My apologies for the month-long absence of updating. The last part of this semester has been crazy and time consuming (also, my other laptop I used for writing died, being that it was 5 years old, but I had everything saved on an external harddrive!) so I was focusing on that. I thank you all for being patient with me and I'll post more if you review en masse. XD

Disclaimer: I don't own the names or characters related to Twilight, but I own this plot. Okay? Okay!

Chapter 36: Let's Get Down to Business

It took a tremendous amount of concentration to try and hear what the preacher was saying while Edward and I were gazing heatedly into each other's eyes. When I had to repeat the wedding vows, I was nearly shocked at how smoothly my voice came out. Not to be outdone, Edward's voice came out velvety smooth and I wanted to lay one on him pretty badly.

Finally, I slid a sterling silver wedding band onto Edward's ring finger and when he put the slender band on my finger, he let his fingers tickle my palm just enough to make me grin.

When we had to exchange our 'I do's I silently mouthed 'forever' to him and he could only grin like a fool since he had no veil to cover his face; that would have been weird if men wore veils in a wedding.

The moment came when the preacher told Edward he could kiss his bride, so I was prepared to blush like crazy for when he pulled me tightly to his chest and kissed me intensely. I was surprised, but not disappointed, when he gently pushed the veil back over my head and let his hands form to my jaw to give me a short, but slow and sweet kiss.

It was like I'd woken up when people started cheering crazily. We both laughed and stood there for a moment before he pulled me down off the stairs and outside to the limo to take us to the reception.

On the way to the party, we just sat in the back seat and kissed. I could sense the urgency in his touch and wondered where we would break the ridiculous month-long fast from each other. He seemed to wonder the same thing because neither of us knew where we were going. Edward's parents had paid for our honeymoon and had made a point not to drop any hints to either of us where we'd be heading.

Five minutes away from the building for the party, he stopped kissing me and leaned his head up, "I can't believe how absolutely gorgeous you are Bella…I thought I'd seen your most beautiful moment the night I proposed…but this beats that by a mile."

I blushed and ran my hand over his satin lapel, "I almost ran up the aisle to kiss you…I've never seen you look so sharp!"

He grinned in a faux snotty way, "I did look rather dashing, didn't I?" I laughed and hugged him tightly as we came to a stop.

When Edward helped me out of the limo, I heard people on the street gasp. My cheeks flushed and I looked up at Edward only to see a delighted grin on his perfect face. I thought I even heard a few cameras click as I went in the door.

How was it that almost everyone was here before we were? We left before they did. I quietly voiced my question to Edward and he grinned, "We didn't come straight here…I told the driver to take a slight scenic detour." I laughed and kissed him as we walked into the ballroom where our reception was.

Every person in the room erupted into a loud cheer and confetti seemed to pour on us from nowhere. Edward and I were pulled apart as people embraced us and congratulated us on a spectacularly beautiful wedding. Was my wedding coordinator even here? I didn't have time to find out as we sort of got passed around the room and somehow managed to end up at a long table up on a stage sort of area. We sat in the middle of the table with our parents beside us and then our friends on either side.

Many toasts were given and then it was time for us to have our first dance as husband and wife. I had completely forgotten about this part until now and I was suddenly trying to remember how many steps were in a waltz. "Edward, I forgot we had to dance," I mumbled as we walked to the dance floor.

"Don't worry; I had to take dance lessons when I was growing up. I'm a good leader," He assured me as we got into the proper beginning stance; at least I knew that much.

"Remember, three steps in a waltz…I'll spin you around a few times but don't worry, I won't let you fall," He smiled my absolute favorite smile that was worthy of a toothpaste commercial as we waited for the music to begin.

Some classical piece began to play and I couldn't take my eyes away from Edward's, which was probably a good thing because I forgot anyone else was here and I was dancing without realizing it. The first time he twirled me I laughed a little bit, but the second time felt like there was nothing to it; he was an excellent leader.

Eventually our parents started dancing and gradually the whole floor filled. For the next song, everyone cleared the floor again so my father and I could have our last dance together before I moved away-oh crap, I hadn't told Edward my decision which now seemed like an absurd thing to be scared about. Of course I wanted to move here with him!

My father wasn't quite as graceful as Edward had been, but he held his own until Edward and my mother got on the floor and started waltzing more complicatedly than we had. "When did mom learn to dance like that and why did she never teach me?" I scoffed as my father and I watched in amazement.

"She knew how to dance when I met her…I guess you just never needed to know how to dance like that and you never asked. Your uh…husband seems to know a thing or two…you could ask him," My father seemed uncomfortable terming Edward as my husband.

Oh my god, Edward really was my legal husband now; this whole day seemed freakishly odd now.

After another hour of dancing with various people (including one good pop dance song with my bridesmaids), we all sat down to eat. This time I found my appetite was strong and a little raging.

My father stood up with my mother to give the second to last toast for the evening before Edward and I left for our unknown honeymoon location. They did the knife tapping the glass routine and smiled around the room before my father's voice rang out across the room.

I was in tears by the time my parents finished talking and I was thankful to find out my make-up was waterproof. When Edward's parents stood up, they nodded to my parents and gave a speech a little more formal and talked about meeting me for the first time… thankfully they left out the part about the library encounter. They talked about their first impression of me and then how they came to realize I was a wonderful girl and all that jazz. Honestly, Edward and I wanted to find out where we were going for our honeymoon.

"And now the moment everyone has been waiting for," Edward's father announced regally, earning a few laughs. He pulled out an envelope from his jacket and held it for a moment before handing it to Edward who looked at me for a moment before grinning and tearing it open from the side.

We both found the location at the same time and laughed excitedly, "Greece?" Everyone cheered and clapped as we all hugged our parents (new ones included) but I didn't realize we had to leave to catch our flight until Edward was shouting at me to 'come on!' over the roar of the crowd and pulling me through the throng of people throwing rice at us.

I waved a final goodbye to my parents and winked at my three best friends in the entire world before we got back into the limo. "We're actually going back to my parents' house first to change and get our bags…we'll have to rush though, not too much time before the plane leaves," Edward spoke excitedly. His urgent kisses reminded me of what I'd wanted to tell him since I saw him from the back of the sanctuary.

I tore my lips away from his with much effort and held him off long enough to make it known I wanted to say something, "I've wanted to tell you since the ceremony began…I'll go anywhere you are. If you want to move back here then consider me there with you. I won't be anywhere you aren't anymore." I laughed happily as his face softened into a graceful grin.

"Bella, I adore you so much. You don't know how happy you've made me today," He gave me a firm kiss as we arrived at his house.

We rushed up to my room where both our sets of clothes were and had to stave off the urge to throw each other onto the bed. My outfit was a white skirt that came down to my feet and flared out at the bottom enough to make the fabric fold over on itself all around and a purple tank top with a black, knitted sweater that clung onto the tops of my shoulders. I slipped on the black slip-on Ked's and ran downstairs to catch up with Edward who had gotten out of his suit twice as fast as I'd gotten out of my dress and everything.

He still looked amazingly handsome and laid-back in a new plaid button up shirt and pair of baggy, distressed jeans with a pair of black, high top shoes that looked to be from the 80s.

He gave me the once over and grinned, "The sooner we get there the better. It's a good thing our flight won't be too long either or we might've joined the mile high club." My face went red as we threw our bags into the trunk and jumped back into the limo.

We made out all the way to the airport and made it back to our gate with fifteen minutes to spare. "Edward…" I said softly as he looked out over the crowd nonchalantly.

His eyes immediately found mine and he smiled at me, "Yes, love?"

"I…I can't even say how much I'm in love with you right now…there're no word I can say to describe this feeling inside of me." I laughed effortlessly.

"You complete me Bella," He whispered in my ear with a faint sound of desperation, as if he'd been so desperate to have me or something like that.

Once we boarded the plane, I could tell it was going to be longer than the flight to London because of the anticipation building up every second we didn't take off. When the plane finally took off, I tried to distract myself with an in-flight movie but Edward's hand firmly grasping mine was a big distraction.

An entire day seemed to have gone by when we landed but it was only a few hours really, if that. We finally calmed down once we were off the plane mainly because the atmosphere was so different than London. It was warm and sunny here, but the sun was starting to set. We hurried down to get our baggage and although I wanted to get to the hotel as fast as possible, the way people drove here made me afraid I'd never get to the hotel.

Imagine our surprise when we pulled up to a villa instead of a hotel. The cabbie helped us get our bags inside the villa, so we tipped him extra and walked to the door. Edward cleared his throat as I turned the door knob to go in, "Aren't I supposed to carry you across the threshold?" I grinned and let him pick me up and carry me in.

"Edward, do your parents own this place?" I asked quietly as if a voice too loud would make the house crumble apart.

"I don't know…" He responded just as quietly as he let me stand up.

We looked around the tall main room and then when our eyes caught, we dashed upstairs and began to do what we'd been starving for, for the past month. Needless to say, we spared no expense on the noise since Greece was a city for passionate lovers.

I woke up the next morning absolutely exhausted and felt a little sore like I'd done an intense yoga session the day before. I rolled around a few times trying to go back to sleep but discovered I'd become too enthusiastic about my marriage yesterday to go back to sleep. I opened my eyes with a wide smile on my face and sat up looking around for Edward. He hadn't tried to pull me into a hug while I'd been rolling around so I assumed he was up already.

After putting on some shorts, I walked around the villa until I found him out on the balcony in the other room looking out at the town. The curtains across the doors to go out were open so I watched him for a moment before knocking on the door. He turned his head and unleashed that amazing smile of his; where did he learn to do that?

When I opened the door to stand beside him, he took my hand and kissed it. I blushed when he put his cheek against the back of my hand and shut his eyes. It was like he was a prince treating me as if I were as regal as a queen. "Edward," I remarked shyly and pulled my hand away.

He laughed and gave me a confused look, "You're embarrassed by that after everything you and I did several times yesterday?"

I squealed and hugged him, "I know I shouldn't be embarrassed but I can't help it! I'm a newly wed girl, how am I just supposed to get rid of my old habits?"

He wrapped his arms around my neck and smiled, "I guess I'd miss the lovely shades of red you turn if you stopped being embarrassed."

"Now that you're up…would you like some breakfast?" He asked as we walked back inside.

"Not quite yet," I bit my lower lip playfully as we walked past the bed in the guest room.

OMG. tehehehehe. Newlywed people, seriously. XD

so, you may be thinking, "aw, how sweet! they go married, she's going to move to London with him, happy happy happy, yayyy!" right? WRONG. well...sort of, haha. It's all happy yay yay right now, but do you REALLY think I'd leave it there? PSH. of course not! There is more drama to come so stayyyy tuuuunnneeeddddd...

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ShiningStarr

P.S. Have you all seen the pictures of Rob and Kristen filming down in S. America? ahhh so excited! Bella's white bathing suit will be sold out for a while after that movie comes out, seriously. OHHHH, and have you seen the promotional shot for B.D. of Bella's handful of feathers? OMG. That made me giggle. XD