Disclaimer: I do not own the character or anything relating to twilight, they all belong to Stephanie Meyer nor do I own the brilliant words of Shakespeare.
A/N: it is now the day of Bella and Edward's wedding everyone!
I decided to take a break from the Alice and Jasper drama for a while, so this chapter will be in the point of view of Edward as suggested by an anonymous reader as well as being enthusiastically backed by my younger sister, enjoy everybody.
There will be quite a few jumps in time but that is just so we can get to the main part without skipping too much, now on to the wedding.
Thanks to everyone for sticking with me and continuing to read! xx
Chapter Ten ~ Lov'd Not Wisely
"I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate,
Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate,
Nor set down aught in malice. Then must you speak
Of one that lov'd not wisely but too well;
Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought, Perplex'd in the extreme..."
~William Shakespeare's Othello Act V, scene II~
Edward POV
"I've picked a song for our fist dance" I said as I held her small body close to mine, laying a gentle kiss to the top of her head, as she leaned her head against my chest directly above my heart, that completely belonged to her. We were in her room and she looked so sexy in nothing but a lacy white camisole and satin shorts, her hair was swept up in a ponytail and I pulled out the hair band fanning her beautiful chestnut waves around her shoulders.
"What is it?"
"Can't tell you that my love, it's a surprise"
"Will I like it?" she bit her lip and she looked so endearing.
"I should hope so!" there was knocking on Bella's door as I reached down for a quick kiss.
"You need to go now, Edward" said Bella as she gentle pushed me away, smiling when I pulled her closer laying kisses all over her cheeks, nose, head, chin and her neck. She giggled and swatted away my hands as they reached lower towards her bottom.
"Oh, c'mon Bella, we're getting married tomorrow"
"Edward" she said in a warning tone that trailed off into a moan, as I crushed my lips to hers passionately, she finally relented and wrapped her arms round my neck pulling me to her our chests touching, as she hitched one of her legs over my hip. Opening her mouth she tangled her tongue with mine and I started to take a few steps back towards the bed, just as Alice and Rosalie burst into the room. Damn, I should have locked the door.
"If it wasn't for the fact that you look like you are eating each other's face, I'd say this is sweet but it's kind of just grossing me out!" exclaimed Alice covering her eyes in mock horror, Rosalie just laughed. Bella and I disentangled ourselves from each other, still standing close as we held hands.
"How did you even get in here?" I pointed to the open window, shrugging my shoulders.
"I may have climbed in through the window"
"The last time you did that you were 17 and almost fell off!"
"It was worth it" I replied laying a soft kiss on Bella's lips.
"You are so cheesy" said Rosalie examining her nails, as she shut the window so that the cold breeze wouldn't invade Bella's bedroom any more than it already had.
"Shouldn't you be at Jasper's, instead of sneaking over here?" queried Alice as she placed her hands on her hips defiantly.
"he should, he was just leaving" Bella said in a stern voice I pouted, pulling me towards her by my chin she gave me a long hard kiss as Rosalie and Alice made gagging sounds like a pair of kids before Bella pulled away. Bella's lips were red and slightly swollen from the previous make out session, she looked at me with her beautiful chocolate brown eyes, smiling as she squeezed my hand.
"I love you Edward"
"I love you Bella" I gave her a quick peck on her left cheek then her right cheek. Then after seeing her gorgeous smile I couldn't resist pulling her to me again and pressing my lips to hers, just as Bella responded, Rosalie cleared her throat.
"All right lover boy, time to go" I stepped back reluctantly, Bella looking just as unwilling to let me go, pouting with her lip sticking out adorably.
"Bye love"
"See you soon, Edward"
"Go on, shoo! We have a beauty regime to keep up and I doubt you want to be here for that!" Alice shooed me out shutting the door behind me as Bella waved to me, smiling happily.
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Turning over on the blow up mattress I slept on, I frowned when I saw that Bella was not in my arms. But then I smiled when I realised that soon she would be in my arms not as my fiancée but as my wife, as Mrs Bella Cullen. I smiled and sat up as I heard Jasper walk back in wearing grey sweats and a white t-shirt.
"Good you're up, ready for the big day Ed?" he smiled handing me a cup of coffee, I nodded ignoring his use of my nickname which he knew I disliked. Taking the coffee I scratched my chin asking him what the time was. He looked at the watch on his wrist, drinking from his own cup.
"Nine thirty we have an hour and a half to be ready. We need to be there before to check it's all good to go. Now get that goofy grin off your face and get in the shower"
But I couldn't stop smiling. In two hours I was going to get married, to the woman I was madly in love with, who I had been in love with for over eight years. Jumping up I drained the last of my coffee, not that I needed it with all of the energy buzzing through me at the thought that I would be seeing Bella in a few hours, in a white dress ready to marry me.
"Right, now you're just creeping me out" he spoke slowly, talking about how the smile on my face had gotten wider at the thought of Bella, my soon to be wife.
"Hot water's on, you can jump in the shower first"
"Sure thanks"
"No problem, just don't use up all the hot water, thinking of Bella and your honeymoon" he chuckled to himself and walked off taking a big gulp of his drink.
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Pulling on my jacket I stepped out into the hallway to be greeted by the rest of my groomsmen as well as Jasper.
"Hey Ed ready for the big day?" boomed Emmett in his thick English accent, as he clapped a hand to my back in a congratulatory move.
"More ready than I'll ever be"
"Cool, then we should make a move"
"Right" opening the door we left Emmett, Jacob and Seth delighting in many dirty jokes at my expense, the car was filled with laughter and crude jokes.
When we arrived I was greeted by my father, he walked over and gathered me into a big hug.
"Hello son, it's a good day for a wedding you know" we smiled at each other it was a good day the sun was shinning and there wasn't a cloud in sight, we were lucky that the weather was so good, especially in a town like Forks.
Alice and the rest of Bella's bridesmaids came out of the house to greet us and tell us what we should do. They were dressed in Purple and silver dresses their hair and makeup done simply, both of their dresses were different but they suited both girls very nicely, the differences in dresses flattering them. Alice walked towards us with determination, in a very businesslike manner she performed her duty as maid of honour well, knowing exactly what was going on at all times.
Angela held a small box with her, opening the box there were cream roses inside her and Leah pinned the roses to my groomsmen and me, along with my father as well.
"The vicars's here so Edward you need to take your place and Rosalie will walk down first with Emmett; Angela will walk with Seth, Leah with Jacob and me with Jasper. I'm going to check up on the Bella she should be ready so places people!" Alice clapped her hands and everyone hustled off immediately to take their places.
Alice and Rosalie grabbed a bewildered looking Charlie, probably towing him to where Bella was, he was wearing a suit Alice picked out for him and he looked very uncomfortable as he would pull at his sleeves or the collar constantly fidgeting, a habit Bella had picked up from him.
Walking into the back garden I saw rows of silver chairs and a white runner that would serve as the aisle which Bella would walk down towards me. Many of the seats were filled up there were only about forty guests as not everyone could make it on such short notice. My family were sitting on the right and Bella's family were sitting on the left, there was a lot of chattering going on as I took my place. My mother and father took their seats at the front, both of them giving me big smiles as they sat, my mother practically beaming with pride.
Alice poked her head out of the doors looking at everyone in their seats, checking her watch she motioned to someone behind her. Alice picked up a remote and after pressing a button Ave Maria started to play wafting through strategically placed speakers. Rosalie and Emmett walked down the aisle, Emmett whispered something in her ear and she grinned at him playfully. I shook my head, he just could help himself he had laid it on a bit thick but Rosalie loved the attention, plus she liked his accent and clearly he used it to his advantage. The melody of Ave Maria slowly builds as one by one the Bridesmaids and groomsmen slowly made their way up the aisle.
It felt as if everything was moving in slow motion, I wanted to speed it all up just so I could see Bella, it felt like I had waited hours, until the doors opened again and Bella appeared, gracefully walking with Charlie holding her arm. I softly gasped at the sight of Bella, the wedding dress she wore clung to her at the bust but then flared out gracefully, her hair was loosely curled and the top half was pinned up with tiny braids, the rest of her hair flowing over her right shoulder as she smiled widely at me. She was so gorgeous I could wait for her to be mine.
When she reached me I smiled so hard I thought my face might crack, the woman I loved was right here and I was going to marry her, this wonderful beautiful woman who choose me. I was ecstatic as Charlie placed her hand in my outstretched hand and he briefly held our hands together.
"You better look after my little girl, because if you don't I will hunt you down " he spoke whilst smiling at me drawing out the words for maximum impact, talking through gritted teeth making his, threat all the more creepy and scary as hell.
"Dad!" Bella admonished handing her cava lily bouquet to Leah.
"You have my word, sir" I replied, nodding my head and placing a hand on my heart to try and convey how serious I am.
"Good, glad to hear it son" he clapped me on the back and went to take his seat next to Renee, who was crying already. Turning back to Bella and the vicar I nodded to signal that the vicar could now start the ceremony.
"Dearly beloved" he began a hush falling over our guests "we are gathered here in the sight of God, and in the presence of this company, to unite Edward Anthony Cullen and Isabella Marie Swan in holy matrimony. Marriage was ordained by God in Eden and confirmed in Cana of Galilee by the presence of the Lord, and is declared by the Apostle Paul to be honourable among all men. On this occasion we begin by asking God's blessing on this marriage service"
Holding each other's hands as the service carried on I tried to memorise every detail of this day, the way the sun shone on Bella, bringing out the red in her hair and illuminating her flawless skin. As well as the way squeezed my hand lightly before letting go to get the ring from Alice or the way her lips curved as she spoke her vows to me.
"I Isabella Marie Swan, take thee Edward Anthony Cullen, to be my husband to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, and I promise my love to you. With this ring, I thee wed; all my love, I do thee give" her words were spoken confidently, like she had no doubt in her mind that this was what she wanted, she placed the ring on my finger and I did the same.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride" I wasted no time placing a hand on her cheek, leaning in to capture her lips with mine. Hearing the cheering and claps from our families along with a wolf whistle from Jasper and Emmett, we reluctantly pulled apart a blush colouring Bella's cheeks.
Later on we moved the ceremony inside where tables and chairs had been laid out in the living room; they had moved the furniture elsewhere as a last minute change when the hotel venue had fell through. The room was completely different with the tables with cream covers and silver chairs, lily and cream roses adorning each table in silver vases and silver candlesticks. Waiters walked round with trays of champagne, offering them to all of the guests. At the far end of the room there was a long table set slightly apart from the others, on the other side of a small space cleared for a dance floor. The piano was there pulled forward out of its corner along with the hired band.
As we made our way inside, we were met with much congratulation and pulled into a lot of hugs and handshakes. We kept hold of each other's hand as we made our way to the dance floor, I waved my hand to the attention of Rosalie who was talking to Alice in hushed tones. She smiled when I got her attention, she pointed at the piano and I nodded.
Taking Bella by the hand I led her to the small space cleared for people to dance. Rosalie quickly made her way to the piano and I could see her talking to the hired band, taking a microphone from the lead singer, placing it by the piano and adjusting it to the right height. Bella lifted her head still holding my hand to peer at what Rosalie was doing.
"Ladies and gentlemen" announced Rosalie her voice going round the whole room "I would like to congratulate my friend Bella and her newlywed husband Edward. I have the pleasure of playing a song for their first dance, so everyone I'd like to give a hand to the new Mr and Mrs Edward Cullen!" cheers erupted from the room around us, as many congratulations were handed out as we walked on. At this Rosalie, raised her hands and started to play Luther Vandross' never too much, the singer of the band providing backup vocals for Rosalie's singing.
I can't fool myself, I don't want nobody else to ever love me
You are my shining star, my guiding light, my love fantasy
There's not a minute, hour, day or night that I don't love you
You're at the top of my list 'cause I'm always thinking of you
Bella smiled knowingly to herself as, I placed my hand on her waist, taking her other hand in mine as we started to sway.
I still remember in the days when I scared to touch you
How I spent my day dreaming planning how to say I love you
You must have known that I had feelings deep enough to swim in
That's when you opened up your heart and you told me to come in
"This is the song that was playing on our first official date, I can't believe you remembered. It was over eight years ago"
"Yes it is, I remember every detail of that night all of the significant ones anyway. Like that blue sundress you wore" she wrapped her arms round my neck pulling me down to kiss her.
Oh, my love
A thousand kisses from you is never too much
I just don't wanna stop
Oh, my love
A million days in your arms is never too much
I just don't wanna stop
Leaning her head on my chest she sighed contently. "I love you so much, Edward Cullen" I pressed a kiss to her temple.
"I love you too, Isabella Cullen"
Too much, never too much, never too much, never too much
Woke up today, looked at your picture just to get me started
I called you up, but you weren't there and I was broken hearted
Hung up the phone, can't be too late, the boss is so demanding'
Opened the door up and to my surprise there you were standing'
"It didn't take much for you to make me fall head over heels in love with you. Once that happened I was hooked and now I couldn't let you go if I wanted to"
"Do you mean that figuratively or literally?" she quirked an eyebrow upwards, her mouth turning up into a beautifully radiant smile.
"A bit of both" I squeezed her lightly to emphasize my point, smiling back at her, as I twirled her round.
Well, who needs to go to work to hustle for another dollar
I'd rather be with you 'cause you make my heart scream and holler
Love is a gamble and I'm so glad that I'm winning'
We've come a long way and yet this is only the beginning'
Oh, my love
A thousand kisses from you is never too much
(Never too much, never too much, never too much)
I just don't wanna stop
We continued to dance, twirling, spinning laughing so caught up in one another, we did not have eyes for anyone else.
Oh, my love
A million days in your arms is never too much
(Never too much, never too much, never too much)
And I just don't wanna stop
Oh, my love
A thousand kisses from you is never
(Never too much, never too much, never too much)
I just don't wanna stop
Oh, my love
A million days in your arms is never too much
We ran to the car a flurry of confetti falling over our heads, most of it landing in our hair. As Bella threw the wedding bouquet, over her shoulder Rosalie caught the flowers with ease, much to the chagrin of Emmett when she threw him a very meaningful look.
"Call us when you get there!" cried out mom as she kissed us on the cheeks.
"Have fun, love birds!" chirped Alice as she gathered us into a tight hug.
"Try to venture out the bedroom sometime!" boomed Emmett as he happily clapped me on the back, Bella blushing and hiding her face with her hands.
I laughed opening the door for Bella as Jasper and Jacob put our suitcases in the trunk. Bella didn't know where we were going so Alice had packed her suitcase for her; as I did not want ruin the surprise.
"Bye, everyone!" called out Bella waving out the window as I quickly started the engine of my Volvo and sped off, one hand on the steering wheel and one with Bella's hand clasped in mine, a ridiculously wide smile on my face. As Bella turned her head to look at me I saw she had the same goofy smirk on her face as well.
A/N: so there was the wedding, I'm not too good at fluffy stuff but I hope you liked it.
This chapter was basically a filler but I guess the story needed it, plus I had to do the wedding sometime soon.
Thanks for reading, in the next chapter we get back to the heavy stuff as Alice prepares to go back to England.
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