"Bella, would you stop fidgeting, I can't get this dress on with you moving every three seconds," my sister complained as she fixed my wedding dress making sure that it looked okay.
My hair was finished and my makeup was on. It was almost time to go down and get married.
I was as nervous as all get out, but I was still excited to finally be getting married to Edward, the love of my life.
"Are you ready for your life to be changed Bella, well I mean it already has been changed, but do you want it to be changed even more, I mean Edward is bringing you into the family, how are you dealing with this," I wanted to shove her out of my way because she sounded like those annoying news reporters, but she was my sister and she cared for me and wanted me to relax.
"I don't know what to say, just that I want to get this over with before I lose it all out of nervousness," I stated looking at myself in the mirror. I was beautiful, there was no mistaking that.
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. That always helped my thoughts get in order.
"Don't worry Bella, you will do just fine, I promise and your mother she's getting ready in the other room, I'm sure that she is just as nervous as you, there is nothing to worry about, it's not like this is going to be a big deal. Yes there are a few of your friends and some of Edward's friends and Carlisle's and your aunt and Uncle, but it really isn't that bad I promise," Alice didn't seem to be helping.
"Okay, it's time to get out there, do your best, your uncle is going to be walking you down the aisle since your dad is standing at the altar," Alice giggled and fixed my hair one final time before it was time for her to get down there.
"You look beautiful Bella," My uncle smiled. I pulled him into a hug. He was like a father to me. Since I technically didn't have one, he was the closet person to a father that I would ever have, even though he lived in Florida with my Aunt. I talked to him as much as I could and I tried to get Renee to use her phone so I could text her. I smiled at this thought. They were both like my second parents.
Charlie put his arm out so I could slip mine into his. We had to make it down the steps and then finally down the long red carpet.
The music was playing downstairs. Charlie and I stood at the top of the steps and Emmett came with my mother to the other side of me. My grandfather had passed away about a year ago, so there was no one to walk my mother down the aisle, so Emmett was going to be a gentleman and do the favor of walking my mother.
I couldn't wait to have Emmett as a brother. He was so sweet and loving. I loved Edward's family and I could never want anything more.
My mother nodded at me and smiled with a thumbs up probably complimenting me on my dress. I smiled and nodded back. I was to nervous to give her a thumbs up.
I was always a shy girl and I didn't like it when I had a bunch of people staring at me.
I took one more deep breath as we started making our way down the steps.
The music gradually got louder the closer we got to the final step.
I looked up when all of the people turned their attention to me and my mother. I had never seen a wedding when there was two brides and two grooms. This was a first for me.
I mentally laughed in my head, like I was going to get married again.
I looked at everyone that was sitting in the nice comfortable seats that were set up for them. I say Renee. She was sitting there with little Edward in her arms and he was all dressed up. He giggled and smiled in my direction and then looked up at his daddy. I followed my sons gaze and this was the first time that I looked at Edward since I walked into this room.
He was even more beautiful than I had ever seen him. All dressed up in black with a beautiful white flower in his breast pocket of his suit.
There was a large smile plastered on his face. He was just glowing at this.
We finally made it to the altar and I took Edward's warm smooth hands in mine, he looked down at them and rubbed his thumb over my pale skin. I watched his hands, but then was brought by his gaze that I felt he was giving me and I had to look up.
His topaz eyes were glowing with nothing but pure love for me. If my heart was still beating till this day. It would have been thumping erratically in my chest. Everyone would have been able to hear it.
I looked over at my mother and Carlisle who were gazing lovingly at one another. I smiled and looked back up at the man that was going to be mine for the rest of, well forever. I wanted to press my lips to his now, but I would have to wait until the ceremony was done and over with. What I was kind of looking forward to was the reception. That was going to be fun.
The preacher went through everything. I got lost in Edward's eyes, it was probably the same for him.
"Esme Swan, do you take this man to be your lawful wedded husband, in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?" "I do," My mother spoke, she seemed to be glowing as much as Edward was. Weddings really got to my mother, especially when she was the one getting married. The preachers gaze was peaceful and kind. I watched as he joined together my mother and my soon to be father, then he turned to Edward and I and did the same thing.
"Bella Marie Swan, do you take this man to be your lawful wedded husband in sickness and in health for as long as you both shall live?"
I nodded my head once slowly "I do," I whispered. I could feel and hear my voice cracking, but no tears.
"And do you Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife in sickness and in health for as long as you both shall live?"
"I do," Edwards voice was husky and flowed beautifully. I still couldn't fathom that I was married to him.
"With the power of God and all that is holy, I now pronounce you husband and wife's you may kiss the brides," I smiled and laughed slightly as the preacher used plurals, but my chuckle was taken away by Edward's sweet smooth mouth upon mine. It was slow and sensual. I could sense that both Esme and Carlisle pulled away from their kiss before Edward and I, and I knew people were staring and wondering if someone was going to have to come up and pry Edward's and mine lips apart. We didn't need air, and I couldn't get enough of his mouth.
His tongue slowly slipped out of his mouth and glided across my plump bottom lip. I sighed in pleasure and pure love for this man. When I heard a loud cough not to far away and knew that it was my big brother Emmett.
Edward slowly pulled away, that big goofy grin on his face never faltered and he never let go of my hand.
Everyone stood up and began to clap for Edward and I and Esme and Carlisle. Edward picked me up in his arms and carried me out through the door of the Cullen house hold. We were now in the back yard where Alice and everyone else cleared the area to have the reception. It was filled with many tables and chairs. The wedding cake was set up and there was a large table for the Brides and grooms.
Then there was a dance floor that was brought in. I shook my head back and forth and laughed.
Edward stopped us from moving and turned to me "What?" He asked with a confused look on his face, and a sweet little smile that was adorable.
"You guys spent way to much money, like usual," I laughed and Edward guided us to the dance floor.
My eyes grew wide as realization hit me and I knew what was going to happen next.
"No Edward, I can't do this, not now, not in front of all these people. I'm going to make a complete fool out of myself," the people were already starting to flood out of the house and gathering around the dance floor. Esme and Carlisle stood at the side. They were going to let us have our first dance alone, without anyone else on the floor.
I was so nervous, I felt like if I took one more step I was going to fall flat on my face, like tripping over my own feet.
Alice was waiting for me to get ready, she was ready to start the music and everyone was standing around patiently waiting for us to start dancing.
"How come no one told me about this?" I complained as Edward put his hand on my waist as the other one held my hand gradually. The music began to play. It wasn't something that I was familiar with, but it was really pretty and something that was easy to slow dance to.
Edward and I started to move across the marble floor. He was smiling and looking in my eyes, while I was trying to watch my feet to make sure that I didn't step on his or trip over mine. I felt him remove his hand from my waist and bring it up to my chin, he lifted my head slowly so I could meet his stare.
"You don't need to worry, if you fall you should know that I will always be there to catch you," He whispered and I felt my body turn to mush as he placed his hand back on my waist as we moved across the dance floor.
He was so good at everything. He knew how to play the piano, dance dazzle me and everyone else around him, was there anything that this man couldn't do, I thought to myself.
The song ended and Edward and I stepped off the floor as the people around us clapped and Esme and Carlisle took the dance floor and danced to a new song, that was just as slow and romantic as the last one.
Everyone was watching my mother and new father dance as Edward and I went off to the side.
"You look beautiful tonight," He whispered brushing a slender finger over my lips. I stopped breathing and looked at him with love.
How could he be so gentle and she loving yet at the same time so intimidating. "I love you," I whispered as he pulled me into a soft kiss. It was unlike the kiss we had at the ceremony. This kiss was deep and passionate, as his tongue parted my lips and slipped into my mouth. One of his hands was placed on my hip as the other one was on my waist.
My hands wrapped around his neck pulling him closer.
"Well if it isn't the two love birds making out while mom and dad dance," Emmett chimed in. Edward broke the kiss and glared at his older brother. I tried to regain some of the stolen breath and licked my lips still tasting Edward on them.
"Go away Emmett," Edward growled. I giggled and playfully pushed Edward on the chest.
" Be nice," I smiled and Edward's face turned from anger to a smile.
"Come on Bella, it's our time to dance again," Edward stood up and held out his hand for me.
My eyes grew wide and I wanted to shake my head no and run away from this all, but I knew I was going to have to do this to make Edward happy and that was the only thing in the world that I wanted to do for him.
The next song played in with the last one and it was soft and slow. Edward and I began dancing with Carlisle and Esme. As the song started, more people joined in, and then everyone was dancing slowly. Edward pulled me close to him and I rest my head against his shoulder loving being in his sweet embrace.
"I never want to let go of you," I whispered into his ear as I grabbed some of his hair in my between my fingers.
I moved my head away from his ear to watch his face and wait for a reaction. He watched me and his lips curved up into a smile, he brought his pale hand up to my face to cup it gently taking the very breath away from my lips.
"Nothing is ever going to take you away from Bella, I'm going to love you forever, nothings going to tear us apart," His brow furrowed for a moment as he dipped his head in to take my lips in his mouth. This kiss was sweet and didn't last long enough. It was the most romantic kiss that has ever touched my lips.
The song ended and we stopped dancing because now it was time for cake and champaign. Edward took me to our seat at the long table that was able to fit more than four people.
Emmett stood with the liquid in his glass. I brought my hand to my mouth and covered it as I was thankful that Emmett was the one to speak.
" I would like to propose a toast to my little brother, who I thought was never going to get a girl as kind, sweet and loving as Bella, who I would now like to welcome as my little sister and a part of this family. To Edward and Bella welcome." He held up his glass and we all said cheers.
I was smiling like a four year old who had just received a life time supple of candy.
"I'd also like to say it's very touching and heart warming to be having another brilliant, beautiful young woman like Esme join the family, who I will be calling mom. Welcome Esme, best wishes to you and Carlisle," my mother was glowing just like I was.
I had never heard such kind and generous words come from Emmett, most of the time the only things that came out of Emmett's mouth were sex jokes about Edward and I.
It was time to cut the wedding cake, and we let the honors of letting Alice cut it because she was the one who set this whole thing up practically.
I was hoping that there wouldn't be a cake fight because I kind of wanted to eat this cake, instead of throwing it ate people.
We were served our cake and then the rest of the people were able to come up and get their cake.
I was faced away from my husband because I was talking to one of my friends who was congratulating me.
"Hey Bella," Edward called. I smiled and waved good bye to one of my friends before turning and getting a face full of yummy wedding cake.
Edward laughed, harder than I've ever heard him laugh and I could help but smile, I wouldn't let him get away with that, so I took my cake and shoved it in his face.
By this time, we were both laughing. This cake in the face kind of caused a chain. The next thing we knew, everyone had cake in their faces.
Eventually the cake fight stopped and we all were trying to clean it off.
"Here let me help you with that," Edward said leaning in and taking hold of my lips and sucking the cake off my lips. This was something that I wasn't expecting and a couple people were left staring at me and Edward. I took my finger to his lips and pulled the cake off in one swipe putting the white sweet stuff into my finger from my finger.
It was time for the presents.
Esme and Carlisle came up to me and Edward. My mother looked extremely happy with that beautiful golden ring placed upon her finger. "Carlisle and I have a gift for you and Edward. I'm hoping that it will be something that you like, and if you don't take it, well I will be forced to give it away to someone else," My mother explained. She handed me a piece of paper. Edward and I both unfolded it together and we both gasped. Mine was louder. I cupped my mouth in my hands.
I was stunned. I couldn't believe this. "It's the deed to our old house, mom you bought it?" I asked still in shock.
She nodded her head. "I knew it was a piece of your child hold and I couldn't just let someone else have it, so I want you and Edward to continue your family in it, just as I did," I stood up and brought my mother in my arms. I was so thankful. Edward stood up and wrapped his arms around his father.
"This is way to much, but I am thankful, really I am, I don't know what to say," I said looking at the white document in my hands. My house. I was going to get my house back.
This was the best thing that ever happened to me. Nothing could ruin this moment now.
"Bella, how about we share one final dance before we leave?" I looked at him in puzzlement. Leave. Where were we going, I wondered.
He smiled as he walked me back up onto the dance floor. The song that was playing was True (from the wedding singer, if you've seen it)
Edward and I swayed back and forth and I was pretty sure that I was the happiest woman alive.
"Edward, where are we going?" I asked him in a whisper so no one else could hear.
He rolled his eyes and thought a moment, it was like he was wondering if he should keep it a secret or tell me now.
"Paris," He let out quickly and I jumped into his arms in joy. There was nothing better.
Then I thought about little Edward, someone was going to have to watch him while we were gone. I knew this wasn't being very motherly, but he might have been in the way if we brought him along. There wouldn't be enough Edward and me time. I grinned at that. That sounded nice. Edward and me alone in Paris.
"When does the flight leave?" I asked him.
"In two and a half hours, so I think that we should be leaving pretty soon, Alice has your bags packed and we are leaving Edward with Rosalie and Emmett, Rosalie doesn't mind and she said to stay there as long as we want, because Rosalie owns her own little home there, that's were her and Emmett stayed for a few years and that's where they had their honeymoon," Edward explained to me and it all sounded so wonderful.
"Can we leave now, I want to get there as soon as possible," That's when Alice bombarded us.
"Bella, come on, come with me. I need to get you out of that dress and into some decent clothes for your trip, you guys have to fly all the way over to the east coast and then take a plane over the ocean to Paris, France, the city of romance," Alice sighed and placed her hands together.
I playfully slapped her. I didn't want to leave Edward's side not for a minute, but I knew that it had to be done.
"Don't be long love, you also have to say good bye to everyone before you leave," Edward cooed before I was dragged away back upstairs. Alice removed my dress and threw me a cute little dress with light pink flowers all over it.
I wouldn't lie, I loved it.
"Alice I would like to thank you for setting everything up and getting all these plans made, you made the perfect wedding." I pulled her into a hug as I placed the dress straps over my shoulders. I quickly ran to the bathroom to remove this massive amount of makeup that was clinging to my face.
"Hurry up Bella, you need to say goodbye to your family before you leave," Alice tugged me back out of the bathroom whirling me outside once more.
Renee was the first to glomp me with a hug. This took me by surprise and I wrapped my arms around her. I felt wetness rub up against my shoulder and I knew that she was crying tears of joy.
"I'm so happy for you Bella, that was the most beautiful wedding, you are a very lucky woman, I know you have somewhere to be, so I will let you go, now don't forget to call me while your gone, Charlie and I will be leaving for Florida tomorrow evening. Congratulations on the husband, he's a keeper," Renee glanced in Edward's direction who was talking to someone else. His eye flashed to me in one quick second and I had to look down quickly, it was just something that I often did.
I went around and said goodbye to all my close family. I found little Edward and explained to him that I was going to be back in a week or so. He wrapped his arms around my neck and clung to me. I didn't want to leave him, but I had to if Edward and I were going to catch our flight.
He
didn't bother changing out of his suit, but he took off the top layer
and wore a white dress shirt.
He looked so handsome.
"You ready to go love?" He asked placing his hand on the small of my back looking down at me.
I slowly nodded my head. Excitement taking over my body as I was going to be with Edward for as long as we both wanted. "Did you say goodbye to everyone that you wanted to say goodbye to?" He asked as we were making our way to his Volvo.
I laughed slightly and got into his car as he loaded the trunk with our bags. The trunk door slammed shut and I jumped slightly.
We sat there in silence. He leaned over in his seat and pulled me into a quick kiss.
"Off to the airport then," He grinned and put his shiny silver Volvo into full speed.
A/N: Well there was the wedding chapter. Hoped you liked it. I'm think that there is going to be one more chapter. Thanks again for all my readers and reviewers. You have given me the best story I think I've ever written, the longest one for that matter. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me from my very first Twilight story. I love you all and I'm looking forward to reading your reviews in the future for my later stories. Thanks again.
