Chapter 34
As I returned downstairs, I said, "Edward, it smells delicious in here. I didn't ruin anything with my early arrival."
"No you didn't. This is all for dinner; we still have plenty of time. I was planning for any arrival time. I didn't plan for the way you announced your arrival; but I loved it. We can have lunch soon. But for now," he handed me a glass of wine and we went out onto the patio. We're sitting out back wrapped in blankets, watching the sun bounce off the snow as we drank our wine.
"Edward," I said. "If this is what I get on February 13th, how do you top it tomorrow on February 14th for Valentine's Day?"
Edward simply looked at me with a smile and said, "That's easy. Marry me tomorrow in the Bellagio Gardens?" and Edward was kneeling in front of me showing me a diamond ring. He gently took his other hand and put my wine glass down and quietly waited for a response.
Once the shock wore off my face, I said, "Edward, you're kidding? Right." I kept babbling and said, "Sure, you are asking me to marry you; I accept that. But you mean we'll get married next year on Valentine's Day or maybe at the ranch this summer."
Edward gently brought his empty hand up to my face and put two fingers over my lips and said, "No. I'm not kidding. I love you; I need you to be around. We are perfect together. Tomorrow, yes I mean tomorrow, I promise that I'll never try and disappoint you ever again. I love you more than you'll know."
"How do you put together a wedding in less than a day?"
"That's simple. Your three guilty brothers, Rose and myself."
"But what if I don't say yes?"
"You will by the time the night is over even if you don't say yes now."
I reached up and put my arms around him and we started kissing. As I slowly brought the kiss to an end, I said, "Yes, I'll marry you." As we kissed, Edward managed to slide the ring on my hand. While we continued kissing, he carried me inside. This time, we only made it to the sofa before he laid me down. We made love there. We missed lunch that day; but I didn't care. I was happy to have Edward wrapped around me instead. By the time I came down to dinner which we decided to eat a little early in my dried negligee and robe, candles led me to the dining room. Candelabras were our only light in the room. Edward wined and dined me. We had an amazing lemon crusted lobster tails, steak with freshly steamed vegetables. Halfway through dinner, I said, "We're really getting married tomorrow?"
"Yes, we are. There'll be about 20 guests. We will fly in tomorrow morning. Rose has some dresses picked out for you to choose from. This is for you; it's your something new," and he slid me a box. It was a beautiful white gold set of jewelry. It included a tennis bracelet, diamond earrings, and a diamond necklace. We made love upstairs with me losing my negligee one more time, but I definitely had modeled it for him. His manhood and crooked smile gave me the response I was looking for. Our climax together was amazing.
The next morning, Edward handed me an entire suitcase of clothes for me to pick from. After we got dressed, I looked at Edward and said, "I'm guessing we're staying in Vegas tonight, but then what?"
"Well tonight, we're staying in the same room we stayed in last time. Hopefully tonight you'll want me in the same bed. After dinner with every one, we'll spend the rest of the night by ourselves. The next morning, I'm taking my bride to the Caribbean for a honeymoon of water activities and bedroom activities. If you look further into your suitcase. You'll see what I mean."
I did some digging into the suitcase and all I found were shorts, sandals, sundresses and more bikinis than I could count. Edward came up behind me and said, "You'll model each one for me."
"Oh I will, will I?" I twisted around in his arms and turned to look him straight in the eyes.
"Yes, you will."
"Why?"
"Because you love me and the result will be magical. Plus it can make up for all the months that I have had to let my imagination of you naked or in a bikini make up for not having you really there. I don't want any apologies; now go get dressed so we can get to Vegas. I want to get you legally married to me."
Very quickly, we left for the airport. I was met by Rose as soon as I came off the jet. Edward put me in a limo with her after a kiss. He smiled at me and said, "I love you. I'll see you at the altar, my fiancé."
"Yes, you will," and then he closed the door. Emmett was waiting for Edward and slapped his back as Rose and I were driven away.
Once Rose got my attention as I watched Edward get smaller as the limousine drove away, she asked, "Are you excited?"
"Yes I am. Rose, before we continue this conversation, I love you and I'm sorry I haven't said it to you for so long."
I was in her arms being hugged and she said, "It's okay. I know you just needed the time. Now, please tell me that you told him you love him."
"Yes, I did," I said as a smirk crossed my face.
"Why are you smirking like that?"
"The first time I told him I was standing in the shower with him in a red negligee he bought me."
"Oh my god, you've got to be kidding me."
"No, I'm not."
"When you go all in girl, you go all in."
I blushed and decided it was time to change the subject, "Now please tell me there is a flowy yet clingy wedding dress that just drapes down my body fitting all my curves."
"We'll see."
Twenty minutes later, we pulled into a private entrance. The manager of the store escorted us into a private dressing room so that I could try dresses on. Alice and Sarah met us there. I looked at the dresses Rose had picked out and took two of them into the actual dressing room to try on. The manager helped me into them. I liked the first one; but I wasn't sure. Sarah made the right comment and I had to agree. If I was getting married in a church in a formal setting it would be perfect. The manager and I returned to the dressing room where she helped me slip the second dress on. It fell perfectly over my body. It clung to every curve, yet it wasn't tight. The material was the softest silk I had ever touched. There was a scope neck that draped perfectly. Once again, I gave myself the once over in the mirror from top to bottom. It was a little long however the manager quickly slipped me a pair of heals and then it was perfect. I turned and looked at the small puddle of silk laying on the ground behind and I turned back to the mirror and I was smiling. The manager nodded and I smiled at her. She helped me out to my friends and they all gasped. I spun around for them and when I stopped and looked at them again. Rose came up to me and said, "This is the dress that smile on your face is equal to the day you won national's on your face."
Everyone hugged me and told me how beautiful I looked. The manager then interrupted our group hug and said, "I'm sorry; but if you don't want that dress all wrinkly for the wedding in a few hours, you might want to let the bride go."
Sarah wiped hers and I's tears away and said, "Okay. You look like a goddess."
Alice asked, "Veil?"
"No, I don't think so. I walked up to a case and said, "That will work." It was a crystal headband. It didn't really look like a crown. It was more like a headband.
The manager asked if I wanted shoes or sandals for the wedding. I said, "Do you have some kind of sparkly sandals that are the same height as these shoes?"
"Let me check. Please stay in your dress so that we can check."
The manager was back in five minutes with the perfect pair of sparkly sandals. The manager helped me get out of my dress. She took it and packaged everything up for us. Once it was paid for, Sarah took it from me and said, "Alice and I will take it back to the hotel for you. Rose has a couple of other things planned for you. We'll see you in a few hours to help you finish getting ready for the wedding. I've never seen you smile so much. I'm glad you're so happy; I've waited a long time to see you this happy. Now go and have some fun with your best friend."
"Thank you Sarah." We hugged and then Rose pulled me back to the limousine. As the car pulled away, I asked, "Where to next?"
"Nails, makeup and hair."
"Do we have time for another quick stop?"
"Of course, where to?"
"A lingerie store."
Rose squealed and then asked the driver to find us a Victoria Secret's. Rose leaned into me and said, "I'm so proud of you for asking for a lingerie store and this will be my present to you."
"Except for the white negligee that I want to get to wear for Edward." In less than ten minutes, we were going through Victoria Secret getting my exciting wedding trousseau. I bought a very short see thru lace covered negligee. Rose bought me a strapless light lavender bra and thong set to wear under my wedding dress. She also bought me more undergarments than I could count. Her explanation was that I didn't have a bachelorette party so this was making up for it. Rose then dragged me to a salon for our hair and makeup appointment. I pulled out the head band and the stylist and I decided that I should wear my hair down. It was all wavy and flowing down my back.