Disc: I don't own Twilight.

A/N: I thank everyone for your reviews. This will probably be the last chapter on this story. I will probably do a short epilogue. Thank you all for reading. I have started my Labyrinth story and will start putting that up. So, if that's your cup of tea, check it out.

Chapter 14: Forever

"Bella!" Alice dove onto Bella's bed and started jumping up and down. Bella's eyes flew open. "Wake up! I'm getting married today!" Bella groaned and fell back onto her bed.

"Too early." Alice started pulling on Bella's arm until Bella was practically falling out of bed. Bella laughed in spite of herself. "Alright, I'm getting up." Alice danced around the room happily.

"Today I get to be Mrs. Jasper Hale." Bella sat up and stretched. She got up and rifled through the box closest to her bed to gather her toiletries. She looked around. The place looked empty despite all of the boxes strewn around the room. She and Alice had spent a lot of the last week packing. After the wedding Alice would be moving into Jasper's apartment until the house Jasper had purchased was ready for them to move into. Bella would be heading over to Edward's. He had managed to talk them into letting her leave the dorm. Tonight after they saw Alice and Jasper off on their weekend honeymoon, her and Edward would pack up the truck Emmett had lent them and head to their apartment. Bella felt a small thrill of happiness run through her body as she thought about living with Edward. She had missed him last night. Her arms had felt empty without him, but her duty had been to Alice who had needed Bella to get through her night without Jasper.

"I miss Edward," she pouted. Alice stopped bouncing.

"You'll see him in a few hours, now go shower. We have to get you dressed so that you can get me dressed. Rosalie will be here soon to do our hair and make-up."

"Alright." Bella started out the door to go take her shower when the phone rang. She picked it up. "Hello?"

"Hey, Bella," Edward purred into the phone. Bella's knees felt like jell-o.

"Hi, Edward. I miss you."

"I miss you too. I just wanted to say hi and I love you."

Bella was about to respond when Alice pulled the phone out of her hand. "She has to go take a shower now, Edward." Bella protested as Alice pushed her out the door.



"I love you!" She called towards the phone before Alice could hang up. Dreamily, she floated down the hall towards the bathroom and ran straight into Tanya. She gasped and looked up at Tanya. "I'm sorry."

Tanya glared at her before walking past. Bella let out a shaky breath and started towards the bathroom again. "So I heard you're moving in with Edward." Bella turned around. Tanya was staring at her, no longer glaring, but looking defeated. She nodded once. "Congratulations." Bella saw tears spring to Tanya's eyes, but she wiped them away furiously. "Take care of him. He really needs it."

"O-okay."

"See you around." Tanya walked off. Bella blinked. What just happened? She shook her head and made it into the bathroom. She stepped in and let the warm water wash over her. It relaxed muscles that she hadn't even known were tense. She loved Alice and she was happy that Alice was happy but she couldn't wait until this wedding was over. Then she could be in Edward's arms. She could almost feel Edward's hands caressing her body. He was always so good at making her feel good. She shut her eyes and Edward was there with her. He smiled her favorite small and gently pressed his lips to hers. Bella slid her hands down his body and pulled him against her.

"Bella, I love you," he breathed in her ear. Their chests pressed together and Bella arched into him. Her pulse raced at the contact.

"Bella! Are you almost out?" Bella's eyes flew open. Damn. She needed to see Edward soon or she might flip out. "Rosalie's here." As if urging her out, the water began to turn cold. Bella sighed.

"I'm coming." She washed her hair quickly then got out and wrapped her towel around her. She made her way quickly back to her room and found Rosalie sitting on her bed working on Alice's hair. Bella threw on her sweats then sat down to watch. It always impressed her to watch Rosalie do hair. "How are you feeling Rosalie?"

"Better. Morning sickness is a lie. It's all the time sickness." She finished Alice's hair. "Your turn." She gestured for Bella to take Alice's place. Alice got up and sat at her desk to work on her make-up. Bella sat down in front of Rosalie and shut her eyes as Rosalie combed her fingers through Bella's hair. "So, you're moving in with Edward?"

"Yeah. Tonight we're going to come back here and get my stuff. I can't wait."

Alice looked back. "Soon you'll be my sister-in-law!" Bella looked down at her hands.

"He hasn't even asked me. Besides, I don't know that I'm really marriage material."

"Of course you are. He'll ask eventually, it might just take him a while." Rosalie twisted Bella's hair up into a crown of curls on the top of her head. She let a few stray hairs fall loose.

"Hand me those flowers please." Bella handed Rosalie the small flowers that were laying on the floor next to her. Rosalie placed them in Bella's hair. "There, you are done." Alice turned around.



"Make-up time. Come over here." Bella pulled herself off the floor and crawled over to where Alice was. Alice quickly applied her make-up. "You look beautiful." She looked up at the clock and gasped. "We have to go." Suddenly everything was chaos as Alice rushed around grabbing dresses and shoes. Yes, Bella definitely couldn't wait until this was all over. Miraculously they made it to the location with their dresses, shoes, flowers, and most of their sanity.

"Bella," she turned and saw Edward jogging towards her. He picked her up and spun her around. "I missed you." He kissed her softly.

"Don't mess up her hair or I'll murder you," Rosalie warned.

"I won't mess up her hair. Don't worry." He stroked Bella's cheek.

"We have to go get dressed. You can have her later." Alice grabbed Bella's arm and started dragging her towards the building.

"I'll see you later, darling," Edward called after her. They got into the building and Bella whimpered.

"Focus, Bella. We have half an hour to get into our dresses." Bella managed to focus enough to help Alice into her dress. She sucked in a breath as she took Alice in. She was beautiful.

"Alice, you look great."

"Thank you." Alice grabbed Bella's dress and quickly got Bella into it. She fussed over Bella, fixing this, adjusting that. Finally she was satisfied and she went off to find her shoes. Bella turned and caught herself in the mirror. Who was that? She had to hand it to Alice. She could pull beauty out of anybody.

"Breathtaking." Bella looked in the mirror behind her and caught sight of Edward in his tuxedo. He came and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck. "Are you excited about tonight?"

"Yes, are you?" Bella leaned her head back against his shoulder.

"Extremely. Do you think that we have any time?" He purred in her ear. She shivered and blushed deeply.

"No, probably not. Plus, you would mess up my hair." She kissed him. "Tonight, I promise." Alice appeared, hands on her hips.

"Edward, where should you be?" He chuckled.

"See you later Bella." He went off to join Jasper at the alter.

"Time to line up?" Bella asked. Alice nodded. They went and stood in place. "Are you nervous?" Alice didn't answer she stared straight ahead and swallowed several times. Bella took her hand. "Are you okay?" Alice nodded. The music started indicating that Bella and Rosalie were to make their way down the aisle. Bella let go of Alice's hand and followed Rosalie to the alter. The music shifted and Pachelbel's Cannon began playing and Alice made her way slowly to where Jasper was standing. His jaw 

had dropped slightly and his eyes filled with tears as he took in the sight of his beautiful bride. She smiled at him and had to stop herself from running straight into his arms. Bella was pretty sure she saw Carlisle tighten his grip slightly on Alice's arm. She leaned slightly to look around Jasper at Edward and discovered that he was doing the same. They exchanged smiles before straightening back up. Alice finally made it up to Jasper and Carlisle gave her away. As Bella watched the two exchange vows she began to think about her and Edward. She had never really wanted to get married before, but now somewhere in the back of her mind she began craving it. She could definitely see herself becoming Mrs. Edward Cullen. The minister pronounced them husband and wife and they shared a tender kiss. After photos were taken of the whole wedding party they made their way to the reception area.

Alice threw her arms around Bella and squealed. "Bella, I'm married!" Bella laughed.

"Congratulations." Alice moved on to tell everyone else in the room that she was married. Bella watched her, smiling. Strong arms wrapped around her from behind.

"Can I mess up your hair now?" She turned and wrapped her arms around Edward, burying her face in his shirt.

"Wasn't that a beautiful wedding?" She asked softly.

"It was pretty nice." He began to sway back and forth with her in time to the music. "Bella, I love you."

"I love you too. I can't wait to get moved in."

"Are you all packed?"

"Pretty much. I still have a few things out, but I've gotten most of it together."

"Would you like to go dance out there?" He gestured to the dance floor where Jasper and Alice had just finished their first dance. Bella shook her head.

"I'm happy dancing right here." Edward shrugged and pulled her closer. It seemed like they swayed there forever like that.

"Are you ready to go sweetheart?" Bella looked around and noticed that people had starting clearing out.

"Yeah. Are we taking the truck from here?" Edward nodded.

"Emmett's going to drive my car tonight. We're going to take the truck so that we can get your things. They put on their jackets and said goodbye to Alice and Jasper. Edward exchanged keys with Emmett and they headed out to the truck.

Edward pulled up in front of Bella's dorm and they went in. It took about five trips to get all of Bella's things and before her mind could process it they were at his apartment moving her stuff in. Bella stood back and looked at all of her boxes stacked around his apartment. "Wow, what an awful mess." He laughed softly.



"We'll take care of it in the morning. Welcome home Bella." She smiled at the words 'welcome home.' She felt like she really was home. Edward wrapped his arms around her. "Let's go break in the new bed."

"New bed?"

"The old one was only really big enough for me. I got a queen sized bed for both of us. Do you like satin?"

"I love it. I think I have something satin with me." He groaned softly.

"I would love to see that." She nipped at his lips then grabbed her bag and went into the bedroom. When she emerged she was dressed in a red satin camisole and red satin underwear to match. "Wow." He approached her and ran his hands down the sides of the camisole. He picked her up and kissed her passionately. She held him tightly and let her tongue slide past his lips. Somehow they made it to the bedroom and Edward laid her back on the bed. She looked up into his eyes and he smiled down at her. "You're beautiful." His lips were back on hers and his hands moved to explore her body.

"Edward," she whispered. She ran her hands down his back pulling her against him. They both felt a burning need for closer contact. He quickly removed their clothing and the contact sent currents of electricity through their bodies. Soon the contact became inadequate. Bella needed more. "Edward, I need you," she moaned softly. When they made love, it was as passionate and amazing as the first time. Afterward Edward pulled her close and feathered kisses over her jaw. She smiled.

"I really like this bed," she said breathlessly. He chuckled softly.

"Me too. I really like you." Bella snuggled against him.

"I really like you too." She closed her eyes. Edward began humming softly. A warm happy feeling began to spread through his body. It had taken so long, but Edward had gotten what he had always wanted, but never really thought he deserved. He still didn't know that he deserved this angel's love. He didn't really deserve to wake up next to her every morning and see that loving look in her eyes, but it was there. She was his second chance; his silver lining in an otherwise dark romantic past. He was determined to repay her by giving her all of the love, care, and attention that she deserved. Her deep even breathing told him that she had fallen into a restful sleep. He kissed her forehead and also began to drift off. Tomorrow would be the first day of their life together, maybe one day he would even pluck up the courage to ask her to marry him. His eyes closed and he held her tightly as he followed her into peaceful sleep.