A/N: Just a reminder, if there are any plot similarities between my story and Breaking Dawn, they are coincidences. I may borrow some quirky lines though. I used one or two in this chapter. But, my story and Breaking Dawn are very different. This is Edward's POV again. And we all know what comes after the wedding! If you want it, give me 10 reviews, please. It'll be worth it. Just give me some feedback. It's extremely helpful. I also accept anonymous reviews. So, just click the button and review! Thank you and enjoy! Oh, and I'm writing a new fic along with this one called Forced to be Yours. Check it out and R&R!
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The Dawn is Breaking
Chapter 10
Now and Forever
Today had to have been the longest, most monotonous and nerve-wracking day in my entire existence.
Emmett and Jasper were doing their best to keep me distracted but, it was useless. I was getting married today! Bella would officially be mine forever. And I was determined that it would turn out perfectly this time.
It was simply excruciating to be away from Bella for any point of time. Worse enough, the wedding wasn't until later tonight.
At about six o' clock, I practically begged Jasper and Emmett to go to the other house to get ready. The wedding would begin in an hour and I needed something to do. I would get ready at human speed if I had to. Sitting around to wait for the ceremony was eating me up.
To let off some of my pent up energy, I ran at full speed to the other house. I shot like a bullet through the door and into my designated dressing room, collapsing onto the floor in the fetal position.
I felt pathetic.
But I was so anxious! How could any man just sit around all day waiting to be married? I wanted it now!
I laughed at myself. I was acting like a young boy who was anxious for a big birthday party and resided to whining every moment until the party came.
I picked myself up and dressed painstakingly slow.
The suit Alice had picked out for me wasn't as awful and gaudy as I had thought it would have been. It was very simple and a close replica to one that would have been worn in the early 1900s. It fit well and I actually thought I looked handsome.
But not nearly handsome enough to marry an angel like Bella. My unruly hair was proof of that, if not anything else.
I sighed. It was my own fault. I had been pacing around the house all day like a fool, practically tearing out my hair, much to the amusement of my brothers.
They had tried to give me "the talk" when I had settled down for a few moments. Only second to human blood as pleasure goes, they had said.
I had tasted Bella's blood before. What would it be like when we were finally one?
Carlisle had warned me that as a vampire, our emotions were stronger and ever changing, but he trusted me with Bella. I certainly hoped I wouldn't let him down.
Or Bella, for that matter.
If, in my carnal desire, I hurt her, I would never forgive myself. Could an angel and a devil really make this happen?
Yes, I had to believe that. If Bella even had an inkling of the love I have for her in her than it could and would happen. We were soul mates. We were meant to be.
I stared at the slow moving hand on the clock. I still had fifteen minutes before the ceremony was to start.
I groaned, slumping down in the chair so hard that it cracked beneath me and I fell to the floor.
Laughter pervaded throughout the house and I could only guess that everyone had heard.
My ears perked up at the sound of Bella's laugh. She was in here somewhere! But I couldn't even see her; not in even the minds of my family. They were blocking me.
The little pixie had been very thorough.
Jasper and Emmett strode into the room, still chortling over the fact that I was sitting on a pile of sticks that had once been a chair.
I fought the urge to stick my tongue out at them. I was feeling extremely childish and I didn't want to make it any worse.
"Relax, brother." Jasper said with a small smile as he placed a hand on my shoulder. A warm, soothing feeling seeped through my body and I sighed.
"Thank you, Jasper." I felt like a weight had been lifted off of my chest and I could breathe deeply now.
Jasper chuckled. "It was mostly for me. You were making me feel just as anxious…and I'm not even getting married!"
We all had to laugh at that, but judging by their thoughts, they didn't blame me for my anxiousness.
"So, Eddie?" Emmett raised an eyebrow at me, a huge grin on his face as he used my "favorite" nickname, "Nervous 'bout tonight?"
I swallowed hard. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, YES! "Not really." I said nonchalantly, keeping my face blank.
Emmett burst into laughter. "I don't need Jazz's power to see how nervous you are, Edward."
Damn. I had thought my façade had been fairly realistic.
"You'll be fine, Edward." Emmett assured me, smiling. Jasper nodded his head in agreement.
"You're a lot more controlled than the rest of us." Jasper added. "And you love her. It'll work out."
Emmett and Jasper walked from the room, leaving me with my thoughts. I felt different now. Hopeful?
We could all use a little hope now and then. Jasper's voice stated simply in my head.
I smiled to myself as I looked at the clock. Eight more minutes.
A new babble of thoughts and voices greeted me as I walked outside to take my place at the altar.
The moments went by quickly, and before I knew it, the bridal music was playing and it felt as if my still heart was beating again. Very quickly at that.
I heard Charlie's voice above the music. "Bells, we're up to bat." I chuckled. The ever poetic Chief Swan never ceased to amaze me.
I stopped breathing all together as Bella walked out of the back door with her father.
She looked perfect, a vision. She was absolutely stunning. There were too view adjectives to describe her at this moment.
I was sure I had the biggest, most absurd looking smile on my face but I couldn't help it. This gorgeous woman walking down the aisle towards me, her eyes shining and a beautiful rosy tint to her smiling cheeks, was mine forever.
Emmett stayed true to his word. He didn't crack any jokes during the vows.
He was acting mature for once. I was extremely grateful as was Bella, I'm sure.
Emmett did slip in a joke about how thankful the whole family was that she had stumbled into my life. It made her laugh though, so I couldn't be upset. I could never hate anything that made her happy.
Bella and I had prepared our own vows in addition to the traditional ones we would say.
I was first.
"Bella, you are my reason. Without you, my life was empty. You have given me so much that I don't deserve but, I am thankful everyday that you chose me." I stared into her dark, chocolate brown eyes. It was only us, now. "I want to spend every day of forever by your side. I am always here for you and I will always love you." There weren't enough words to describe how I feel about her, but I had done my best.
Her huge smile seemed to say that it was enough.
"Edward." Her sweet voice cracked with emotion as she gripped my hands tightly. "I love you. I always have and I always will. You and I were meant to be and I will never regret anything that has passed between us. You're my everything, Edward. And I'm yours forever."
A tear slid down one of her porcelain cheeks and I wiped it away. Her smile was almost as big as mine.
We exchanged our formal vows and our rings. Emmett had changed the traditional vow "till death do us part" to a more fitting "for the rest of our existence". My family and Bella smiled, knowingly.
As Emmett announced us husband and wife, I pulled Bella to me, kissing her passionately. She returned it eagerly, and I felt her smile against my lips as Emmett said, "You may now…continue kissing your bride."
The small group assembled for our wedding laughed and I slowly pulled away. "A little eager, huh?" Bella asked me, with a breathless laugh.
I nodded happily and kissed her again.
"I am now pleased to announce for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cullen."
There were claps and cheers as Bella and I walked down the aisle, practically skipping like school children.
Bella was my wife. Now and forever. I liked the sound of that.
We made our way into the living room, where the reception would take place. It was covered in white flowers and sheer drapes much like the ceremony site.
Not as over the top as Alice would have liked, but it was a fair compromise between her and Bella and I.
There was a small table of gifts, in the corner. I was sure that they were things Bella and I would probably never need, but the thought is what truly counts, right?
I put on a tough face as Bella and I put small pieces of cake into each other's mouths. I would have to get rid of it later.
Bella thanked Alice and Esme over and over again, telling them that the meal was delicious as was the cake. It all tasted like dirt to me, but she was the one with the human taste buds.
When Bella, tossed her bouquet, Angela caught it. Ben's thoughts confirmed the fact that he was going to ask her to marry him soon. I smiled to myself. They were a sweet couple.
I happily followed the tradition of removing Bella's garter with my teeth, much to her embarrassment. After all, Charlie was there. I shot it out into the tiny crowd and it landed right on Charlie's head, making Bella turn red from head to toe.
Bella and I danced our first dance together as husband and wife and after that she was swept up in the arms of everyone else.
By the end of the reception, I had managed to steal her back. She seemed happier with me.
It was growing late, so Bella said her goodbyes. It was the last time she would see most of them. We were all still figuring out a plan for her to see Charlie and Renee again before she "died".
There were tears in her eyes as she held me. But she looked up at me with fierceness, suddenly.
"I will never regret this. You know that." Before I could answer, she threw her arms around my neck and kissed me.
I scooped her up in my arms as she broke the kiss. "Yes, Bella. I do know."
She kissed me again, with twice the passion, as I ran as fast as I could up the stairs to our room.
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