Life of A Reluctant Mate
Eclipse
Chapter Thirteen: Avery's Getting M…
Avery had spent the past week focusing on the fear in her stomach and heart. This foreboding feeling that something would happen to her or Jasper was a constant presence. Finally she had looked down at her ring in the shower, Jasper's pale arms around her, his lips caressing her wet neck. There was something in that moments. She wanted Jasper's lips on her skin, his arms around her, and his ring always on her finger. It was in that moment she decided to fuck everything and live in the moment.
12 hours later she found herself standing in a library putting on her wedding dress. She smirked thinking of the irony. She had discovered the truth about Jasper through her books, making it possible to get closer to him and fall so madly in love with him.
The dress was her mothers wedding dress, or least it was going to be when her father returned from what was supposed to be his first tour in duty. She had kept it in her closet, planning to look at it every day to remind her to keep home and look towards happier times. Avery had thought herself crazy when she kept it in a trunk in the attic, hidden by the maze of book shelves, though now she though it was the best idea of her life.
She sighed hearing the buzzing of her cell phone on the table next to her. If Alice and Embry killed each other she was so going to bring them back and kill them herself. Avery had begged Embry to meet her at the Port Angeles City Hall. He had come of course and once Avery begged, pleaded, and even cried he agreed to be a witness for them. And well, Alice being Alice had seen their decision and was determined to stop them from ruining 'a perfectly good wedding and pert opportunity'.
But here they were now, Avery getting into her dress and Jasper getting into his black suite.
"You look beautiful." She soothed her dress and turned around in surprise. Jasper stood in the doorway standing straight, his hair slicked back slightly to show his face as he wore his suit like no one else. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he came to her, fingering one of the lose ringlets that had fallen from the up do Alice had been able to create with a hair band and a few bobby pins.
"Yeah, Jessica was right. Now is the time to make mistakes. And maybe we are making a mistake…" His face fell. " going about it this way. But one thing I now for sure is that I wanna marry you. Now and forever….literally." She brushed his hair behind his ears. "And part of it is living in the moment, and that's what I'm doing, that's what WE'RE doing! If I have to marry you in secret in a courthouse then so be it. I love you Jasper Whitlock."
Jasper's eyes raised and met hers, his eyes widening and mouth parting. "You remembered…"
"Yeah, it's what I put on our certificate." She grinned. Jasper had told her his last name once, and only once, but it was important to him and thus extremely important to her.
"Promise me next time we get married, we do it the right way?" Jasper asked her.
"I promise. Alice planning, brides maids, that traditional stuff and even a preacher, preist, whatever…'
"I love you." Jasper grinned crookedly and Avery could do nothing but kiss him.
"Mr. and Mrs. White-lock?" They were interrupted.
"Whitlock" they corrected breaking apart. They couldn't stop smiling at each other.
"Well uh, we're ready for you." The assistant left leaving the two alone.
"Are you ready to get married?"
"With you? Anytime."
"We are gathered here for the wedding of Avery June Carter and Jasper Tobias Whitlock" The judge began. "Are you, Avery Carter here of your own free will, and do you intend to marry Jasper Whitlock."
"I am and I do." Avery grinned.
"And are you, Jasper Whitlock here of your own free will, and do you intend to marry Avery Carter."
"I do." Jasper grinned.
"Is there anyone present who has any reason why this couple may not lawfully be joined?"
Neither Embry or Alice raised their hands or made any motion to object, thank god.
"Please say you're vows."
" Through sickness and health and…" Avery trailed off making Embry and Alice laugh while Jasper smirked to hid the chuckle building as she looked at the judge. She cleared her throat before continuing. "I, Avery Carter, take you, Jasper Whitlock, to be my lawfully wedded husband. For richer or poor, till true death do us part."
" Through sickness and health and… now. I, Jasper Whitlock, take you, Avery Carter, to be my lawfully wedded wife. For richer or poor, till true death do us part."
"May I have the witnesses sign?" Embry and Alice both signed their names, dating and initialing the paper work.
"In front of these witnesses, this couple has declared their intention to join their lives in marriage..and we now accept them as husband and wife. You may kiss the bride is you wish."
Jasper pinched her chin gently, tilting her head up before sweetly lowering his lips to hers. Although the entire day had been frantic and rushed they took their time. Enjoying their first kiss as Vampire and Mate.
Embry and Alice clapped as they broke apart and were handed their marriage license and certificate.
"I love you." Avery gave him another quick peck before they left.
"I love you." Avery had never fully felt the pleasurable weight of those words until this moment. And suddenly she felt like nothing in the universal, real, magical, fictitious could separate them.
"Embry!" Avery picked up her dress, not wanting to damage it as she ran toward the front of the city hall.
Avery launched herself at him tears in her eyes. "Thank you." She kissed his cheek in all sincerity. He had dropped everything, drove two hours and stayed pleasant towards Jasper and Alice, even as going as far as to shake his hand and congratulate him. She would ignore the threat to Jasper to keep her 'happy and breathing' she over heard, deciding instead to focus on happiness of the day. All to make this day come true for her.
"Anytime, Ave." He kissed her cheek back before letting go. "I feel so gross saying this but…have fun on your honey moon."
"Who wouldn't when there's an impending vampire army closing in on you." She smirked.
"Promise me something?"
"Anything."
"You'll let me be there when you tell Charlie?"
Avery blanched her face going an honest vampire pale as her expression dropped. Embry laughed before walking to his car and driving off with a wave.
"Alright. I'm going to give you 24 hours alone. Then you are to come straight home and tell Charlie and Carlisle. And don't think I'm not going to plan every single inch of your next wedding." Alice glared, only happy when Avery nodded. "Great! Have fun!" She sang while hopping into her yellow porch and driving away.
"I have you alone for the next 24 hours." Jasper's arms wrapped around her waist from behind.
"Sure as hell better make it count." Avery threw caution to the wind, turning and kissing him passionately..
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To those uncomfortable with lemons...sorry. I warned you. Like literally one of the first things you read of this story. I can promise you though when I come back to revise the story (once completed) there will probably be less. So...
