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Previously
As I was about to take off her shirt, Alice yelled from the door. "HEY! You two! She really should eat something before you start this! You both should! You'll need your strength!"
Nadine sighed against my lips and rested her forehead on mine for a second. She pulled back a few inches and met my gaze.
"Just a quick one?" she whispered and smirked at me as she raised her eyebrows…
I started chuckling when she grinded herself firmly on me, making me groan loudly.
'Fuck' I thought to myself. 'I've created a monster'…
Epilogue
-*Gabriel's Pov*-
"Jake!" Mom yelled in excitement as she ran to him.
"It is so good to see you, Bells. I have missed you so much," he replied happily and hugged her tightly. "Come, I want you to meet my Elli," he finished as he dragged here to the tall chocolate-skinned woman who waited patiently a bit further from them.
Dad started chuckling as he watched his wife- yes his wife - throwing a 'happy Alice-fit' as Joshua called it, when her friend announced his plans to getting married later this afternoon.
"Is this why you demanded that we come this date and not earlier?" she smiled.
"Bells, it was about time. You did it twenty years ago… Now it is my turn," he said proudly. "Or should I say our turn?" he said and looked at me.
I rolled my eyes and smiled. "No Jake. It's your turn. We want to wait a bit longer," I said and looked at the angel next to me.
"I hope you don't wait much longer 'cause it's time I settled myself as well," I heard an asshole call from the woods.
"Not if you want to still keeping running!" I called with my best pissed growl. "Like now!" I finished and launched myself at him. Seth phased instantly and we started our fight without hurting each other. It was our own way of saying 'hello.'
"Will you please grow up?" Nadine said angrily.
'Just a bit more' I thought to myself and smirked.
Seth kicked me with his back legs and I landed with a groan on the ground a few feet away from my family.
"Gabriel!" Nadine called as she rushed to me. "You idiot!" she yelled at Seth, running at him. "You could have killed him!"
"Oh please! As if I could do it without tearing him apart," he laughed as he came back from the woods in his human form.
"Well, you could!"
"What? Can't little Gabriel handle a friendly brawl?" he said, mocking her.
"I can assure you that there is nothing little about him, you mutt!" she growled.
"Woo hoo! You tell him girl!" Emmett cheered and I could feel her blush once she realized what she had said.
Seth started laughing and then all hell broke loose. Nadine launched herself at him engaging him in a fight herself… and it was a sight to watch. The way she pinned him down, the way she taunted him. The way her perfect ass swayed when she crouched, ready to attack. She cracked her neck and that was Seth's cue to start backing away.
"Okay, there's nothing little about him. I get it," he said with raised hands in the air. My girl huffed and had turned to come back to me when he did it. He smacked her ass. Hard.
She stopped instantly, closed her eyes and held her fists at her sides.
One…
"Seth…"
Two…
"Run…" she said and turned to face him.
The first time I smacked her ass after her change, she made me spill every little secret I had. The second time, I smacked her ass when we were in the middle of, umm… you know what I mean. The third time though was the last straw. She made me spill the nastiest fantasy I had… in front of Emmett. Bottom line, I never did it again unless, well, I was asked to or I felt free to do so, during 'special occasions.'
Her second gift was… truth. She could make people spill everything just by blinking. I would never forget the day we found out about her gift. I chuckled to myself thinking back on my father's reaction.
"Bella!" Nadine called as she ran to my mother who was sitting in the kiosk with my dad.
"Yes, sweetie?" she asked.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure," she said and smiled.
'You can thank me later, Edward' she thought and winked at him. 'Gabriel and I, sort of figured out my second gift.'
I snorted at her choice of words. Sort out my ass! She made me spill how much I wanted her to learn the word 'fuck' in every language possible and say it as we fucked in the woods, in the garage, on the hood of my Aston… so many possibi…
The loud clearing of my father's throat made me come back out my mind fuck fest. He raised an eyebrow at me, as he wondered where all this boldness came from.
"I was talking with Gabriel," Nadine started and looked at Mom. "You see we were watching a movie the other day. The…umm, Gabe what was it called?" she asked.
Dad smirked since he knew where she was going and I just feigned ignorance. "The one with the girl who ran away from her weddings?"
"Ah! 'Runaway Bride'," I said and smiled.
"Yes, that one! Have you seen the movie?" she asked Mom. "So many wedding scenarios and she always ran. I liked the hippie wedding though. It was cool."
"Yes, I've seen it. The finale was beautiful. Her wedding gown, the wedding on the hill," she said. "And Gere was perfect. But the most perfect wedding is when a movie ends without watching one. Just leaves you to imagine it, like in the movie 'You've Got Mail'," she finished and sighed contently.
"How did you imagine it?" she asked her.
"They would get married in that same park, with her wearing a wonderful and yet simple wedding gown and him wearing a light grey tuxedo. He would be waiting for her, holding an elegant bouquet of red roses with only a single white one exactly in the middle of it. Just how I imagined Edward's and my wedding, but instead of the park, it would be in our meadow," she said and my dad smiled lovingly at her.
"Has that dream changed?" my minx asked her.
"Of course not, you silly girl," she said.
Nadine giggled and everything was out in the open.
"Oh my God! Nadine what did you just do?" Mom asked her, horrified.
"Nothing much! Just made you spill your secret thought!" she said and laughed.
Mom groaned loudly and we started laughing. "I have some wedding planning to do," Dad laughed and he was out of sight…
I was brought out of reverie when my girl approached me. She smiled seductively at me and I knew she was up to something.
"You know, Lisa called me last night. She said that her flight would arrive late this afternoon," she said.
Lisa was a nomad we came across in England, the year before we left. She was a newborn at the time. With us, she managed to embrace our diet, thanking us deeply. She was a gentle soul. Even though we invited her to tag along with us she refused. Lisa wanted to explore the world.
"Cool," I said. "Who's picking her up?" I asked.
"Rose will because she wants to get a part for Damian's car."
"Seth is really exited to see her," I chuckled.
"Do you know something I don't?" she asked warily.
"He may have imprinted on her…"
Nadine gasped loudly. "How? Is that even possible?"
"Ah my love… Love is just… love." I sighed and kissed her. "I will tell you how it happened but another day…"
Later that afternoon, we sat by the shore, enjoying the brightness of the sun when she decided to snuggle in my arms.
"Gabriel," she said and scooted closer to my ear.
"Mm hmm," I murmured.
"Cazzo…" she whispered, making me inhale sharply.
"This is not the place, tesoro," I hissed as she bit my earlobe lightly.
"Baiser…" she continued.
"Nadine, I will fuck your brains out right this instant if you don't stop," I threatened her and she giggled.
"Joder," she said as she ran her hands over my jeans.
I said nothing else. I grabbed her roughly and soon we were running away from the others. Once we were a few miles away, I pinned her harshly against a tree, making her groan.
"Did you think that your teasing was one-sided, tesoro?"
"What teasing?" she breathed.
"This," I said and placed one hand under her skirt, barely grazing her already wet pussy. "Did you think that I didn't notice, my love?" I asked innocently as I moved my other hand to her breast and pinched her nipple.
"Oh, God," she moaned loudly.
"It's just you and me here, baby. No one else," I smirked.
"Gabriel, please," she gasped as I slid a finger inside her.
"Did I say you could talk?" I asked and bit her shoulder roughly.
She moaned and started moving against my finger when I suddenly stopped. I undid my jeans, turned her to face away from me, lifted her skirt to her waist and I was inside of her before she could even blink. Thank God Nadine opted out of wearing underwear today.
"This won't be gentle," I hissed in her ear as I slid out of her and then slammed back in.
"Oh fuck!" she yelled.
"You like it when I fuck you hard, don't you?" I asked and licked her ear shell as I started moving my hips faster.
"Hell yes!" she groaned. She tried to move her hips back against mine but I was holding her tight.
I followed a frantic pace, and the only sound a person could hear were our mutual moans and our skin slapping against each other. I bent her over a bit more and continued moving inside of her when she lowered her hand to her clit.
"No!" I growled and placed her hand behind her back. "The only thing that will make you cum today is my dick, you got that?" I hissed as I started to piston my cock even faster.
"Oh yes! Just like that," she screamed. "Fuck!"
"Will you continue to tease me like that?' I asked and reached around to roughly pinch her nipple.
"Only if you continue to fuck me like that for eternity!" she moaned.
"Gabriel…"
I smacked her ass hard and leaned over her ear. "This is mine..."
"Gabriel…"
"Ooh! Do that again!" she groaned and lifted her hips slightly.
"Gabriel!" roared in my ear.
"The fuck?" I said and jolted up, looking around until I saw Jacob.
"That was quite an experience," he laughed.
"Oh shit!"
"Oh shit won't even cover it kiddo. I knew that you were sleep talking but this..." he chuckled. "Be thankful that it was me and not someone else."
"Where are the others?" I asked, trying to hide my discomfort.
"They are getting ready for 'my' wedding," he said and smirked. "Boy, won't they be surprised when they see you?"
I sighed contently. No one knew apart from my fathers that it was me who was getting married today. They would be the ones to escort my beautiful bride down the sandy aisle. Once I made the decision a month ago, I called Jacob. I asked him to send me some hair from his fur so that Alice wouldn't be able to see my plans. Once we got here, I planned to use my clouding gift just for a couple hours. She wouldn't even notice it.
The best part? Nadine didn't even know that we were getting married today. Jake and Seth, along with Elli and Lisa arranged everything.
I had them pick the most beautiful wedding gown on the market and have it sent to Mom's house. They would take her there, so 'Elli' could get ready and suddenly they would leave her there alone for a 'few' minutes to go and pick up something. That was when I would show up.
I quickly showered, dressed and headed to Mom's house. My love was sitting on the porch, reading a book as she waited for the girls.
"There you are," I said and kissed the top of her head.
"Missed me already?" she laughed and closed her book.
"I always miss you when you're not around."
"Me too," she said and hugged me.
"Care to take a walk with me?" I said and took her hand in mine.
"Lead the way," she smiled and we started walking to the back yard.
Everything was set perfectly. I led her to a small swing tied perfectly on a huge branch of the oak, as silk lilac ribbons adorned the chain. She smiled like a child once she saw it.
"Sit," I told her and walked behind her and started pushing her lightly. "I still remember Mom's wedding like it was yesterday," I said in a feeble attempt to begin the proposal.
"Oh yes! It was the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed."
Mom was beautiful that day. Her wedding dress was simple and yet elegant. It was a long lace dress with a small train on the back, made perfectly for her figure. She had her hair in loose curls with a small orchid set on the side of her head.
"Are you happy?" I asked as we walked toward the meadow.
"How could I not be happy when I'm getting married to the man I love?" she smiled and I could see the moisture in her eyes.
"Well, it's about time, no?" I teased.
The meadow was filled with candles and everyone was gathered there. My father waited patiently for us to arrive as Emmett teased him about Mom backing out any minute. Once Dad saw her, his face lit up. In his thoughts, I could see how badly he wanted to come to her rather than let her come to him.
Once I handed off the bride, I went to stand next to my angel. She wore a long strapless dark teal dress and her hair was pinned with small white flowers, exposing her wonderful long neck. She looked at me lovingly and entwined our fingers together, gently squeezing my hand.
'I love you,' she mouthed at me.
I leaned over and kissed her temple before whispering in her ear. "It will be us one day."
As Carlisle started reading from his father's Anglican Bible, you could see nothing but pure adoration in their eyes. Soon they exchanged their rings and the vows were next. Mom took a deep breath and started talking, her voice shaky and filled with emotion.
"I never thought that this day would come. I never thought that I, a simple girl, would end up gaining an eternal life Edward, I love you. You know I'm a bit cranky and you will have to endure it. I can't promise you that we'll always be happy. I can't promise you that we won't fight because we will. What I can promise you is this: I am and forever will be yours. I promise to love you with everything I am and cherish every little gesture and memory you give me. I promise to spend the rest of forever showing how grateful I am for having you as my husband and father of our son. I love you," she finished with a whisper.
My father sighed contently and raised her left hand, kissing her wedding band before smiling at her. "Many people spend their lives searching for their soulmate, their one true love. Some people are lucky to find the person they can truly call the better half of themselves, while others spend the rest of their lives searching and never finding. I am happy to count myself among the lucky ones, because I certainly found you. You, my precious love, are the light in blackest spots of my soul. You are the finest color in the brightest palette. You are the mother of my child, the deepest meaning of my existence.
I love you, Isabella. You are the only one for me, my one true love. I am happy and grateful that you came into my life, that where others have spent their entire lives looking, I have found you. And now that I have found you, I shall never let you go. I promise that I shall hold you and cherish you and give you my heart, that I shall support you and care for you. Faithfully, I shall always stand steadfast at your side with your hand in mine, regardless of what life brings to us. I take you now as my wife and shall remain your loving husband for the rest of my existence."
By the time he finished, my mother was on the verge of tears: happy ones. I couldn't feel more proud and blessed to be the son of two people this much in love…
"Have you been listening to anything I said?" Nadine giggled.
"Sorry tesoro. I was miles away," I said sincerely.
"Thinking about…?"
This was it. It was now or she sat on the swing, I went in front of her and kneeled. She furrowed her brows, looking at me.
"My angel," I started and smiled at her. "You are my best friend, my better half; you're the best part of my life. I couldn't feel more blessed that you chose me to be the one for you. We have been through so many things and yet we are still together, loving each other more and more," I said and sighed. I reached to my pocket and took out a small box. She gasped at the sight of it and brought her hand to her mouth. "Nadine Sullivan, I swear to worship every day of forever with you. I swear to cherish every single smile, touch, kiss you give me. I love you and that will never change. Will you marry me?" I finished and opened the box, holding it in my hand, waiting for her to say the only word that would make me the happiest man that ever was born.
She held her breath for a few seconds and gazed at me with tearful eyes, before a huge smile spread across her face.
"Yes! A thousand times yes!" she said and launched herself at me, knocking both of us to the ground. "I love you! I love you!" she breathed and kissed me. I held her in my arms, inhaling her scent as I tried to swallow what she just said.
We sat on our knees, facing each other, grinning like fools. As I took the ring out of its case and placed it on her finger, it hit me. In less than three hours, she would be my wife. Another thing I had to tell her.
"Um… when do you think we should do it? My God, there are so many things that need to be done!" she smiled.
"Soon," I said and grinned.
"How soon?" she asked. "I think three months is a sufficient amount of time to plan a decent wedding. It doesn't have to be something extravagant."
"I was thinking something like in three hours maybe?" I smirked.
She laughed. "Gabriel, be reason…" she began and stopped abruptly. "Oh my stars, you didn't!"
"I most certainly did," I said and laughed. "It is us my love."
"You… You…," she paused. "You are the craziest, stupid, loving, amazing man I have ever met!" she laughed as tears formed in her eyes.
"Everything is planned. All you have to do is go in the house where Elli and Lisa are waiting to get you ready and the dads will come and pick you up," I said as I got up. I helped her stand, kissed her soundly and then hugged her tightly. "In three hours, we'll start a new journey," I whispered in her ear. "… as husband and wife."
I walked her to the house and the two girls took her inside. Soon I found myself at the reservation, where my fathers waited for me. Once I made sure they were both covered by my clouding, Damian started talking.
"So, I get that everything went as planned, no?" he grinned.
"Do you even have to ask?" Edward laughed. "Can't you see him?"
They could tease me all they wanted. I couldn't care less. I was on cloud nine.
"This is when, as your fathers, we must have the 'talk' with you," Damian continued.
I raised my eyebrow at him and grinned. "Dad, the sex ta…"
They both chuckled. "Son, if you think that fathers give only sex talks, you're mistaken. We need to give you the marriage talk. You need tips on how to handle your wife."
"Like both of you handle yours?" I smirked. That shut them up. They both shrugged their shoulders and smiled like teenagers.
"You're right," Edward said, "we're mere putty in their hands."
Damian met his wife at my parents wedding. Shannon was a friend of Mom and Nick's. The instant he saw her, it was as if the earth stood still and everything exploded. She was tall, with black hair and bright golden eyes. Nothing else mattered that moment. He had finally found his true mate… the one that made him shine even brighter than the sun. What mattered mostly though was that she loved him and embraced his past with Abby.
As I was getting ready, we talked about the things that transpired all these years and the importance of these situations. Yes, we had been through a lot, but those were the things that gave us strength and made us wise. It was because of these circumstances that I became who I am now.
I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard the loud slam of a door. I turned around quickly and I saw Alice, her arms folded in front of her chest and her heel tapping quickly on the wooden floor.
"Did you even think that you could trick me, nephew?" she said and smiled at me wickedly.
"I have no idea what you are talking about," I said calmly.
"After twenty five years, did you think that I wouldn't have found a way to protect my gift from you?" she said and raised her eyebrow. "You see, about a month ago I suddenly stopped seeing you. I knew then that something was going on in than pretty head of yours. Suddenly, last night I was able to see you for about ten minutes," she paused for a few seconds making me gulp. "You forgot something major: Castiel. Ever since yesterday, he has been covering me you know, so that silly gift of yours is useless," she giggled and before she left the room she stopped to look at me. "You arranged it better than anyone would have… even me," she finished and winked at me. As she closed the door behind her, I couldn't help but think that my dearest aunt never ceased to amaze me.
Time went by and my fathers were ready to leave. "She's ready," Edward smiled and placed his hand on my shoulder. I grinned at him and lowered my head.
"Gabe," Damian said and I looked at him. "I will never regret my decision of taking you with me. I am happy for you my son, and I love you. This is the day you spread your wings and start a new life as a married man. Treasure every single moment- every second of every minute, because every memory will stay with you. You've become all that I hoped you would: a strong man, with a pure heart and a wise mind. Make her the happiest woman in the universe," he said and kissed my forehead before hugging me.
"I love you, Dad," I whispered and blinked away my tears.
They left and I made my way to the beach, trying to calm myself. Everyone was gathered and Mom gasped as she laid her eyes on me. "Edward Gabriel Cullen!" she exclaimed.
"Yes, mother?" I smiled.
"Why are you wearing a tuxedo and not the suit Alice bought you?"
"Because, oh dear mother of mine, how would it appear if the groom wore a plain suit?" I smirked.
She gasped at my response and growled instantly. "Jake!" she barked.
"Uh oh! Someone is in trouble," Emmett sang and everyone started laughing.
As I waited for my girl, my family and friends surrounded me, feeling nothing but love and happiness. How could I not cherish a moment like this?
When I look back at the boy I was, before I found my mom and dad, before I found my mate, I realize how much of my existence had been spent hiding. It wasn't just the part where I hid who I was from Edward and the Cullens. It wasn't just the part where I hid what I was from my Nadine.
I was hiding from my true self. I hid from the man I should have been... the man I am today. Fear of further abandonment, fear of not being loved... it all delayed the inevitable. And all those fears were for nothing. I had my father Damian, who raised me and knew the man that I would become. I had my mom and dad, who were now together to help, guide me and teach me about the mistakes that are necessary in life. And I had my love, my soulmate, my Nadine, who loved me enough to choose me forever. She made me step into my true self. When Elvis Presley's 'Love Me Tender' filled the air, I knew that the reason of my existence had arrived. I had never felt more captivated than I was now.
Both of my fathers were right. You can't have everything if you don't sacrifice something. I had almost lost so many things: my parents, Damian and, most all of, the woman I love. What for? Because I wasn't selfish enough to put myself before the others. As painful as it was, I had no other choice. Either I chose to change her or live without her forever and make us both miserable. I chose the latter, and I was glad I did. Seeing her walking toward me, holding each of my fathers in her arms, with a smile that could make the night look brighter than day, was the best vision ever.
Sometimes I can't stop thinking what would have happened if none of this ever occurred. How would my life be if I had mom all along, if I didn't have Damian or my godfathers. It would be different: maybe worse given that I wouldn't have had Damian or my heart. None of this mattered any more. I was happy. I had everything I wished for: my parents - all three of them - the rest of my family, and my angel.
As she placed her hand in mine and I kissed her temple, I realized I was done with being that arrogant jerk that always wanted to run when things got tough.
But most of all...
I was done with Hiding in Plain Sight. I found myself and the true meaning of my existence…
The End
Cazzo/baiser/joder: Fuck in Italian, French, Spanish
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