Chapter 21
Marriage. I was taking that next step in my life today with Edward. I was in Alice's old bedroom getting the final touches of my hair done. She curled my hair and pinned a side up with a flower. I decided to not have a veil. My makeup was natural with a hint of the color of the dresses Alice and Rose were wearing.
"Bella are you even listening to me?" Rose snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Sorry Rose. What were you saying?"
"It's ok. I was saying it's almost time." I immediately got nervous. Alice put her hands on my shoulders.
"Bella breathe. There is no need to be nervous. Edward is waiting for you. You are marrying him." Her words calmed my nerves a little bit. I took long deep breaths.
"Charlie is here." Rose said. I saw Charlie appear behind her.
"Hey Bells. You look beautiful."
"Thanks dad." I gave him a hug.
"I wish mom could be here." I whispered.
"Me too, but don't worry. She can still see you. Here she would have wanted you to have this." He said handing me a bracelet. It was my mother's diamond bracelet she got from my grandparents. I gasped.
"Thank you, will you put it on for me please?" He put it on my wrist.
"Ok Bella. Let's go." Alice said. We walked out of the room. I linked my arm into Charlie's. We walked down the stairs where Jasper and Emmett were waiting.
"I can't believe my little sister is getting married." Emmett said pulling me into a hug.
"Emmett if you make her dress have wrinkles I swear-" Alice started but Emmett cut in.
"Don't worry; I'm not giving her my signature bear hugs." We all laughed.
"It is about time you two get married." Jasper said giving me a hug.
"Thanks Jazz."
"Let's go Bells." My nerves came back. Esme and Carlisle went first and sat down. Alice and Jasper went next then Rose and Emmett. The wedding march started. Sue patted my shoulder in a motherly way and pushed us softly. My dad and I began walking, Sue behind us. The minute my eyes locked with Edward, we were the only two people in the room. We got closer and closer and finally my hand was placed in his.
"I love you Bells." My dad whispered.
"Love you too dad." I whispered back. The pastor began. Edward said his vows first.
"Bella, when I first met you all that came to mind was you were my little sister's best friend who became one of my best friends also. As I got to know you I learned what an amazing person you are. You are selfless, beautiful and soon that best friend feeling became something more. I knew you were the one and with the help of Alice and our friends my dream of being with you forever came true. I love you" I was crying and I had to manage to say my vows.
"Edward, I never really thought I would be in a relationship like ours. I didn't believe in fairytales but I loved the stories. When I met you I'll admit I did have a crush. After thinking it through I never thought I would be good enough for you. Alice always swore we would end up together and you never bet against Alice. I love you so much and can't imagine my life without you in it. I'm marrying my best friend and I can't wait to start our family together." Edward winked at me. We exchanged rings.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." The pastor said. Edward leaned in and kissed me placing one hand on my stomach out of view from the audience. We broke apart and everyone was clapping. I blushed.
"For the first time I would like to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cullen. More clapping and cheers from Alice and Rose. We walked back down the aisle. When we got inside we were pulled into a group hug.
"Congrats!" Emmett. Rose, Alice and Jasper yelled at the same time. Edward and I laughed.
"Nice job with adding the whole family thing in there without giving anything away." Jasper said.
"Thanks I almost said something but I stopped myself." Everyone laughed. The four of them left and it was just Edward and I. He pulled me close and kissed me passionately.
"I am finally able to call you my wife. Officially." He said.
"You are stuck with me forever now." I said. He laughed.
"Fine by me." He whispered in my ear making me shiver. Edward laughed at my reaction. The wedding party took some more pictures then our parents came over before going and sitting down.
"Congratulations Edward and Bella." Esme said giving us both hugs.
"It seems getting married isn't the only thing to be congratulating on." She whispered quickly pointing to my stomach.
"You know?" I asked quietly. She nodded. I gave her a look asking how.
"Mother's know everything, but I saw Edward when he kissed you. It may have gone unnoticed to everyone else but I see these things." She said smiling.
"You won't tell anyone else yet right?" I asked her.
"Nope. My lips are sealed." She replied. She gave me another hug and then left.
"What did my mom say?" Edward asked as everyone made their way to where the reception was. I smirked.
"She knows about the babies."
He started walking away while saying "Did Alice-" I stopped him and put a hand on his chest to keep him from walking.
"No, she figured it out. Mother's know everything." I replied quoting what Esme had said. He laughed.
"Yes they do." He replied.
"Edward, Bella come on." Alice called us over to where they were standing. We walked over hand in hand. The DJ announced Rose and Emmett, Alice and Jasper and then Edward and I. He had his arm wrapped around my waist and everyone applauded as we walked in. We ate and then it was time for our first time.
"It is time for the bride and groom to have their first dance." The DJ said. Edward led me onto the dance floor. "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden played through the speakers. Edward held me close, one hand in mine the other around my waist.
"You are an excellent dancer Mrs. Cullen." He whispered. I laughed.
"As I said at the graduation party it must be your amazing skill balancing out my horrible ones."
"Well let's hope then our kids don't acquire your clumsiness." We both laughed at that and the memory from the party. Edward began singing the lyrics in my ear. I smiled and closed my eyes. The song ended too soon. Then it was time for the father daughter dance. "Butterfly Kisses" came on and Charlie and I were on the dance floor.
"Dad not to sound rude but have you been taking dancing lessons?" I asked. He laughed.
"Believe it or not I can dance pretty well when it comes to dancing like this. Your mother taught me." He replied. We continued dancing.
"I'm happy for you Bells. Edward is a good guy."
"Thanks Dad." When the song was over I was back by Edward's side. When "I Gotta Feeling" came on the six of us ran to the dance floor. That was our song. We laughed and danced and just had fun. Alice, Rose and I danced to a couple songs and we even got Esme, Diane and Sue out there with us. Too soon it ended. I was back in Alice's room changing out of my wedding dress. She made me put on a silver silk dress that came right to my knees and was spaghetti strap.
"Alice I am going to be on a plane for who knows how long. Is this dress necessary?" I asked. She nodded.
"Of course it is. You don't want to ruin your actual dress but you still should look like you just got married."
"But-" I began.
"No buts missy. Now put your shoes on, your husband is waiting for you downstairs." She said winking. I blushed. We walked downstairs and Edward was there dressed in jeans and a dark blue button up. The first couple buttons were unbuttoned and it was rolled up to his elbows. I sighed. He heard me walking and turned to face me. Our eyes locked and we just stared at each other.
"Ok, you guys really need to stop with that silent conversation thing. It is starting to creep me out." Emmett yelled coming into the living room. I walked to Edward's side and leaned up to whisper in his ear.
"Should we tell them now?"
"If you want to." He replied. I nodded. He smiled.
"Uh, mom, dad, Charlie, Sue, we have some news to tell you." Edward began. All their attention became focused on us. Esme smiled knowing what we were going to say.
"What is it son?" Carlisle asked. Edward looked at me and I smiled.
"Bella is pregnant." Sue, Esme and Diane squealed. Carlisle and John smiled and said congratulations.
'But there is an extra part, we are having twins." I added. Even more squeals. Charlie hadn't said anything.
"Dad."
"Sorry, this is just a lot to take in. Congratulations you two." He said and smiled. I let out a breath of relief and smiled.
"Thank you."
'Bella we should get going." Edward said grabbing my hand. I nodded and gave everyone hugs goodbye. We got into Edward's rented car, a Volvo of course and drove to the airport.
"Our first stop is New York? So are we going out of the country?" I asked as we began boarding. He just looked at me and smiled his crooked grin. Apparently I wasn't getting any answers. Edward and I both slept the whole flight. We quickly got onto the next plane; I didn't get to see where we were going. So that part was still a mystery. Once again I slept most of the flight but woke up when the flight attendant said we would be landing in Ireland.
"We are going to Ireland?" I asked.
"Yes, Alice told me how you wanted to go somewhere different. I hope this is alright." I kissed him.
"It is perfect." We exited the plane, picked up our luggage and rented a car. Edward drove since he knew where we were going and before I knew it we were pulling up to a small cottage.
"This is amazing Edward." I said as we walked inside.
"Glad you like it." He replied. We slept for most of the day, exhausted from the travel. The next two weeks were pure bliss. Ireland was such a fascinating country. I didn't want to leave but we had to get back to real world sometime. When we got back to New York, Edward drove away from the apartments and a little bit past the city.
"Edward, our apartment is back there." I said.
"It used to be. I planned this awhile ago and was able to keep it a secret. I'm surprised Alice and Rose kept it from you also. We pulled up to a two story house surrounded by trees. It had a beautiful stone walkway leading up to a front door.
"Is this ours?" I asked.
"Yes, everything is all set up. Furniture, the wall paintings, landscape, it is all done. Want to go inside?" I nodded vigorously and stepped out of the car. Hand in hand we walked to the front door. Once I stepped inside I took in everything. It was perfect, just as I would have imagined my house to look. I turned around and threw my arms around Edward.
"Thank you so much. This is perfect." He smiled and softly pressed his lips to mine. I slept wonderfully that night, in my new bed with my husband right next to me.
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