Chapter 20
Wedding part 1
The weeks that followed from that night were some of the best in my life. Every time one or the other of us thought of it, Edward would give me a gorgeous smile and kiss me for a long time, that would soon heat up and we would soon end up in the bedroom but most of the time we did not make it there. The desire was too much.
My thoughts were now on other things as Alice and Jasper were coming up to discus details of the wedding day and at the moment I was completely overwhelmed as I had tried to start on the plans but got no where and most of the time I became lost in Edward's magical lips as I thought of my life with my one true love.
"True love... Bella you sap" I thought then I got from Edward coming in from outside, "that's not sappy, this is" and he gently brushed a few strands of hair away from me face, he smiled and drew me in closer as we kissed. We were both consumed with bliss, his body melting into mine. There was warmth that flowed from me to him and vice versa.
But before we got to far we heard Alice and Jasper arrive. I thought that we had better not let them catch us in our birthday suits, somehow I don't think we would ever live it down, not from them and if Emmett heard about it...
"Thanks for that Bella, that is one sight I never want to see" she laughed "any way it is time for me to help you plan your day and Edward can you call Charlie and tell him the date of the wedding so he has time to get of work".
Then I saw the date as it flickered from her mind to his. All of the Cullens now knew that I could read Edward's mind so saying things out loud now was not important any more.
"Alice do you really think I will be ready by then. I do not want to take a risk with my dad" I asked her. I was still worried about this but I still wanted my dad.
"Don't stress and any way Emmett needs time to get his clerical license off the Internet" Alice said and I started to imagine what that would look like and I was having a hard time keeping a straight face and from the laughter in the next room, Edward felt the same way I did.
As the details flowed from the types of flowers, to the music and other wedding things. One thing I wanted to know was where we were going to have our honeymoon because Edward was not telling me much, either in his thoughts or his voice, apparently that was one secret that he wanted to keep to himself.
The months that followed that day went by as my excitement grew as did my days and nights with Edward. Soon we came back to the family home in Ithica, to find the house and the others getting ready for our wedding in a few days.
I sat with Edward on the sofa waiting for my dad to turn up. My mum was angry about what had happened with the two of us and so decided not to turn up but that was alright, it was only going to be a small wedding any way.
As the sound of Carlisle's car pulling up to the house had me on edge. I could hear the sound of talking between my two fathers, my human one and my vampire one. I listened to the sound of their footsteps as they came up the front steps and into the house. Would he still know it was me? would I be able to stop myself from killing him?.
I was so glad that Alice had gone into town and got some contact lenses, but the color was wrong, instead of chocolate brown they were sort of muddy brown. I wished I could show him my beautiful golden brown color but I knew that would be too much for him to handle right now.
Then I heard my dad call my name "Bella?" and when I answered I heard his footsteps come in my direction. I saw his expression as he came into the room and saw me for the first time, his face was hard to read. Was this what Edward had felt like before? I thought only to have Edward answer me back in his thoughts that it was.
Then suddenly I was off the sofa and in his arms, I did not feel the pull of blood lust. I had just needed my dad and whether or not I got my mum back I did not care, I at least had one.
"Oh, dad" as we hugged, I could tell how much he had suffered while I had been missing and although I would not be returning home at least he knew that I was safe and with the one I loved and the one who loved me, and a family that would do anything for me to make sure that I was never afraid again.
So as dad with the help of Emmett moved his suitcase up to the spare room, Edward and I had a chance to talk about what had just happened and what we were going to do about him in the future. Why I had acted like I did when I was with my human dad.
"I can't believe I did that... I hugged my father, my human flesh and blood father and I did not feel any kind of hunger at all" I said awed. I know Alice had said I would be able to handle him but been told that and doing it are two different things.
"That my love does not even cover it. I don't know many newborns that could have been that close to a meal and not gone for it but he is your dad, I think even if you had still been hunting humans your father would not have been on that list" Edward said smiling at what I couldn't believe.
I was still thinking of what my father must think of me. Was I strange and frightening to Charlie? Edward just tightened his hold on me and murmured that no matter what came we would face it together. I was happy about what he had told me and if all I could have with Charlie were these few days, then I would have to make the best of them. Starting with that hug.
I knew that I would one day have to give him up but not just yet. One day I knew we would have to fake my death, it was the only way to protect my dad from my world. Edward had told me of the Volturi before my birthday party, before I had been turned and I just knew that this world was not the one for my father, for him he deserved to keep living.
I know that is what Edward would have wanted for me but life is not like that for me. Some how I knew I was always going to join the vampire world I just wished that I had joined it in some other way than I had.
An: so Charlie is now with the family and our to lovers are soon to be married. more soon and merry Christmas.