Twilight is not mine, by now you should know this.

Previously: Edward gets smashed with his Volvo and Bella says now she can marry him. Alice asks numerous questions about wedding that Bella can't answer. Jake receives wedding invite so he goes to Alaska where he sees a woman and imprints on her.

Chapter 14: A Promise That Lasts Forever

Tanya's Point of View

I glanced over Bee's reflection in the mirror and I couldn't hold back the proud smile I had. She had come a long way since that first day when I had found her in the woods, scared, confused and unsure about what she was. When she had learned the truth about her change, I had feared the truth would destroy her mind and spirit as it had destroyed her body and humanity. However, Bee had surprised us all by pulling herself through the despair of the worst torture imaginable. Just as Edward had told me repeatedly, she was truly amazing.

Now, here she was, sitting in Alice's boudoir at the Cullen home, getting ready for her wedding. Her hair hung loosely down her back and looked angelic. Her makeup was the perfect shade of brown and contrasted beautifully with her golden eyes. Her white dress trimmed in real mink fur around her shoulders and feet clung to her body, and she was radiant.

When I bought the dress a thousand years ago in Russia, I had hoped I would be the one to use it, first anyway, but letting the girl I had come to view as my daughter use it first wasn't so bad.

"Hey Tanya, is it true that Jacob imprinted on you?" I chuckled softly at her innocent question then nodded my head. "He's told me about what it is he feels but what is it like for you?"

I blinked in surprise several times before I could form the proper words to describe my spontaneous feelings…for a werewolf no less. "Um, well it was sort of like that clique about love at first sight but it felt more like desire, love, life, death, sacrifice, happiness, and paradise all rolled into one. It took me a minute to comprehend all the emotions and urges pinballing around inside me but when I realized my immense connection to a man I hadn't even met before, I was overwhelmed, even for a vampire…I'm not describing this very well…"

Bella smiled softly then shook her head slowly. "You described it perfectly. That was how I felt when I first saw Edward though I didn't figure out the meaning of my feelings till later."

I hugged her to me and smiled at her via the mirror. "Maybe you formed your own imprint or…maybe there is more to being a singer than just the irresistible blood. Perhaps, if the vampire can get past the bloodlust, their singer is their ultimate mate…their imprint?"

"That's a nice theory; I'll keep that in mind," she sounded sincere and I knew she was. "Are you happy? I mean, I know how you felt about Edward and how badly you wanted someone of your own but I'm sure this isn't what you anticipated?"

I shook my head in disbelief, this girl was very observant. "No, this is definitely not what I had in mind for my mate. If this is what the Fates had planned for me from the start then that would explain why I was without one for so long wouldn't it?" Bella tilted her head in agreement.

There was a quick knock on the door then it burst open to reveal Alice in her bridesmaid dress, bouncing up and down. The stubborn little pixie had managed to throw together a winter themed wedding in just over a week and she even managed to find bridesmaid dresses to fit the theme. All of us women except Bella were dressed in a light grayish blue with a white fur shoulder wrap.

"Oh Bella, you look absolutely beautiful. Are you ready?" Bella nodded at the little pixie's question then stood up. I followed Bella out the room door and down the stairs to a waiting Jacob.

"Are you ready for this?" Jacob held out his arm and waited for Bella to take it. Since Jacob was the closest thing to her real family present, he was giving her away. Now that he had imprinted and the fact that Bella was a vampire, he didn't really have a problem with her marrying Edward. He wasn't too happy about the events that happened upon his departure from her life after her birthday but he planned to rub it in every chance he got.

I then trailed behind Alice out into the lightly falling snow and took my seat in one of the few chairs set up for the ceremony. It was a very small wedding, only the Cullens and us along with the minister. I watched at the girl I had nourished, taught and loved for the last several months placed her hand in Edward's offered one. Who would have thought that the man I had been chasing for so long would now be marrying the girl I considered my daughter, talk about irony.

We had decided to hold the wedding at the Cullen's, based on the fact that fit better with Alice's theme. Our house was a log cabin style home while the Cullen's is a white Victorian mansion and matched better with the theme. The fresh snow covered the trees, making the setting more whimsical. Tiny light blue flower petals were scattered all over the snow on the ground. A small silver carpet stretched down the center of the seats and the minister stood at the front of it all.

Edward stood upfront next to the minister in a white tux with a light blue tie and looked nervous and thrilled. A slow chiming song started and Edward stood up straighter, not sure how that was even possible but he stiffened nonetheless. I turned my head and saw Jacob watching Bella down the aisle. The biggest smile I'd ever seen on her beautiful face matched the same huge smile Edward now had on his. Jacob kissed Bella chastely on the cheek then sat down in the chair next to me and threw his arm onto the back of my seat.

My chest constricted as Edward and Bella gazed into each other's eyes. I saw their lips moving but not any of the words. I was lost in a sea of emotion as I watched Bella taking a huge step away from me. I wasn't her real mother but after only a few months of caring for her, consoling her, I felt like it.

The entire ceremony passed me by in a blur, I didn't hear any of the words, the vows, the I Do's, and I almost missed the kiss that signified them as man and wife.

I was in a daze as the small reception got underway, photos were taken, and congratulations were given. It took Jacob taking me in his arms and hauling me toward the dance floor to pull me from my self-imposed wonderland.

"She'll be okay," he whispered into my ear then he spun me onto the dance floor, which was actually the living room with the furniture pushed out of the way. We danced for a couple songs and with each twist and turn, my worries faded. By the last song, I was smiling and giggling like a teenager.

"Tanya, are you ready yet?" Esme whispered to me as I was walking from the dance floor.

A wide spread over my face and after giving Jacob's hand a squeeze I ran to a corner table and hastily pulled out a set of keys. I then stalked toward the newly married couple still dancing with a stern look on my face. They both stopped dancing and stared at me, uneasiness evident in their eyes but Edward's quickly relaxed.

"We have a wedding present for the two of you. It's from all of us…" I held up a pair of keys and grinned sheepishly as Bella stared at them in confusion. "It's sitting between our house and the Cullen's," the poor girl was still confused.

Edward leaned down so he could whisper in her ear. "It's a house, a small cabin really."

Now, her eyes lit up. Before I knew it, she had her arms around my neck and she was thanking me profusely. Edward grabbed the keys off the ground since I had dropped them Bella's sudden assault. She released me then proceeded to give everyone in the family a huge hug and thank you as well. That house had definitely been the best idea for a gift than I would have expected.

Bella's Point of View

No matter how much I complained or begged and pleaded, Edward insisted that he carry me, through the snow, all the way to our new home. He vehemently ignored our family's demands to take the car, that there was a driveway we could use. But nooo, he wanted the pleasure of carting me around like a toddler.

He held me firmly to his chest, which I wasn't complaining about, I loved the feel of his chest in any way, shape…form…even more so when it was pressed up against me. Edward trudged through the snow, ruining his shoes and pants but he ignored my ranting and complaining. All he did was grin sheepishly as we made our way through the forest.

We broke through a thick tree line and a loud gasp passed over my lips as I stared at the cute little cabin before us. Compared to the Denali or the Cullen home, it was much smaller. The log cabin, rustic feeling was everywhere on the home, the porch, the chimney, the two second story dormers, even the attached garage. It was so perfect and so me. Something small and cozy is all I needed, something where Edward and me can just be together. A place, where I can feel his presence when I'm in any room of the house.

"Put me down, put me down…" I wiggled to free myself from my new husband so I could ogle our home freely but his grip on me only tightened.

"I don't think so. I'll put you down inside the house, once I've carried you over the threshold," he smirked cockily then continued on toward the front steps of the porch that led to our little honeymoon cottage.

I crossed my arms over my chest the best I could despite being held in Edward's arms and groused about his stubborn chivalrous ways being out dated. His hold tightened as he ascended the stairs and strolled across the porch to the front door. He moved his hand briefly from my back to open the door and he toed it open further with his shoe.

Edward stepped over the entrance but he didn't release me, he then leaned his face down to speak seductively in my ear. "You may find my gentleman ways out dated but you fell for me anyways."

Sighing loudly in annoyance, I looked away from him. "I still wonder what was wrong with me at that time." He scoffed then whispered something that sounded like a kinky threat.

Instead of setting me down on the floor, he marched through the home at a quick pace, too fast for me to even really take in the décor. All I was able to make out was the large screen television on the far wall and the large shelf of books – there had better be books. I caught a little of the interior and noticed the log wall theme continued throughout the room. A hint of plaid flannel caught my eye and saw that it was a blanket over the back of the couch.

We passed several doors as he carried me down the hallway into the unknown. In the mean time, I noticed the walls were of the matching logs as the exterior, this was a true log cabin. I hadn't even had a chance to explore the house yet and it somehow already felt like a home, our home.

At the end of the hallway, Edward tapped the door with his toe and the door slowly swung open to reveal a room bejeweled in little candles and the same light blue flower petals that were at our wedding. The room was bright and white with white furniture but the bedding and canopy cover on the four-poster bed was an icy blue color, the room was breathtaking.

Without any words or glances, Edward strolled directly for the bed and finally he put me down, though it was in a sitting position on the edge of the bed. He then knelt on the floor at my feet and gently removed my fur-lined boots and I giggled at his sweet gesture.

"What? This is what men did when I was raised, so be nice!" he wasn't angry with me in the least and his scolding was actually on the teasing side.

I looked down at him through my lashes and poked out my bottom lip. "Sowwy…" his eyebrows shot to the ceiling at my babyish apology. He then lunged for me and slammed his mouth hungrily on to mine, sending me falling backward onto the bed and I met his hunger with my own. Why couldn't he have kissed me like this all the time?

Something in the back of my mind sent off a siren of warning. I knew there was nothing for me to really worry about, this was Edward, and he would never knowingly hurt me. That time after my birthday didn't count, he thought I would be fine, he didn't realize the pain and hurt I would end up enduring. Therefore, that warning had to be for something else.

Edward's Point of View

Bella stiffen by only a fraction but I was so in tune to her body and emotions that the smallest of changes, I noticed. I leaned up on my elbows and gazed down at my beautiful wife, still dressed in silk and fur.

"Bella, are you alright?" she pulled her bottom lip in between her teeth as she nodded her head nervously. "Love, you're trembling…" First the stiffening, now the shaking, she was starting to worry me. Concern for my wife and mate overruled every other thought in my head and I brushed some loose hair out of her face.

Even though I felt like I was going slow, it might not be slow enough for her. "Honestly, I'm terrified, but I don't know why or what's causing it. I just know there is a siren wailing in the back of my head warning me," the fear in her voice was evident and it tightened my chest. My angel was scared and I didn't know what to do about it.

I assumed the warning she was referring to was her body's way of alerting her to potential danger, considering the last time this had happened, she was tortured, hurt in every way possible then roasted alive for three days. How was I supposed to make her realize that everything was going to okay and if need be we could stop?

"I'm scared also. This isn't just my first time, it's yours as well. If need be, we'll take it slow, wait for your body to recognize that I'm not a threat. I will never force you…I love you excessively too much to even attempt anything like that. We'll go at your pace…" I leaned forward and kissed her eyelids, her nose, her cheeks, her earlobes, her neck, then finally I gave her lips the sweetest kiss I could remember ever giving her. She moaned into my mouth and that was all she had to say as her fingers started to work at relieving me of my clothes.

It was now my turn to stiffen. Instinctively, I grabbed her hands and held them firmly in place at my belt then stared down into her quickly darkening topaz eyes. There was a mischievous grin on her lips and she chewed the corner of her bottom lip.

"Bella, I thought we were going to take things slowly?" I could see my wide eyes reflected in her now black ones. My eyes reminded me of the deer I chased for food. Her hands fought against mine to free themselves but I tightened my hold around them. "Isabella?"

At hearing her full name, she stopped and glared at me. Uh oh, what did I do? "You said we would go slow, I never said anything of the sort! After your little speech, that cautious feeling is gone. Do you feel me shaking anymore? We can stop if you're not ready yet?" She threw her arms out and flopped them down on the mattress like an angel spreading her wings.

I took that moment and gazed over her stunning body, I would have to rid her of this dress soon. "I don't want you to feel pressured…we don't have-"

She cut me off by pulling me down by my lapel and crashing her lips to mine. This was the same sort of desire-filled kiss she had exerted on me when she was still human, before I royally messed things up. The same sort of hopeful kiss she had used in an attempt to convince me to let loose and make her mine. The same sort of hungry kiss I had denied myself the pleasure of deepening to explore the possibilities of seeing heaven with the woman I love. This was her take me now kiss and this time, she's my wife, she's durable, and I fully intended on making her mine.

My Bella was back!

Chapter End Notes:

I'm sorry if anyone was expecting a lemon but considering the nature of this story, it didn't feel right for me to go into details about it, please understand.

At the beginning of this story, chapter 1 was in Bella's PoV only and that's how the epilogue will be written, Bella's PoV only as well. And the epilogue is all that's left. Just a warning, this story will be complete by New Years.