up her tears. "What's the matter?" I asked as I headed over to her.
"Mum I'm not ready. I mean I love Sky I know that, I love him with everything I have, I just...I can't get married yet...I'm not ready! I'm only 20!" She wailed into my chest. I smiled softly.
"Sweetheart if you don't want to get married today you don't have to, Sky loves you just the way you love him and he won't mind, he'll be sad but he will still love you. None of the guests will mind so much. It will be okay." She sobbed.
"Mum...I just...I want to get married but there are so many things I want to do first!"
"Like what?"
"I want to travel. I want to go to Australia just like you and dad; I want to get my job sorted out..."
"I know you're just making excuses now. You love Sky but you just aren't ready. Do you want me to go call off the wedding?"
"I can't..."
"Yes you can." I smiled at her, "He still loves you. He will wait. I didn't get married until I finished collage." I took a breath, "I love you no matter what you decide, you can marry Sky today or you can do it another day, heck you don't have to marry him at all if you don't want to."
"NO! I want to...just not yet..." I nodded.
"Shall I go tell everyone?" She nodded to me, "Okay sweetie, now if you don't want Sky to see you in your wedding dress then I suggest you change."
"Okay. Thanks mum." I stood up and headed out the room.
I made my way down the isle towards Sky. I smiled timidly at him. "She loves you, she just isn't ready." I said quietly. His face fell for a second but then it lit up again.
"Good, I sure as hell am not ready yet either." He smiled and kissed my cheek and ran down the isle towards the love of his life. I turned towards the crowd of people, some didn't register that I was standing here.
"Attention everyone!" I said loudly, they all turned expectantly towards me, "Sorry to have brought you out here today...but there won't be a wedding. Not to fear!" I said as everybody gasped, "They still love each other but neither of them is ready for this step. The reception will still go ahead as planned and you are all welcome to a fun party. Sky and Violet would like to apologize with heartfelt apologies towards you all, they will get married, not yet though." I smiled and made my way over to Edward who looked pleased.
"They are still going to get married whether you like it or not Edward." He smiled at me and kissed me. Sky and Violet made their way back inside and apologized to everyone. We all made our way to the reception for a great party.
All of the guests were sad that the two young lovers weren't getting married, but were happy they made the right decision. At one stage of the night when half the guests were drunk and the other half to absorbed in something or other I dragged Edward, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice and Jasper away from the party.
"Jeez Bella what's the big deal?!" Emmett complained, "I want to party!" I rolled my eyes and Rosalie smacked his arm.
"Do you remember when we said that once the kids were old enough we were going to take them to Australia just like we went?" They nodded, "Well maybe we could pay for them to go. We could give them a year in which to you know...grow up. To travel, without their goofy parents hanging around." I said.
"That sounds like a great idea."
"But what about they're girlfriends and boyfriends? I mean Nate won't go without Melissa, and Winter and Drew won't go without Alyssa." Someone stated.
"I know. Well, Edward and I could pay for Violet and Nate and Melissa. Alice and Jasper could pay for Sophie and Sky, Emmett and Rosalie could pay for Winter, Alyssa, Ellie and Drew. Or we could all split it so that we all pay for three..." I said.
We discussed plans for it and made a decision on it. The next day we booked all of the tickets, okay so it was expensive but we all had a heap amount of money.
Edward and I were paying for Violet, Nate and Melissa (Nate's girlfriend), and a half Ellie's pay. Alice and Jasper were paying for Sophie, Sky and Alyssa. Emmet and Rose were paying for Winter, Drew and half of Ellie.
Out of all of us Emmett and Rose had the lowest income and none of us minded paying for them, we were best friends after all.
"So what did you want us all here for?" Nate questioned.
"Well, we all decided on something last night at the reception." I said, "You all know that we all love you even if you aren't our children, so we have decided to give you a treat." They all looked excited.
"You know that all of us met on a plane to Australia...We have decided that at the end of the year after you have all done with school, you are going to Australia. We bought you the tickets and they are non-refundable." I said. They all smiled.
"But...I can't leave Mel for any amount of time!" Nate said.
"Silly boy. Why do you think we asked her to join us today? All of you are going. We paid for all of you. Violet, Nate, Mel, Ellie, Sophie, Sky, Alyssa, Winter and Drew."
"OH MY GOD! WE'RE GOING TO AUSTRALIA!" Melissa yelled. Everybody jumped up and started jumping around like crazy fools. This would be interesting.
After the trip to Australia.
So the end of our children's trip was over. It had turned out well, ironic in some situations. Nate asked Melissa to marry him, much like Alice and Jasper. I smiled as I remembered the times.
Winter, Drew and Alyssa were even happier than they were before they left, they are now expecting a new member of the family anytime soon.
Sky and Violet are still going strong and have planned their wedding to happen when they finished college, they had made some fantastic memories while in Australia. My baby girl had really become one with Sky over there; just like her father and I. The thought made me blush.
While they were at the lovely Sunshine Coast Sophie and Ellie both met someone. They were much in love with there new found men, who were brothers from Ireland but lived in America; they had the most awesome accents.
Sophie and her new boyfriend Ashton were moving in together when they saved up the money, they were happy in love. Ellie and Ben were starting college at the same place, Washington University.
Jasper and Alice had moved to Seattle because Jasper got offered an amazing job there, Alice had a new store open there, this one was twice the size of the ones in New Hampshire.
Edward and I had also moved, as much as we loved New Hampshire we wanted to be close to our parents. We had moved to my tiny hometown of Forks.
Emmett and Rosalie were still living in New Hampshire to keep an eye on the kids as Emmett would say. I was proud of my children and my best friend's children. I was happy.
Charlie had met a wonderful woman named Clarice who cooked for him. They weren't going to get married but they loved each other, a lot. My mother had passed away from cancer just before the kids left for Australia. I missed her a lot. The one thing I know though is that she was happy and proud of me, she loved me.
Jacob and Nessie got married and have a little baby on the way.
I'm pretty positive that out of everything that has happened in my life, going on that fate filled trip across the world was one of the best things I ever did. The greatest times of my life, the happiest moments.
We all got closer than ever and that was a good thing. We were content, perfect, happy, and in love. I will never forget it, never. That's why I wrote it down, why I wrote it all down. So that when I get old (because I still believe that I am defiantly NOT old) and I lose my memory to Alzheimer's or Dementia then I can just pick up this book and remember all the good times, or at least I hope so.
So maybe some bad things have happened, but nothing so bad that it could ever make me forget or regret having the Adventure of a life time.
AN: SO that is it for this story folks. Hope you liked the sequel, it was shorter but what can I say. I liked it. Please REVIEW and check out my other stories okay. Thank you all so much for sticking through this with me! I appreciate it.
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NICKYNOO!!!! :)
P.S. I am actually sort of sad that this is ending. Oh well, time for new beginnings okay! That isn't a new story or anything...OH YES! Now I know what to call my newest story that I haven't released yet...haha...so be on the look out! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO Nickynoo