Chapter 11 : Sonnet 26

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Esme's POV

May 8th

I played with the dress in my hands . It's once crisp white color had faded some with time , the lace in some places a bit yellowed . It was still beautiful though . It had been my wedding dress . The dress had been as simple as the wedding , but also wonderfully perfect .

It was long , but not crazy in length . There was lace around the hem at the bottom and on the veil . The slight scoop neck had been a bit showy for the time , but that had been fine . The dress was long sleeved , everything matching close to the era that we had been wedded .

" You looked very beautiful that day "

I jumped , looking up to see Carlisle in the doorway of the bedroom . He smiled at me , amused by my jumpiness . I hadn't heard him wandering around the house at all .

I smiled , sitting the dress on the bed and walking over to him .

He placed a small velvet box in my hand " Like I said , I swear to you this is the last gift I'll get you . It was going to be your birthday present , but I thought it would fit this better " he said softly to me .

I eyed him for a moment before opening the box . Inside was a simple bracelet that had my name in cursive on one side , with our marriage date on the inside of the bracelet . The name piece was like a little silver strip with a simple chain that held it together . I smiled , silently putting the bracelet on the same wrist that I wore the family crest on . I hugged my husband's neck " Thank you Carlisle . It's very beautiful " I whispered quietly .

Carlisle smiled , glad that I liked the simple gift .

I don't know how we started it , but we began to dance . He kept one arm at my waist , with his other hand in mine while I had my opposite hand resting on his shoulder . He smiled , letting go of my waist , twirling me .

As I came back into his arms again , he murmured " I , Carlisle , take you, Esme , to be my beloved wife, to have and to hold you, to honor you, to treasure you, to be at your side in sorrow and in joy, in the good times, and in the bad, and to love and cherish you always. I promise you this from my heart, for all the days of my life. "

Of the four traditional wedding vows , we had chosen this particular one because it did refer to a possible death . We were to love each other forever, and that was what this one implies .

" I , Esme , take you , Carlisle , be my beloved husband, to have and to hold you, to honor you, to treasure you, to be at your side in sorrow and in joy, in the good times, and in the bad, and to love and cherish you always. I promise you this from my heart, for all the days of my life. " I said softly .

" I do " we said the words at the same time . We both smiled and Carlisle stopped dancing , moving his hands to cradle my face .

He kissed me softly and I was shot back in time to when we had the vows for the first time . It had been Carlisle and I , the preacher , and our sole witness – Edward. I could remember seeing Carlisle's eyes light up , see how much he loved me in their depths .

I could see Edward smile as he stood beside Carlisle , more than happy to see us wedded finally .

We pulled away after a few perfect moments . We started to dance again , not saying a word .

There wasn't a word that needed to be said . We had already said it all .

One simple thing ran through my mind . ..

Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit,
To thee I send this written embassage,
To witness duty, not to show my wit:
Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine
May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it,
But that I hope some good conceit of thine
In thy soul's thought, all naked, will bestow it;
Till whatsoever star that guides my moving
Points on me graciously with fair aspect
And puts apparel on my tatter'd loving,
To show me worthy of thy sweet respect:
Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee;
Till then not show my head where thou mayst prove me

That's all everyone . Sonnet 26 : Love In Shakespeare's Words has finally been wrapped up . I hope everyone that has read it has enjoyed it . I know I enjoyed writing this interesting point of view on this love story ! Thank you everyone for reading , please , if you haven't reviewed by now , do so now .