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35 Mine (BPOV)
Once again I was staring at my reflection in the mirror on my wedding day. However, today both Alice and Rose were helping me get ready.
Rose was working on my hair as Alice did my make up.
After that dinner with Billy and Jake, the time flew by. We had graduated and now it was August.
Last night at the rehearsal I was surprised to find a beautiful Gazebo in the Cullens' backyard that was almost the exact replica of Edward's parents. Emmett had made it for us to get married in. I never knew he was so talented before.
"Bella, hold still." Alice put her hand on my shoulder. I hadn't realized that I was bouncing my foot, shaking my entire body.
"Sorry." I shifted.
"Seriously, do I need to ask Jasper to come up here," she asked with her eyebrow raised.
"No, I will be good. I wasn't even aware that I was doing it," I answered trying hard to stay still.
"Why are you so nervous? You are technically already married to him," Rose asked from behind me head.
"It isn't the getting married part that has me nervous. I am worried that I am going to fall down the stairs or trip going down the aisle or mess up the vows." I gushed out. They both started laughing.
"Bella, you are being absurd." Alice giggled, applying something to my eyes.
"How? This is me. You might not be able to even see it. It is not like I am going to consciously make the decision to fall down the stairs. Not to mention, since Jake is going be here…" I started getting nervous again.
"Bella, deep breath. It will be fine. You will be holding on to Charlie on the stairs and the aisle. He's not going to let you fall. As for your vows, just take a deep breath before you start. I am sure you will make it through." Alice placed her hands on my shoulders.
I nodded slowly taking a few deep breaths. I calmed down some more.
"Is Edward back yet?" I asked as Alice resumed putting makeup on me.
"Yes, he arrived about ten minutes ago. He and Em doing a few finishing touches for Esme, then they are going to get changed. Jazz is changing now and is going to get your mom and Phil." Alice was moving a brush with something on it across my face.
"That's not a bad idea. Give it to Esme," Alice suddenly said. She walked away to the door.
"Um, want to clue the human in, please?" I looked at Rose through the mirror. She smirked then chuckled.
"Edward was suggesting to play the CD he made you to calm your nerves," she answered, working on a braid.
I could hear the door to Alice's room open and shut quickly. A moment later my lullaby wafted through the room.
The next hour or so went smoothly and fast. I was aware of hearing people arriving as Alice pulled me from my chair and announced it was time to put on my dress.
I tried not wince as she pulled on the cords of the corset.
"Alice, that is too tight," I gasped. She frowned then loosened cords.
"I don't miss those things one bit." Rose shook her head.
"Neither do I." I took a deep breath since I could breathe again.
"Alright, bend down. Rose and I are going to lower the dress onto you," Alice ordered. I did as she asked.
I felt the fabric slip down over my head. I stood and Alice button up the back in vampire speed.
"Perfecting timing, your parents are here," Alice announced as there was a knock on the door.
Rose answered the door, then went downstairs to start playing the piano for the guests.
My mother came to a stop as she spotted me.
"Oh, Bella, you look beautiful. Not too mention that you look like you could be from another era." She placed a hand on her chest as she looked at me teary eyed. She was wearing a deep plum colored dress.
"You look beautiful too, Mom." She waved her hand at me. I think she was too emotional to speak yet.
"You look all grown up, Bells." My father said gruffly holding a box in his hands. He was wearing a brand new suit and looked slightly uncomfortable.
"Thank you, Dad. You look really debonair in that suit," I complimented him.
"Monkey suit," I heard him mumble. I bit my inner lip, because if I heard him so did…
"I would never dress a monkey in that suit. The cut would be all wrong," Alice said with a slight smile on her face. She was in good humor, so she joked with him. Charlie chuckled then handed the box towards me.
"This is for you. From your mother and I." I took the box and opened it to reveal a silver comb.
"It was your grandmother Swan's. We had a jeweler place real sapphires in the flowers." Renée was able to speak again.
"Thank you." Alice snagged the comb from the box. I felt her place it in the back of my head by the bun.
"Alright, I believe that we are ready. Mrs. Dwyer, if you could go downstairs I believe that Jasper is waiting to escort you to your seat. Charlie, out in the hall is our bouquets. Would you grab them, please," Alice started dictating again.
Renée gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving. Once they were both out of the room, Alice turned to me quickly.
"Hold on to the chair," she ordered then bent down. I barley grabbed the chair in time before she yanked my foot off the ground and placed something on my leg.
"Garter," she told me before I could ask.
Charlie reentered the room carrying two bouquets of wild flowers.
"Are those from the meadow," I whispered under my breath. Alice discreetly nodded. My heart swelled because there couldn't be a more perfect bouquet.
"We are on. Count to ten and then follow me," Alice said as we stepped out the door.
"This is it. Still time to turn back, if you want. No one would dare stop the cruiser." I gave him a sharp look, but his lips twitched.
"I'm ready. Just please do not let me fall," I begged, taking his arm.
"Never, baby girl." I took a deep breath and we started to follow Alice. Since no one was technically in the house, I looked down at my feet on the stairs. We continued straight to the backdoors. There the music swelled. Under the canopy of white flowers and lights waited our guests. Their faces were all a blur to me as I focused souly on one: my golden eyed Greek God. He stood at the end of the aisle in his tux with golden eyes sparkling and face lit with an exuberant smile as his eyes landed on me. I barley noticed Em and Jazz at his side. Edward was having a hard time choosing which would be bestman. All I know was that they decided to make a wager that Emmett won.
As soon as Charlie placed my hand in Edward's I felt the sparks run up my arm. The ceremony was very much like the one years ago, with the exception that I was not going to say obey. I refused to.
Tears were in my eyes as we were pronounced us husband and wife. Edward leaned down and gave me the sweetest soft kiss. My urge was to wrap him in a deeper more passionate kiss. He stopped me before I could deepen it.
"Later." He gave one more, swift kiss to my lips. I jumped at the sound of applause as we were introduced as Mr. & Mrs. Cullen. He chuckled lightly as he led me back up the aisle. There, we greeted everyone. Getting hugs and kisses from friends and family. I stiffened slightly, seeing a group of vampires approach us. I knew that it was the Denali clan. I was curious to know which one was Tanya. I knew that she always wanted Edward, so I was not looking forward to meeting her. My thoughts were answered as the strawberry blonde wrapped her arms around Edward. She hugged him a bit too long for my liking.
"Ahh, Edward, how have I missed you." I heard a bit of a Russian accent as Edward gently pushed her off him.
"Tanya." I saw the look on his face, much like when he talked to Jessica, so I knew the vampire was nothing to worry about. "I would like to introduce my wife, Bella," he announced proudly, wrapping his arm around my waist and shifting me so I was between them.
"Bella, this is Tanya. Behind her is Kate, Carmen and Eleazar from Denali," he continued introducing the others as well.
"Please, to meet you all, thank you for coming." I said politely trying not to blush.
"You as well, Bella. So you are the girl that has finally captured Edward's heart, a hard thing to do. He has been waiting for a long while for you. I'm glad to see him so happy. But, if he gives you any trouble, don't be afraid to come to me. Us girls need to stick together." Tanya smiled and winked at me. I felt relieved that she wasn't going to be a problem.
Kate and Carmen gave us both brief hugs. Eleazar stepped up next. He eyed me thoughtfully then looked at Edward, who nodded. What was that about?
"It's a pleasure to me you, Bella. I have never seen Edward look this happy. I will be looking forward to seeing you again, soon." Eleazar shook my hand. They were the last group, so Edward led me to the sweetheart's table.
"What did he tell you," I asked as Edward held out my chair. He raised a brow before sitting.
"I forgot how observant you are." That was his only answer as he glanced around the seated area.
"Well, I haven't forgotten how evasive you can try to be," I said softly. His whole family, including the Denalis, chuckled. He smirked before leaning over. He gave my neck a peck before whispering in my ear.
"Eleazar was only agreeing that you are possibility some sort of mental shield. He wants to see you again after you are a vampire." He gave me another peck.
The dinner went smoothly. No one seemed to notice any of the vampires not eating.
Once dinner was over, the dancing began. I was nervous as Edward led me out into the middle of the dance floor. It reminded me when everyone had been staring at the two of us during Edward's celebration when we had to start off the dancing there too.
"Breathe, love." Edward wrapped one arm around my waist and I placed my hand in his. The music started. He had chosen Destiny.
"I'm glad to see that you're not hesitant to dance with me anymore." I felt his cool breath on my neck as he whispered into my ear.
"Mmm, well we did practice enough." I pulled back a bit to gaze into his golden eyes.
"I know my human self enjoyed it. He looked forward to those practices, so he could hold you in his arms." Edward's voice whispered, sounding distant.
"Really? Even with all the stepping on the feet and knocking him down," I asked laughing. I heard Emmett let out a large laugh at the edge of the dance floor making anyone non-vampire jump.
"He didn't mind that too much. In fact, I can probably say that it's safe to say that he didn't mind where he landed." I blushed remembering the position. I was a little surprised he was so forth coming with that information. I ventured a glance at him and his eyes were dark. I felt a shiver of desire run through me. Edward's lips brushed on to mine for a heated kiss. I heard the cat calls, but I ignore them. All of a sudden I felt as if my desire was doused by cold water. I pulled back and couldn't help but glance at Jasper who was snickering with Emmett.
Alice zoomed up to us.
"Save that for when you two are alone. It's time for the cake." She pushed us in the direction of the cake.
Two hours later we were in the Volvo driving away from the Cullens' house. I had just said good-bye to my parents for probably the last time. I want to get my mind off that and focused on our honeymoon.
"When are you going to tell me, where are you taking me?" I gave him my best puppy dog eyes.
"I'm not. It's going to be a surprise," Edward answered and smirking while looking ahead.
"Please tell me." I leaned forward in my seat and started to kiss his cheek. "Please." I kissed him below his ear. I heard a soft growl in his chest.
"Bella, do you have your seatbelt on," Edward asked huskily.
"Yes," I slipped my hand onto his thigh and traveled upwards. His hand caught mine and brought it to his lips.
"Love, keep doing that and we are going to crash." He kissed the palm of my hand.
"You have excellent reflexes." I tried not to moan as he slipped one on my fingers into his mouth, keeping his lips over his teeth. "You could just tell me where we are going and I will behave myself." My voice came out shaky.
"Nope," He swirled his tongue over my finger. I whimpered slightly and he let go of my hand.
"How long will it take to get there?" I shifted anxiously.
"Our first destination, not too long. The second will take a bit longer." Edward's voice was rough. Before I could ask, he came to a stop and was out of the car, opening my door. He held his hand out to me. I took it and stepped out. I glanced around and with the moonlight I could tell we were near the meadow trail.
"We are going to spend our honeymoon in the meadow," I asked. It was fine for a few hours, but it lacked a bathroom and I wasn't thrilled with the idea of using the woods.
"A few hours then we will continue on to our next location." Edward answered not taking his eyes off me. I was wearing a deep blue sundress that had a neck line that dipped lower then I normally would've worn it. The skirt was shorter too.
"Why don't we just go to the main location," I asked. Edward stepped forward and I backed up hitting the car. He pressed into me then placed his hands on my hips holding me firmly between him and the car.
"Because, I can't wait half-a-day to make love to my beautiful wife. That, and I though our meadow would be more appropriate." The last bit was whispered with his face inches from mine. His lips descended hard against mine. His tongue licked and pleaded for entrance. I opened my mouth as my hands traveled up his shoulders and into his hair tugging and pulling him closer. His own hands moved from my hips to my butt. He grabbed it firmly and pulled me into him. His arousal was already hard and pressing into my stomach. I moaned into his mouth. He pulled back and picked me up bridal style. I placed my lips on his neck nibbling and licking lightly. I couldn't seem to stop.
"Love, can we wait until we get to the meadow." Edward's voice was rough. "I don't want to take you against the car."
"Why not, I thought that was every teenage boy's dream." I brought my lips to his ear and then nibbled on the lobe.
"Mmm, Vanquish, not the Volvo." Edward murmured as he started to run. Dam, really?
I stayed still in his arms as he sped through the forest. He slowed down as he entered the meadow stepping cautiously in. He walked gracefully over to the center where I could see a pile of blankets set up.
He gently placed me down on top of the pile.
"Is this an air mattress?" I asked feeling underneath me.
"I wanted to make sure you were comfortable." Edward looked at me sheepishly.
"That is very sweet, but aren't you going to join me?" I patted next to me. He was still standing above me. He knelt down beside me.
"Please, tell me if I hurt you or if it gets uncomfortable," he pleaded, he was starting to look worried and I didn't want him to second guess this.
"I don't think you will hurt me. But I will promise to say something if gets to be too much." I placed my hand on his cheek. "Don't worry, sweet knight, everything will be fine." I kissed him and the passion grew. I soon found Edward's hand traveling on my back, running them up and down as if he was searching for something.
"It's on the left side," I whispered against his lips. His hand moved to there and I heard the zipper start to go down.
He pulled back to lift the dress off over my head. His eyes dropped from my face and widen at my blue lace covered undergarments. His hand reached out to touch my breasts lightly.
My own hands started to unbutton his shirt to reveal his abs. I brushed my finger along them and a deep purr rumbled through his chest. My fingers brushed his shoulders as I pushed his shirt down his muscled arms. Edward's hands left my breasts long enough to shrug out of the shirt. I met his eyes as I fumbled with the button on his pants. I felt his hands still mine, then swiftly pulled off his pants with a swoosh, not breaking eye contact. I moved my hand from his shoulders to his hair and I pulled it down to me for a kiss. As soon as our lips touched it was like a match was lit. The kiss grew passionate and heated as his cool tongue slipped into my mouth expertly. I moaned in pleasure and sucked on his tongue. I heard a moan from him as my hip bucked into him. I felt myself being lowered back into the blankets. Edward positioned himself between my legs. He paused and looked into my eyes, his black eyes seemed hesitant. I nodded in silent communication that I was ready.
We started slowly making love passionately in the meadow with the stars shining down us. We reached our climax but Edward didn't look like he was done.
"Mine," he growled staring me in the eyes with an intense look. I felt myself come again. I gasped and held on to him. "Mine…my Bella…you are Mine." He stilled in me.
"Forever," I whimpered, pulling him into a kiss. It was a short passionate kiss that turned into pecks.
"That was better then the first time." I sighed leaning back into the blankets looking up at my own personnel God. He smirked looking down at me, causing me to blush when I realized my omission was out loud.
"Are you sore at all?" Edward asked still holding me close to him and covering us with a blanket.
"Nope, perfect," I snuggled into his chest. He kissed the top of my head. He sat up letting go of me. I whimpered in discontent. He chuckled as he grabbed something off to the side in a bag.
He moved back holding a cloth in his hand.
"I thought you might need to clean up some."
"Well, go ahead," I kissed his shoulder that was closest to me. He raised an eyebrow as his hand disappeared under the blankets. I jumped a little as the cool cloth brushed against my still sensitive area. Edward's eyes darkened again and he looked like he was ready for another round.
"As much as I would like to stay, we need to get going." He kissed my nose and gave me an apologetic look.
"So drive faster," I purred kissing his neck. I grinded into his hand and he growled. Suddenly he was no longer holding the cloth and he started to make love to me again.
Edward seemed to let got of his apprehension as he moved harder and faster, without my coaxing. I was becoming hard to have any response but to moan. Words were not an option at this point. I tilted my head and his mouth dove to my neck, kissing, sucking and licking. Causing my body to become a frenzy of movement. I came faster and harder then the other times. That's when I heard Edward growl and then I felt a sharp pain in my neck. The feeling jolted me back to reality as a sharp burning feeling start to spread.
"Edward, Stop. Please," I managed to gasp.
His head snapped back as he looked at me in horror. I could see panic building in his eyes. I could already feel the burning and pain spreading more.
"Edward, look at me. Don't panic. It's okay," I ordered, trying to calm him. I fought back my pain. If he thought I was in pain it would only send him to a panic more.
"It's not okay. Bella, I'm sorry, stay still. I will suck it out." He leaned forward.
"No, don't. I'm going to be changed anyways. Maybe it's just supposed to be fated this way." I spoke through clenched teeth placing my hand over the bite. I tried not to whimper in pain.
"But…" Edward was on the verge of losing it.
"Edward, please, don't over react. I can't lose you, again." I begged tears were in my eyes from both pain and worry. "I'm supposed to be with you for all eternity as a vampire. This is supposed to happen. I love you. Everything will be okay if you stay calm." I reached my shaking hand to his face. He leaned forward and into it.
"I'm sorry. I love you too." He calmed down marginally. I heard his phone going off.
He grabbed it. I listened on while fighting the urge not to scream out. I couldn't do that too him. He was already blaming himself.
"Carlisle…I know…I am not going to….I will…. I will meet you there…Don't come here. We can't risk tipping off the wolves….alright bye." He hung up and looked at me.
"He suggested I bite a few more times so that the venom will spread faster."
I nodded not trusting my voice anymore.
"I'm sorry. I know you're in pain. I wish could take it from you." His eyes were full of apologies.
"I will be fine. You are worth it." I answered shakily closing my eyes. "Promise me two things."
"Anything, Love," He brushed my hair away. I could feel the heat travel down my arms and up my neck.
"Put my dress back on before leaving. Two, please be there when I wake up." I couldn't help but whimper.
"I promise." He kissed my lips gently. "I'm sorry, angel." He leaned down to bite me again before I blacked out due to the fire raging inside me.
A/N:
Don't be mad at me or Edward for changing Bella right there. He got caught up in the moment. He will not run. So relax there, I know some get anxious about that type of thing. I had to laugh when I got review about Edward using a syringe not being the best idea. I knew the whole time even if he thought it was a good idea things would not go as he planned.
I hope you least got some enjoyment from the wedding and the lemon first.
Music from the wedding was Destiny featuring Jordan Hill and Billy Porter written by Jim Brickman.
Update 6/13/12- lemon edited down.
Thank You For Your Reviews!
Preview:
Then for the last time I heard my beloved heart beat before stopping. Bella stayed very still for a moment longer. Then I saw her eyes open. A strong ruby red. Her beautiful brown were eyes gone. She blinked a few times. She closed her eyes.
"Not again," her beautiful voice rang out clear. Not again? What did that mean?
Confused? Well so is Edward. If only he could read her mind.
