A/N: Hey guys this is the last chapter in this story. I'm sorry it took me so long to write and I know I shouldn't be making excuse, but it's just really hard to write a chapter for a story that no one seems to like. So, I tried to make this extra long for those who actually do like it. But, like I said I'm done with this story after this chapter. It's reached a dead end for me. Have no fear, though, I'm working on another story that is completely different from this. And if no one seems to like it, then I'll just drop. So, you guys need to review. Also, I'm working on a oneshot which should be up soon.
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"Relax, love. You must have taken it off when you were washing your hands after you went to the bathroom, because I found laying on the side of my sink." He took it out of his pocket and slid it on my finger once more.
"Oh thank goodness. You wouldn't believe how much that was making my heart race. Wait, scratch that. Yes, you would." I told him. He chuckled and started kissing me. I never thought I'd do this, but I was curious. I pushed him away and asked, "Wait, Wait, Wait. I have a few questions. Like why you had to rush to the Volturi so fast. And how come they couldn't come here? What did Alice see? What went on in your life while I was miserably without you in the hospital and not even knowing that I was missing you, but still missing you at the same time?" Phew. I needed to breath. I had said that last question in one whole breath.
Edward turned away briefly not wanting to show me the expression on his face. A couple minutes later he turned back to me and said, "Love, Fiance, I don't want to talk about that right now. Let's just sit in each other's arms and cherish the moment. When we go to my house we can discuss all of this. But, I just don't see how you didn't ask the most important one." He looked deeply in my eyes and I into his. What I saw puzzled me for I saw a mix of emotions. Sadness. Anger. Happiness. Love. The last of which I could tell was strongest.
"What's that?" I was more puzzled than ever.
"Why I left you when I had promised I would never leave you." Edward said looking down.
"Edward, I love you so much and you didn't leave me. You did what you and your family thought was best. Leaving me means that you have no intention of ever returning, but you had every intention of returning and that's all that matters. Besides, I trust you." Every bit of what I told Edward was true. He looked a bit more happy, but not much.
"Bella, you have to know: they dragged me there. They made me go. I wanted to stay with you, but I just knew that I had to go, so I tried to make it as quick as possible. I was so scared when Jane talked to me and I heard her plans for you. It was horrible. She even imagined it in her mind." He shuddered. "Then, that made me think of all those images Jacob had shown me-"
I stopped him with my lips. I couldn't, I didn't want to see him in pain anymore. He pulled away. "No, I'm not done." He said and then hesitantly he began again. "I am so relieved that I got here in enough time to save you, Bella. You wouldn't believe the pain I was in just thinking about everything that could have happened to you in the time that I had been gone. " He walked over to the window. It was a dark, stormy night. I imagined that's how Edward was feeling. Depressed and Angry.
"I love you so much. No one could ever replace you. I've never met anyone like and I'll never meet anyone like you, because you are truly one of a kind. I never understood how people could love one another so deeply. I never understood how they could accept the other person's faults, but now I know how. I've realized that you like someone for the good things about them, but you love someone for the not so good or rather annoying traits."
"Oh, Edward. I know exactly how you feel. I never knew what Renee saw in Phil, but now I know that it's not what everyone sees that makes you love them. It's what other people don't see." I rushed over to him, wrapped my arms around his waist and stared out the window with him.
He turned around and held my in his arms. "Bella, I promise I will never leave again even if I have the intention of coming back. I promise to take care of you."
I shushed him with my finger and whispered, "Let's save this for the wedding vows."
Edward led me over to the bed and that night won a spot on my list, my best-nights-of-life list.
Alice, of course, insisted on planning my wedding, but this time she said that she had the best idea that she knew both of us would love. She would not reveal anything whatsoever to me. She even blindfolded me when I tried on my wedding dress. I could tell Edward loved the idea, because every time Alice brought up the wedding Edward got a smug look on his face.
Alice would ask me vague questions about the wedding like, what are you favorite flowers? favorite color? She just kept overflowing with questions, but no matter how many times I tried to put my answers and the questions together I couldn't figure out what Alice was planning.
I was so happy on my first visit back to the Cullen's house. Everyone was excited to see me, even Rosalie, which surprised me. Alice had obviously seen the questions I had, because she said "Ok, everyone into the living room. Bella wants us to play 20 questions." She rolled her eyes and plopped down onto the right side of the couch with her legs criss-crossed. I sat in the middle and Edward sat on the left. Soon Esme came in and she took the chair to my right with Carlisle sitting on the arm rest. Rosalie and Emmett sat on the love seat to my left while Jasper leaned against the wall across from me.
Each of them gave me hugs as they came in. Esme's being the most loving and Emmett's being the most bone-crushing. I couldn't wait until I was stronger than him and could give him one back. That is if Edward decides to change me. We hadn't talked about since that night back in my room when he first proposed. But, I shook my head and reminded myself I have more important things to think about tonight.
"So, Bella. What would you like to know?" Carlisle asked me.
I started to respond, but Emmett cut me off. "Aww, c'mon. We all know she wants every single detail of our visit to the Volturi. I'm not sure why though. I didn't even get to punch anybody." He mumbled the last couple sentences disappointed.
"Wow, Emmett. You are pathetic." Jasper chuckled.
Emmett started to rise. "Now, now boys. Play nice. Right now we are answering Bella's questions. Go on Bella dear." Esme intervened.
"Thank you, Esme. As I was saying," I said eyeing Emmett and Jasper. "First off I would like to know what in the world is so important that you had to rush off to the Volturi while I was suffering from short-term memory loss."
They all shifted around in their seats uncomfortably and glanced around at each other. I looked out of the corner of my eye and saw that Edward had his face buried in his hands. So none of us could see his expressions, but when I looked over to Jasper I saw a glint of heartbreaking sorrow. "Bella why don't we start with an easier question?" Carlisle asked me, the only one able to break the tense silence.
"Ok…" I trailed off and tried to think of an easier question. "I'm sorry. I can't think of a question that would be easier. That's mainly what they all involve." I said glancing down upset and ashamed.
"That's ok, Bella. Why don't you just list your questions for us and we will stop you when you get to an easy one ok?" Carlisle queried.
"Ok, um. Why did you go off so quickly? How come it took you so long? What did you say that made the Volturi not want to come here? Why-"
"Ah. There's a good one." Carlisle interrupted. "What we said to make the Volturi not come here. Well, we made a deal with them. Very similar to the one Alice and Aro made not too long ago. I think you know what that is. We stayed so long, because Edward didn't want to make the deal. He was very upset Alice had made it and he certainly didn't want to make it again. When we arrived there we tried to lie and say you were already one of us, but one shake of the hand got Aro thinking on the right track. So, they locked us up in the cellar for a couple days deciding what to do with us."
"So, if you were in there for so long how come Edward didn't pick up on Jane's plan?" I wondered confused.
"Jane was very careful with her thoughts. As you know most of us can be, they are very good at doing the same thing."
I could tell Carlisle was being very tricky with his words. He tried not to say too much, but enough to please me. It wasn't doing the trick, though. I wanted to know everything that went down. I knew one thing that would make them speak, but I would never ever say it, which was Edward, you promised to never leave me, so I want to know what was so important that you had to break that promise. I would never say that, though.
I hope Edward is still under the impression that I didn't consider it breaking the promise. I would never want to hurt him like that. I knew the moment he came back that I would never let him know how much it hurt me, how much it still hurts me, to know that he left a second time. I'm sure he had a very good reason, but I would never know that reason, because no one would ever tell me.
"Is that everything, Bella?" Esme politely asked. I simply nodded my head, because it wasn't everything, but I didn't want to say that out loud.
"I'm going to go take a walk." Edward muttered as he ran out of the house. I looked back at him longing to know what it is stirring him, but then again he was probably wondering the same thing.
"You go ahead." I heard Jasper whisper to Alice. It was only Jasper and me in the room. I wasn't scared of Jasper even after what he did a long time ago.
Jasper came and sat next to me. He took a deep breath and said, "Bella, I know how you feel. Literally, I know how you feel. You feel ashamed, I don't know why, though. You feel sad, which you shouldn't because we're back and Edward will never leave you again. But, you feel a small sliver of what you should be feeling, which is happiness and love. I don't know why you feel all these things, but I'm guessing Edward does, because he stormed out of here." Jasper looked up at me. I wasn't sure what he was getting at, but I hoped that he would get there fast, because I was about to burst out in tears.
"Ok, Bella. I'll make this short. I know that you really want an answer to your first question. Why we left in the first place. I know you know that it's because the Volturi was going to come here. Though, I also know you want to know exactly what was so bad." Jasper looked out the window at the still stormy skies. "Well, I wish I could tell you, because I think you deserve to know. As I'm sure you feel, but I can't. Edward made Alice promise to never tell anyone what she saw when the Volturi had decided to come here. All I know is what Edward felt when he knew what they were planning." Jasper looked down as if he was going to cry.
"I've never felt a vampire feel so much passion. Hate. Love. Anger. Despair. Desperation. Depression. You have to know it must have been bad or else Edward would have never left you, especially at a time when you needed him most. " Jasper seemed to brighten up a bit, but then he narrowed his eyes and lifted an eyebrow while glaring out the window. "But, whatever Alice saw, I think they intended her to see it. I have a strong war background and I know the tactics. I think they planted that vision in Alice's mind to ensure that we would come and visit them. I don't think they had the intention of ever coming here in the first place, but they knew that if Edward saw that he would come running. You see the Volturi never leave their safe haven in Italy. Only if there are vampires on the loose risking our secret. I don't see why they would come all the way here. I told Edward this, but he didn't care. He had to go." Jasper shook out of it.
"I'm sorry. But, I just thought you should know that. I got a little bit carried away. I hope that this sheds a new light on whatever it is you were thinking." Jasper said as he got up and sprinted up the stairs.
What Jasper said did shed knew light on what I was thinking. I felt horrible for what I was thinking earlier. I can't believe I ever thought such a thing. I felt like kicking myself, but I figured I would do more harm than intended if I tried. I had to go find Edward.
I rushed out the front door to see if I could find where he went, though I knew it was no use, but then I saw him sitting on the rocking chair on the Cullen's balcony. He was rocking back and forth looking at some far away object. "I should have listened to Jasper. I shouldn't have ever gone to Italy." He said so quietly I wasn't even sure if that's what he said. "I shouldn't have left you. It's just my…passion…as Jasper would call it for you is too strong. I couldn't just sit by wondering if they really were going to come." Edward motioned for me to sit on his lap. I did and he continued. "There was a glint of something I caught in someone's mind while we there. I ignored it at the time, but now that we're back I remember it and it proves that Jasper was right. They never had any intention of coming here. I was so stupid." Edward told me looking down.
I lifted his chin up to my face and stared deeply in his eyes. "You're not stupid Edward. You are one of the smartest people I know." He started to protest, but I cut him off. "I know that's not what you meant, but still. You know what I mean. Edward you need to get it through your head that I'm with you thick and thin. It's always going to be you. You also need to understand how to be rational when it comes to me. But, let's not talk about that right now." I said. We just stared at the magnificent sunset of all colors and I fell asleep in his arms.
It was a few weeks before the wedding and Alice was going crazy. Taking me to mystery fittings. Freaking out when someone would ask her something about the wedding. No one knew anything. Ok, scratch that everyone knew everything except me. They all knew what they were wearing, what the theme of the wedding was, whether it was a big wedding or a small wedding. Whenever I asked anyone anything they would tell me that they weren't allowed to say anything about the wedding other than that I would for sure like it.
Of course sometimes Emmett would try to tease me by saying that they were spending a fortune on the wedding or that it was a huge blowout wedding. Sometimes he would even say that the wedding was going to be in the desert so that everyone could see my fiancé sparkle. When he first told me that I believed him then I realized he was just trying to get a rise out me, which he did. I started smack him with all my might, which I knew was pointless. Edward had to eventually draw me away and I yelled to Emmett, "You just wait, Emmett. The day will come when I am stronger than you and you better hide mister." Emmett pretended to be a littl girl scared and hiding and that just steamed me up even more. Before I knew it I was upstairs in Edward's room.
"Well, Alice has left you one thing to do." Edward said. I could tell he was as surprised as I was.
"Really? And what's that?" I asked.
"You have to pick out our song. The song that we will dance our first dance as husband and wife." I started to moan and groan. "Bella, every wedding has this. Please. It means so much to me. Also, you have to pick the song that you and Charlie will dance to. I know I know. Neither of you can dance, but it also means a lot to Alice and you have to live with her for the rest of eternity. " Edward chuckled and left me to his music collection
As he was walking away I called to him, "Aren't you supposed to help?"
"Nope. Alice specifically said for it to be only you." Edward smiled his crooked smile and luckily I was close to the couch, because my knees did give out and I fell on it. I could hear Edward's musical laughter as he walked down the stairs.
Wow. Alice actually gave me something to do. I better choose wisely, because I knew this was the only thing I had a say in. I thought, at first, I would do something from Edward's time. Then, I changed my mind, because since Edward seemed to like the wedding so much, I figured it was inspired by his time as well. So, I decided to go with something more modern. I got on the computer in his room and started surfing the internet for something appropriate.
It had been almost four hours with no luck. Then, all the sudden I heard one song that I knew was perfect for Edward and me. My hope was restored and within 30 minutes I found another song that was a father-daughter song. It didn't really fit our relationship, but it was such a good song I went with it anyway.
I tried to find Alice, but couldn't find her anywhere. I bumped into Edward first. "So, what did you pick?" He asked me.
"I'm not telling you." I put my chin and walked over to a cell phone left on the counter.
"Why not?" I could tell Edward really wanted to know.
"Because. You know everything else about the wedding. You need to be surprised just like me. Even if it is only a song you don't know about." I said and dialed Alice's number.
"Hey Alice. I've picked out the songs where are you?...No, but Edward is here and don't want him to know…Ok, that sounds good. I'll meet you there." I said and hung up the phone.
I walked out to my car and Edward opened the door for me. "Thank you, but that won't help your case." I told him as I shut the door and drove off. I was surprised he didn't come after me, though.
Today was the day. Ok, so not THE day, but today was the day that Alice had decided to have my bachelorette party. I was very nervous, because I had no idea what we were going to do. All I knew was that Esme wasn't coming with us, which, to say the least, scared me.
All Alice said was that we were going to get on a plane and go somewhere which made me even more scared. When she saw my expression she said, "Don't scared, silly! We won't make you do anything too bad. Plus, you want to have fun right? I mean you have to get all this human stuff out of the way!" I groaned. "But, don't worry. I've already packed for you!" That made me groan even more.
It was the day of the trip and I was saying goodbye to Edward. "You better be careful. They are both trying to keep me out of their minds. Rosalie is going through the whole Clueless movie and Alice is singing all of NYSNC's songs in her head. Oh wait. She just finished now it's the Backstreet Boys." Edward shook his head. "Good luck. Love, don't worry. I'm sure you'll be just fine. Besides Alice knows what I'll do if she goes too far. Remember I still haven't gotten her that yellow Porsche."
Alice shot a death glare at Edward and I smiled. "I'll miss you, Edward. I love you. See you when I get back. If I get back." I said to Edward.
"Bella, you have to stop thinking that way it'll be fun!" Alice reassured me.
"I love you too." I gave Edward a quick kiss before i was pulled away by Alice.
I was wearing a black tank top that said Bride in pink rhinestones with a pink jacket. I saw the J on the zipper and hoped that didn't mean Juicy, but when Alice gave it to me I saw the label.
Alice was wearing a pink tank top with Maid of Honor written in black on it and a black Juicy jacket. Rosalie was wearing the same except hers said Bridesmaid instead of Maid of Honor.
I have to say Alice planned this really well. She put a blindfold on me and somehow got us to get on the plane before they started boarding so I didn't know where we were going. The thing she planned really well was that I was so tired. So, once I sat in my seat, which was in first class, I fell asleep and didn't wake up until we were the only ones left on the plane. Alice really didn't want me to know where we going.
When I got out of the plane I realized that we in Las Vegas. "Alice! Why did you bring me here?! I can't do anything here! I'm not old enough!" I yelled.
"Quiet down. I made you a fake ID. You can get in wherever you want. As can we." She said motioning to herself and Rosalie.
I knew there was no point in complaining so I said, "Ok, where to next?"
"That's the spirit!" Alice squeaked. "Next we are going to the hotel for a small gift giving."
"Yay!" I said unenthusiastically.
Once we got to the hotel it was about lunch time. So, we sat down at a table and I ordered some food. I only ordered a small salad, because I wasn't very hungry. That's when Alice and Rosalie pulled out 4 gift bags. One had a cheetah print with a hot pink boa across the top. The other one was a royal purple. The next one was in the shape of a black corset with light pink ribbon. And the final one was white.
They gave me the white one first and I reluctantly took the tissue paper out. "Bella, you're going to have to open all these so you might as well do it with a good attitude. Or we'll make you open the other 4 we brought as well." Alice told me.
I obliged and stuck my hand in the white bag. I pulled out a garter. "Every bride needs one." Rosalie smiled. I have to say it was beautiful. It was white with lace and a bow and in the middle of the bow was a small diamond.
Rosalie gave me the purple one next. "This one's from Esme. All the others are from us." I figured this one couldn't be too bad. So, I took out the garment and it was very tasteful. It was a champagne color silk gown that fell just above my knees. It also came with a matching robe.
"Then, if you ever want to spice things up." Rosalie said winking and she handed me the corset bag.
"I don't know if I want to open this or not." I told them. When I saw Alice I immediately took out the tissue paper. This was also champagne. I guess so it would match the robe. It was out there, but not what I thought it would be. It was a ribbon bustier with black ribbon and black stockings.
Next came the final bag. The one I was most scared of. Or at least I started to become scared of when Alice said, "This is your Bachelorette Party goodie bag."
I pulled out the pink tissue and then pulled out the first item. It was the classic Bachelorette gift: edible underwear for him and her. I rolled my eyes and stuck my hand in for the next "goodie". The next thing was a leather whip followed by strip poker playing cards and a stay out door knob sign that said stay out! no matter what you hear! newlyweds! Then came out The Practical Striptease Book. And to top it off a game called Discover Your Lover.
"Wait, there's more!" Alice said excitedly.
"Oh no. What else could follow this humiliation?" I groaned.
"Oh, don't worry. You won't see it now, but throughout the trip, you'll find some…um…naughty gifts." (A/N: I won't mention these "naughty" gifts or I would have to change my rating from T to M)
"Oh, great." I said and rolled my eyes. When the waiter came back with my food he saw everything that was on the table and looked between me and Alice and Rosalie. As he walked away he mouthed to Rosalie "call me". She simply gave a disgusted face.
"Now, it's time to do some sightseeing." Alice told me.
"Alice, what is there to do in Vegas besides gamble?" I asked puzzled.
"Plenty. Today we are going to shopping! Then we are going to go gambling! Tomorrow we'll do some real sightseeing and go see a show. Then, we have a surprise for you. The next day we leave!"
"Well, this sure is a long Bachelorette party." I commented.
Alice looked upset, but soon got more perky when Rosalie said we could go to Caesar's Palace first for shopping.
The day was filled with shopping and the night was filled with gambling. I lost almost everything. Alice won almost everything, but only because she saw the outcome. Rosalie won everything too, but only because she charmed the guys she was playing with and they didn't pay any attention to what they were doing. Alice made we wear a garter around my arm that was black lace with a pink heart that had horns sticking out of the top. It read Bachelorette Outta Control.
"Just wait 'til you see what I have planned for you to wear tomorrow." I shivered. Alice had already made me wear a really short skirt with my tank top. I felt like I was wearing nothing. She also had put a white veil on top of my head.
By the end of the night, I was so tired I didn't even bother changing by the time we got back to the room.
Before I knew it, it was morning. Alice woke me up and told me to hurry up and take a quick shower. I did and when I got out Alice was waiting with a towel to dry me. She dried me and my hair very fast. I was soon wearing a pony tail with a white baseball cap that read bachelorette and another tank top. This time it was pink with black lettering, though, and jeans. Alice and Rosalie were wearing Maid of Honor and Bridesmaid tank tops again except they were white with black lettering.
Today, we went sightseeing just like Alice promised. We went to Madam Toussads and spent the whole day there because we went after lunch. We came back to the hotel and Alice told me to put a tight black sleeveless dress. "Alice, there is no way I'm wearing this!"
"C'mon you have to. We're going to be late for Siegfried and Roy!" After much arguing I finally agreed and we practically ran over to the theatre. Alice took off my hat and replaced it with a tiara that read bachelorette.
We barely made it on time, but it was worth it. After the show Alice pulled a pink Bachelorette sash out of her tiny purse. "Alice, there is no way I'm wearing that."
"I told you, but yes you are." Alice said it was on me before I could protest anymore.
We started walking down the street and I wondered, "Are we going somewhere or just walking?"
"We're going somewhere. Somewhere you'll love!!" Rosalie told me. We walked behind a couple alleys.
"Ok, c'mon guys. Seriously, this is really dangerous." I told them, but instantly regretted it.
"Did you get hit on the head or something when we weren't watching?" Alice asked. "Ok, we're here."
"Alice, there's nothing here. It's just two steel doors, but nothing for tourists."
"Oh, there's something here. You just have to know what to do." Alice knocked a certain knock sequence and a big buff guy opened the door.
"ID ladies." He said in a deep voice. We each gave him our IDs and he approved. "C'mon in."
When I walked in I realized what this was and immediately tried to get out, but Alice and Rosalie grabbed my arms. "Guys this is a strip club! I don't want to be here! Edward will be furious!"
"Oh, please. Jasper and Emmett are doing the same thing." Rosalie said. I felt a tinge of jealousy.
"Besides, Edward's not going to find out!" Alice eyed me. "Is he? Because we're certainly not going to tell him. Are you?" I shook my head scared of Alice.
Alice walked over to the bar, "Give me the strongest thing you've got." The bartender gave her a martini glass with some clear liquid and 2 olives. "Here you go, Bella. Drink up." She handed it to me and I reluctantly took it. "Go on! You'll enjoy this much more if you have a few."
I took a small sip. It burned my tongue, but still I loved the sensation and gulped the rest of it down. "Easy there, Bella." Rosalie told me.
"Keep 'em coming!" I told the bartender as we sat down at a table front and center. Soon, the bartender brought us over 3 of whatever it was I was having.
I drank them all in no more than 15 minutes. She brought some over and the same thing happened. I couldn't really tell, but I think Alice told her stop and replace it with water. I'm not sure if she did though, because it felt the same. "You guys. This is so much fun! I can't believe I didn't want to be here in the first place!"
The first guy that came out was dressed as a firefighter. "Woo!! C'mon baby! Show us what you got!" I said and threw a bunch quarters out on the stage. He obliged and took off his jacket to reveal rock hard abs and arms. "Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about!" I yelled. My mind was saying what are you doing Bella? but my mouth just kept going.
"Oooh, yeah. Take it off baby!" I screamed at him. He then took off his pants and he was wearing nothing other than a speedo. "Ow, Ow, OWWWW! Woooh!" I screamed even louder. He's carrying a nice package, I thought. That's when I felt arms tugging me. "Wha?? Tim to guh alreaday? I's jus gettin' in tu it." I slurred all my words.
"I know that's what worries me. I still want that Porsche you know." Alice reprimanded me.
"suh, rossssssssieeeeeee an I ca' stayyyya, whi' yuh guh back tuh da otel." Every time I spoke my words got worse.
The last thing I remember was begging them to let me stay and I think I cried at one point, but I woke up with a splitting headache. Luckily, Alice had bought me some sunglasses and pain killers. I slept again on the plane. It didn't seem short enough though.
I wasn't sure what I was going to tell Edward. I hoped Alice had already come up with something. She had. She told Edward that I got a little carried away with the drinking while we were gambling. I was surprised Edward took it. I guess that would always remain to be our little secret.
It was the day of the wedding and everything was going as planned or so Alice said. I loved my dress. Alice did a great job designing it. Alice, Rosalie, and Esme's dresses looked stunning as well. I hadn't actually seen anything of my wedding where the ceremony was or anything. All I've seen is the inside of a blindfold and my dressing room, which was extravagant. I can only imagine what the outside must look like.
I had a feeling that it was an outdoor wedding, because the dressing room was a big white tent with a canopy ceiling. I also knew that it was an evening wedding so Alice must have coordinated it around a sunset.
My strapless dress was gorgeous. I didn't know what the wedding dresses looked like back in the early 1900s, but I had a feeling this dress was modeled around that. It had all types of fabric: silk, lace, etc. I didn't even know all of them. Although, it wasn't heavy at all. It was very form fitting, but started to let out at the knees. It had rhinestones (or at least I hoped they were rhinestones) and it was beaded. It was very beautiful. It also had beaded lace come up from the bodice over my shoulders and down to my elbows. The dress was magnificent.
The bridesmaids dresses were just as beautiful. I'm sure Edward wouldn't mind seeing me in one of them, because they were the blue he loved on me. As if reading my mind Alice said, "I had one made for you too." They were a dark blue with satin material. A halter dress that was also form fitting and gathered at the waist with a brooch. I loved them they were gorgeous.
I heard music playing and I knew it was time. Rosalie walked out first and she was joined by Emmett who took her arm in his. I couldn't see the altar yet though. Then, Alice went and she was joined by Jasper in the same fashion. I was surprised Esme went last, because usually the spot before the bride was reserved for the maid of honor. I would have chosen Alice, but Esme is great too. I then heard the ballad that was reserved for the bride. I walked out to the same place and was met by Charlie.
His eyes started to water, "You look beautiful honey." I smiled and blushed. He took my arm and started to walk me down the aisle. I savored the moment by looking at how few people were invited. They were sitting in white chairs on either side of me. At the end of the aisle was a gazebo type thing. It had white roses wrapped around it. I knew why Esme was last, because Carlisle was the minister or he was taking his place. There were so few people for such an extravagant setting. It was Tanya and her family. Renee and Phil, Charlie, and Angela and Ben were all that were there. I assumed Alice didn't invite Mike and Jessica.
I knew Edward liked the wedding, because it seemed to be very traditional. The setting and everything was gorgeous. Especially, all the beautiful flowers.
I saved the best moment for last. I finally looked up at my sweetheart. He was in a black tux with a black vest and a black bow tie. He looked amazing. He smiled his crooked smile for me and I went weak at the knees once again. Charlie had to grab onto my elbow so I wouldn't fall. Edward then chuckled and I heard his musical laughter. Edward was too gorgeous for words. I couldn't believe that this was actually happening. It was bliss.
At that moment, I felt what I felt back when he had proposed to me in Tivoli. I felt peace and harmony. I knew that no matter what happened to me or him or anyone else we knew as long as we were together we would always be happy.
Charlie gave me to Edward and he took my hand and gave it a squeeze. At that moment, I knew that we would never be apart again.
When it came time for the vows, Edward went first. "Bella, there was darkness for a long time and then there was light, and that light was you. Your love has given me wings, and our journey begins today. I pledge before this assembled company to be your husband from this day forward. Let us make our two existences one existence. I want you for today, tomorrow, and forever." Then he whispered so low that only I could hear. "I love you."
Then it was my turn. I wasn't sure if I would be able to speak after such a touching speech, but somehow I did. "Edward, I have dreamed my whole life of having someone as wonderful as you love me the way you do. I give myself to you as your wife, and I promise here to treasure for all of my days the love we celebrate today. Let us bring together our existences and find ourselves anew each day."
"I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may kiss your bride." Carlisle announced.
Edward took me in his arms and gave me the most passionate kiss of them all.