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~Renesmee's POV~
The sunlight hit my bare arms instantly warming the skin. My eyes fluttered open slightly and I rolled over. The light landed directly on my face forcing my lids to lift and meet the rising sun. My left hand rubbed my drowsy left eye with weakness, my muscles refusing to wake up. Yawning, I slowly drifted to sleep, my mind in the in between of the sleep my pregnant body seemed to need so much of.
I stood in front of a floor length mirror and stared at the reflection that was gazing right back at me. My hair was pulled up, tendrils of silky red hair was left to curl around my heart-shaped face. My body was incased in fine silk, flowing to the wooden floorboards to trail behind me. It was the color of newly fallen snow.
With a gasp, I shot straight up, the covers falling to pool at my small waist, my heart beating erratically, my hand holding my throat. "I'm getting married today," I whispered aloud.
I reached down to throw my covers off of myself only to have my body freeze. Littering my purple duvet like forgotten leaves of fall, were dozens of red rose petals. It was then that the flowery scent washed through my senses like an assault, my nose going crazy. My thoughts in a disarray, I lifted one of the silky-smooth petals to my nose inhaling their delicious fragrance.
A note lay quietly on the pillow. I quickly grabbed the thin piece of paper in light red scented with rose. My hands were shaking, my breathing labored, and my eyes swam with moisture of joy and anticipation.
Dear my Angel,
These rose petals would never smell as great as you, but they were the closest I could find that reminded me of your addicting and tantalizing scent.
Love,
Your vicious and terrifying wolf.
I smiled and grabbed an arm load of petals. I lifted my arms into the air and threw them up as my body fell back against the mattress. The soft petals landed delicately all over me and I closed my eyes enjoying the sensations of being loved, of the smooth petals sliding along my skin like a caress.
Unfortunately, my Zen was interrupted by none other then my aunts Alice and Rosalie alongside my mother and grandmother Esme. Also beside her was my soon to be sister-in-laws Rachel and Rebecca – who knows about us mythical creatures. I learned last week that Collin had imprinted on her when she came back from Hawaii after a nasty divorce with her husband.
"What are you doing still in bed?" Alice demanded.
"Aww," Rachel cooed. "Jakey gave you rose petals!"
I nodded and lifted a few to my nostrils. And that too was interrupted by a very pushy Alice who wrenched me out of my bed. "Was that necessary?" I nearly growled.
"Yes," Alice answered unashamed and I heard no note of apology in her tone. "If you must, I can add them to your bath."
Bribery! Not that it mattered though. I relaxed and allowed her to haul me into the bathroom where she was drawing the bath. I quickly brushed my teeth while the others laid out all of the dresses. The minuet the faucet to the claw foot tub had been swiftly turned to the left, Alice and Rosalie stripped me and lowered me into the steamy water, red petals floating with buoyant lightness.
I heard music and noted that Rachel and Rebecca had brought sappy love songs to play on my stereo. I smiled and felt my body loosen and become pliant in the calm water and to soothing voice of Barry Manilow.
~Jacob's POV~
I missed Nessie. Edward and Jasper had insisted we get a hotel since it was bad luck to see your fiancée before your wedding but I was not superstitious and yet was forced to stay locked in a room with, yes, with Emmett. It wasn't all bad, I must admit. We watched some good horror flicks, some old and some new.
I woke up wondering what Nessie thought of the roses. I had wanted to surprise her with something and Esme had suggested that I get her flowers but that was just too ordinary. So I took the petals off and hid them in a basket until I knew she had fallen asleep. I had snuck in and tossed the petals onto our bed, leaving a note for her to find in the morning so she wouldn't have a single doubt in her head that I was the one to deliver them to her. Who would have guessed that I had such a romantic in me?
I hadn't been surprised in the least when I didn't get much sleep. I never noticed before, though, how much she affected me. I missed everything about her. I had missed watching her chest rise and fall with the deep, even breaths of sleep. Missed the way her eyelids moved when she was dreaming. And the way the sun hits her pale skin in the morning adding a glow to her luminous skin.
Edward shook his head. "It was one night, Jacob," he reminded me.
"I know that. But like that saying that goes 'you never know what you have till you lose it', I never realized how difficult it is to not watch her sleep since I'd been doing it for the past month in a half."
"Your whipped something fierce," Emmett muttered while he flipped through the movie channels.
"No," I said sarcastically, my hand flying to my throat in fake shock. "I thought I was getting married today for the hell of it." The word tingled on my tongue and brought a fluttering to my chest and stomach.
Emmett rolled his eyes.
"Why are you scared?" Jasper wondered causally.
I shrugged. "Getting married can do that to a guy."
"I suppose. The three of us were more excited than scared so I was curious."
I stuffed some breakfast into my mouth that Carlisle had called for me from room service. I was so nervous that I could barley eat anything and I knew that it was going to be a long day.
~Nessie's POV~
Rachel and Rebecca were swaying to the music, their hands working on my make-up. Alice and Rosalie were hastily pulling and pinning my hair with gentle fingers. Esme and my mother were messing with the gown. I had gained some extra weight that Alice hadn't thought would be there.
"I'm the size of a whale!" I cried.
"You are not. Step out," Esme ordered. She quickly stripped me of my dress.
"I am too!" I argued.
My mother rested a soothing hand on my shoulder. "You are not. You are pregnant, Nessie. This kind of thing isn't out of the ordinary when a woman is holding growing babies inside of themselves."
I scowled at her and she smirked in response.
"Do not worry, Renesmee. I am great at sewing. I'll have this fixed. How much time do we have?" Esme asked.
"You have an hour before we need her in that dress," Alice informed her, her hands still working in my hair."
"Don't be so nervous, Nessie," Rachel said. "He is you imprint, your other half. This was meant to happen."
"Are they here yet?" I could hear the anxiety laced in my words.
Rosalie gave me an impatient look. "Ness. The wedding is in two hours. Breathe, sweetie. They won't be here for an hour."
I nodded, taking big gulfs of air into my lungs and stared at my reflection. Panicking was not an option. Neither was fleeing, though to be honest, I wanted this too much to ever try and escape. My heart was going a mile a minuet and I couldn't help but tap my foot on the floor. I needed Jacob here. I wanted him here. The only thing that kept me going was knowing that in two hours I would be Mrs. Jacob Black. In seven hours I would be on a plan to somewhere he refused to tell me for our weeklong honeymoon. Though I will have to give him props. With Alice as your aunt, there wasn't a major pulp culture city I hadn't shopped in, hadn't visited. There were very few major cities that were tourist ridden and held no shopping interest to my psychic aunt.
Before I knew it Esme had returned and in her small hands was my dress. She slipped it on me and it fit perfectly. "Esme!" I squealed. Throwing my arms around her, I cried tears of joy until Alice snapped at me for smudging my make-up. And then complained about having to fix it.
Finally I came to stand in front of my mirror that was floor length. The dress looked better on me then when I had tried it on two weeks ago. I looked exactly like I had in my dream this morning. Everyone came to stand beside me, smiles lingering on their faces, their eyes latched onto my reflection.
"You're glowing," my mother murmured.
I smiled and ran my hands over the fabric that was enveloping my entire body leaving only my neck, arms, and upper chest bare. I was glowing, I noted. My skin was taking on color due to my pregnancy and it almost looked sun induced.
"They're here," Alice murmured as she fixed her hair.
A knock on the door sounded and my mother opened it. Her face lit up and a smile flew across her lips as she greeted my father. They shared a brief kiss before he came in to my bedroom.
"Renesmee," he breathed. He walked towards me and cupped my cheek, gently kissing my forehead. "You look amazing."
I smiled and laid my head on his chest. His hand held my head in place, his thumb rubbing soothing circles onto my temple.
The next hour was total chaos. We had to get Rachel, Rebecca, Rosalie, Alice, and Leah into their bridesmaid dresses and get their hair and make-up done. But as my father tucked my arm into his and took me down the flight of stairs that Charlie had taken my mother down at her wedding, I knew that this was something I wouldn't change or re-do in anyway and for anything.
The aisle was a short stretch of red carpet with a canopy of roses and lilacs and lily's matching to the bouquet in my trembling hands. At the end of the aisle, Jacob stood waiting in front of an archway that connected to the flowery canopy above and was also covered in the matching flowers. The moment I stepped from the stairs, my high-heeled feet meeting the red carpet, my eyes flashed to his, my heart beating erratically. His dark eyes focused on my face for a brief second before his mouth broke out into a devoting smile, one that held love, awe, his eyes were wet ever so slightly.
I finally reached the alter where he stood with my bridesmaids and his bestmen – since we knew that choosing would be unfair, his pack was behind him – and the same minister who had married my parents. My father took my hand from the crook of his elbow and placed both of mine into Jacob's.
I stared into Jake's face and cheated, using my power to talk to him. I love you, I told him.
He smiled and mouthed, "I love you," back at me.
I had wanted us to write our own vows but Jake had complained about the limited time I gave him so we stuck to the conventional wedding vows. I was so emotional by the time the minister got to the 'I do' part, I had almost missed my cue.
"I do," I breathed, the tears of happiness falling freely.
His hands squeezed mine and Jake repeated after the minister. "I do," he vowed.
The minister closed the book and pronounced us husband and wife. Claps erupted behind us while he cupped my cheek softly and kissed me so tenderly it brought on a whole new round of tears. Finally, I was Mrs. Jacob Black.
***
Jacob held me close and twirled me around, our bodies moving together to the song. He pulled me even closer and I rested my head on his chest. "Jake?"
"Yes, Mrs. Black?" he asked.
I smiled at that, Mrs. Black. "You didn't have any strippers at your bachelor party, right?"
I felt him chuckle and gazed up at his face expectantly. "No, Nessie." He paused for a moment. "Did you?"
I shook my head placed it back over his heart.
"Good to know," he murmured and I felt his lips brush my hair. I took my arms from around his neck and folded them over my stomach while we swayed gently to the unbearably soft music. The reception had been over for about thirty minuets, most of the guests had left except the pack and their imprints and Jake's family. I was drained of all energy and it was becoming difficult to stand even though I was leaning all of my weight on Jacob.
"Are you getting tired?" His lips brushed my ear and I shivered.
"Yes," I mumbled.
He pulled away and I whimpered bringing a chuckle from his chest. He placed his hands over mine and kissed my nose, my cheek, my forehead. I leaned into his mouth each time until his mouth took mine and he kissed me passionately. Deeply, leaving me breathless.
He pulled away reluctantly and held me close. "You can sleep in the car and on the plane, Angel."
I nodded and Alice bounded up to my side, her golden eyes bright. "Come on, Ness. We need to get you changed."
"I'm too tired to climb the stairs," I garbled, my eyes closed tight from the weariness.
I swear I could hear her roll her eyes at me. Suddenly I was in her arms and when my eyes were open, in my room. She stripped my dress and veil off quickly and slipped me into a pair of soft black lounge pants and a gray Dartmouth sweatshirt. I smiled at her gratefully knowing it took all of her self-control to allow me to wear this in her presence, especially out into the world.
"Yeah, yeah. But remember it's only because you're pregnant with triplets. Don't expect to get this kind of treat after their born."
"I wouldn't even dream of it," I assured her before bending down to kiss her cheek with gratitude.
She had to carry me down the stairs again where Jake took over, and slid with me into the back of the cab after saying good-bye to everyone. Jacob pulled me into his arms and nuzzled my neck.
I must have fallen asleep because it felt like only a few minuets had passed before he was pulling me from the car and into Sea-Tac airport. I was so drowsy that I continuously tripped over my feet to the point that Jake had to not only push our cart of luggage, but he had to carry me in his arms.
"Jake!" I protested trying to get my feet back on solid ground.
He only laughed and held me tighter, his lips falling to the vulnerable spot behind my ear. "You are my pregnant wife and you are too tired to even stand. Besides, the way the men are looking at you, this was the only way to get them to look away."
I glanced up and noted all the human males looking at me with hungry and jealous eyes and hid my face into Jake's neck. "So, are you still complaining, Mrs. Black?"
I shook my head and settled myself back into the strength of his wonderfully warm arms and chest, loosely wrapping my legs around his waist and locking my ankles. He laughed and continued our way to the terminal.
"Australia?" I gawked once we reached it, not only had I always wanted to go there, but also I had always wanted to got here. "Jake!" I squealed and threw myself back into his waiting arms.
"Glad to know I picked the right place." He smiled down at me.
"Of course you did!" I cupped his cheek and kissed him senseless. I love you, I reminded him in his head.
"And I love you back," he said against my lips.
The last thing I can remember was him carrying me to our first class seats and falling asleep with our arms locked around each other in a tight embrace.
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