Disclaimer: Lips of an Angel is not my own song, just a song I thought would go well with the wedding.
10. Wedding Bells
That day seemed to drag on forever; the night seemed to drag on even longer. It felt like sixty hours had passed when morning finally came. Maybe the night dragged on forever because I was at my house and he was at his. Alice, Rosalie, and Esme refused to let us see each other tonight or in the morning before the wedding. Even though we were vampires, we did still go by traditions. And one tradition was that the bride and groom can't see each other before the wedding; mostly superstitions among humans but just tradition with the vampires. Once morning came, I couldn't help but seem happy. I tried not to give anything away to Charlie but even as a vampire, my acting was poor.
"You seem happy this morning," he noted.
"Really? I hadn't really noticed." Then something struck me. "Dad, why aren't you at work?"
"Oh, I have the day off."
"Oh, okay." Damn it. Now how are we going to do this? Charlie got up and gave me a kiss on my head and walked into the living room. I quickly grabbed the phone and called Alice. She picked up after the first ring. She must've seen what was happening.
"Alice!"
"I know. The only thing we can do now is have it earlier and miss a little of school. Either that or we reschedule it."
"No! We can't reschedule it. I guess that's the only thing we can do. I just hope that it doesn't get back to Charlie." I spoke so low and in such a slur that I could barely understand what I was saying. "I guess I'll see you in a little while. Are you coming to pick me up?"
"Of course. We can't let Edward see you remember?"
"Right. I'll see in a few then."
"Yep."
We hung up and I went upstairs to get dressed. I guessed that this day would have to be one that I had to eat so Charlie wouldn't get suspicious. I put on a pair of blue jeans and grabbed a silver top that Alice bought for me in Port Angeles. I thought about what I was going to do with the dress. I decided that I would hang it from my window and get it when I left with Alice. I hung the dress from my window and went downstairs. When I went downstairs, Charlie was sitting in his chair eyeing the TV. I pulled myself a bowl of cereal and sat down to 'eat' it. When I got done 'eating' I rinsed my bowl out and washed the spoon and bowl. I dried them and put them away. Then I grabbed my back pack and said goodbye to Charlie. As soon as I got outside, I saw Alice turn the corner. Alice pulled in and got out. She came over to me.
"The dress is hanging from my window. Could you get it?" I asked.
"Sure." She walked away and came back a few seconds later with the dress. She put it in the back and took my books. "Go. I'll wait."
"No. I can wait."
"No. You're not going to be going to the reception after the wedding. You're going to have to wait until after school to go to the reception and honeymoon."
"I might be able to wait, but try telling that to Edward."
"Oh, you should have seen him this morning when he found out that Charlie was off. I swear, Bella, he almost went crazy!" We both laughed.
"Alright then. I'll be right back." I walked behind the house to the woods that surrounded it. I returned in a few minutes. We both hoped into the car and drove off to the house.
"Now keep in mind, Bella, that we're playing hell not to let Edward see you. Whatever you do, please don't fall for his seductive voice. You and I both know that he'll try it."
"Oh I know. And I give you my work that I'll try. I can't give you any promises though." We both laughed and started talking about how great it would be to be sisters the rest of the way. When we reached the house, I looked around.
"Don't worry, Bella. Edward is out back waiting. We have to get you upstairs and into my bedroom and get you ready. Rosalie is waiting there, too."
We grabbed the dress and got out of the car. I teleported the both of us to Alice's room so Edward didn't have a choice to see me. We entered Alice's room and headed to her bathroom. Sure enough, Rosalie was waiting there. She looked beautiful standing there in her wedding dress. It was long and white and was cut off at the shoulders. Even in a plain wedding dress, she looked beautiful. They both pampered me for a few minutes, curling my hair and putting it up and letting just a few curls hang down around my neck and face. They put eyeliner on my as well as mascara. Rosalie put bright, crimson, red lipstick on my lips, while Alice put some blush on my cheeks. Alice went to get the stiletto heels that she had gotten for me for the prom and put them on. It felt like prom night all over again, but I was happy to be getting dressed up this time. Once I got the heels on, Alice and Rosalie took a step back to look me over.
"I think she's ready," Rosalie said to Alice.
"I think you're right," Alice replied back. "Well, I'm going to go change as well." Alice went into her bedroom to get changed. When she came back, minutes later, she had a long, white dress that cut off at the shoulders on. It had pink roses around the bottom of it with one big pink rose at the top of the dress. It also had a zipper down the front. She had the same stiletto heels on as me and Rosalie.
"Well, I think we're ready now," Alice said.
"I think so too," Rosalie replied back.
I took a deep breathe and followed them out of Alice's room and to the steps. When we got there, I could see Carlisle and Esme standing there waiting for us. Esme was beautiful in a plain, white dress with a zigzag type design on the top and it had small, almost spaghetti strap size, straps over the shoulders with a small white rose at the top. Just like Rosalie, she was beautiful even in a plain white dress. Carlisle had a black suite with a silver tie on. Carlisle and Esme gave me a warming smile as I descended the stairs. When Rosalie, Alice, and I reached them, Esme gave me a kiss on the cheek. Carlisle did the same and held out his arm to mine.
"May I?" he asked politely.
"Of course," I said as I extended my left arm out to his right arm. We walked into the kitchen and stood in front of the door that led outside. I must've got a worried look on my face because Rosalie looked at me and smiled.
"Don't worry, Bella. We all strictly told Edward to stay out of our minds. And he'll listen or we told him that he'll suffer dire consequences."
I smiled back at Rosalie. "Thanks Rosalie. You really do know what to say, don't you?"
She gave me a heart warming smile and gave me a kiss on the cheek. We all looked forward.
"Well, we better get going," Rosalie said to Alice and Esme. They both shook their heads and opened up the door to walk out. When they walked out, they left the door open behind them. I took a deep breath. Carlisle spoke then.
"Are you nervous?"
"Nervous is an understatement," I stated.
"It's nothing. It's just pre wedding jitters. Even as vampires, we get them. I'm sure you remember when Edward told you that the human instincts were still there, just buried. Well you became a vampire just recently, so those human instincts are even stronger for you."
"I know. I just can't shake the feeling that in just a few minutes, I'll be married to the most important person in my life. And to think, he's your son. In just minutes, I'll be the daughter of you. And I mean that in the most..."
He laughed. "Bella, don't worry about it. I know what you mean. I'm glad that you'll be marring my son. Ever since Edward first brought you here, I've considered you part of my family. But enough chit chat. We'll be going out in a few seconds."
I nodded my head in response. We were ready to walk out, but I was so eager to get to Edward that I teleported us to where Edward stood. Screw the slow walk. It's not like it was a wedding with hundreds of people there. When we got there, Carlisle smiled at me, as if he knew what I had done. Then he turned to face me and gave me a kiss on the cheek and turned me back to Edward. Edward was standing beautiful in his tux that he'd worn to the prom. I looked around and saw that Jasper and Emmett were dressed the same as Carlisle. I didn't have to look for Emmett, because he was the one performing the ceremony; since he'd seen it done so many times with his weddings to Rosalie. It took Emmett only a half an hour to perform the ceremony. It was funny how he had all the lines memorized. Once he got to the vows, Edward asked Emmett if he could continue inside. Emmett said sure and we all walked into the living room. Edward stood me in front of his grand piano and went to sit down.
"I would like to pledge my love for Bella with music," Edward said, more as a question than anything else, to Emmett. Emmett nodded his head. Edward went to sit down at the piano. When he sat down, he started playing my lullaby. Once he got done with that, he played the other song he had written and played for me the night he asked me to marry him. When he was done, he turned to look at me.
"I wrote this song just last night." He turned back to face the piano and started playing the last song. It was a beautiful number. The musical piece filled the large room and if I could've cried, I would've then. I think Jasper felt this, because he gave me a puzzled look. I smiled apologetically to him and nodded his head. When Edward was done, he came and joined us. I was glad that I'd spent most of the sleepless night working on a song. It had taken me most of the night to get it right. I whispered into Emmett's ear and he smiled.
"Since Edward played me music, I want to sing him a song that I worked on last night." I could see everyone's face light up; they were eager to see what I could do. I took hold of Edward's hands. Of course, I couldn't write music like Edward could, but I had worked most of the night on singing one of my favorite songs. "Now, this would probably work better if Edward was singing it, but he wrote me music. And plus, I've always said that he had the lips of an angel. I started to sing Lips of an Angel from Hinder. My beautiful, musical voice filled the room.
"Honey why are you calling me so late
It's kinda hard to talk right now
Honey why you crying is everything okay
I gotta whisper cause I can't be too loud
Well, my girls in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It's funny that you're calling me tonight
And yes I've dreamt of you too
And does he know you're talking to me
Will it start a fight
No I don't think she has a clue
Well my girls in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
(And I never wanna say goodbye)
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
Honey why you calling me so late"
Once I was done, everyone clapped. Edward smiled and I could see him struggle to not come over to me and pick me up and kiss me. Emmett looked at the both of us.
"Do you, Edward, take Bella as your lofty wedded wife? To love and to cherish for as long as you both shall live." I could hear a little chuckle in Emmett's voice as he said 'live'.
"I do."
"And do you, Bella, take Edward as you lofty wedded husband. To love and to cherish for as long as you both shall live." Again, another chuckle grew in Emmett's voice as he said 'live'.
"I do."
"I know pronounce you, husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
With that, Edward let his restraint he had on his body fall. He picked me up and kissed me passionately. I think he almost forgot that his family was there, and for a moment, I did too. Edward finally put me down and looked deeply into my eyes.
"I love you," he said.
"I love you, too," I answered back.