Alright, so here's an alternate ending for Becomes Everything. I couldn't decide which way I wanted to go with the ending, so I wrote two, the decided between the two, and this one was just too good to go without posting it somehow.

It picks up right where the other story says 'Three months later.'

Four months later

"Edward!"

I cringed behind the door and smiled. It's not that I was hiding from my sister, just trying to keep out of her way. She was running around the church trying to make sure everything was right and where it was supposed to be, when she should have just been relaxing and getting ready for her wedding.

But try telling her that!

I heard the door to the room slam open and she hollered for me again. I groaned and came out from behind the closet door, smiling at her.

"Edward Anthony! Where have you been?" She stepped forward, "I need your help. Jasper can't find his tie and Emmett is just driving him crazy. Rosalie isn't here yet and I'm pretty sure the minister isn't here either!"

I stepped forward quickly and put my hand over my sister's mouth. "Alice! For the last time, calm down!" I stared down at her, "Alright, take a deep breath and calm down. It's only one-o-clock, you have an hour until the wedding. And if you remember right, the minister said he would be here around one-thirty. Rosalie just called me a minute ago and said she was stuck in traffic and that she would be here in a couple minutes. She had to stop by and check on the reception hall. As far as Emmett, leave him alone and let him torture Jasper, that's his way of calming him down. He did the same thing to me." I smiled down at her as she let out a huge breath. "As far as his tie. . ."

But before I could finish, the door opened again, much more quieter this time and someone stepped in.

"I have the tie."

The most sweet, melodic voice rang quietly across the room and I turned and smiled.

Flashback: Four months ago.

"Edward!"

I felt myself slowly coming back into consciousness and then someone was lightly shaking me. I heard someone yelling about a chair, or something and I finally realized I was laying on the ground. I felt the pounding in my head. My eyes were pulsating and the back of my head was aching.

"Edward! Are you alright son?"

The words were a bit far away, and it was kinda hard to to hear them, though from the small pressure I felt on my shoulders and arms, I knew someone was close enough to be touching me.

I had never in my life passed out or blacked out or fainted, so I wasn't so sure about all that was going on.

That was until someone mentioned Bella. I didn't quite hear what they said about her, but I did hear her name.

I tried to open my eyes, but the light was way too bright for my eyes to handle. Then I felt something really cold being pressed to my forehead, and the back of my head. Someone was lightly squeezing my head and applying pressure. I wasn't sure yet if it was making it better or just aggravating me worse.

"How long was he laying there?"

"I don't know. I opened the door and nearly tripped over him. I had no clue he was still there."

I furrowed my brows and tried to move my hands only to find that they were trying to keep me down.

"He needs to be on his back, and prop his feet up in that chair.

"Where's Bella?" My throat was so dry that I could barely even hear myself talk. "Bella?"

I needed to know where she was.

"Bella is fine Edward."

I was slowly starting to recognize my dad's voice. He said Bella was fine? Was she really? Then why in the world did they jerk me out of that room and make me sit outside? And what happened to me?

As if reading my mind, or probably seeing the absolute confusion on my face, my dad put his hand back on the ice pack on my forehead. "You passed out outside of her room. I don't know how hard you hit your head, but I'm guessing it was pretty hard. Does it hurt still?"

I shrugged, then made an attempt to move my head back and forth. It wasn't a pain I couldn't handle. It was an ache, but not so much of a pain. And the sooner I got up and came back to my senses, the sooner I found out about Bella and got to see her. That's all I wanted right now.

I tried opening my eyes again, and this time they opened, but the light was still quite bright, so I lifted my arm up to shield myself from the brightness.

Someone gave me a bottle of water and soon dad let me sit up and I moved myself up to the chair and laid my head back. The ache was slowly fading.

"How is she? Where is she?"

Dad sat next to me and smiled. "She's a lot stronger than I thought Edward. She slipped for a moment, but she came right back. The doctor revived her and gave her some medication. She's going to be fine Edward."

I felt tears instantly run down my face. She was going to be fine. I let out a huge sigh of relief and let the tears fall.

"Edward, I know I've told you before, but you have a good woman in there."

I looked over at him and dropped the ice pack from my forehead. I wiped my face and smiled. "I know."

"She's going to need a lot of recovery time, though."

I nodded, "How's the baby?"

He smiled again, "She's fine. You don't have to worry about her."

I nodded, "Thank you." Then I started to stand up. He tried to stop me, and I swayed a bit from dizziness, but I wanted to see her. I had to see her.

"Where are you going Edward?" Carlisle stood up next to me and grabbed my arm. "You need to sit down and rest for a moment."

I shook my head, "I wanna see her."

He sighed and nodded, "She still needs rest Edward."

I nodded, "I know, but I have to see her. I have to see for my own eyes that she's alright." I turned back away from him and started walking back toward her room. I had to see her for myself. After everything we'd been through, and after promising myself I'd be there when she woke up, I had to see her. I had to touch her and hold some part of her and hear her speak to me to know things were going to be alright.

I heard my dad follow quick behind me and pass me, putting his hand on the door knob. "Please take a deep breath and calm yourself before you go in there. Just because she's awake, doesn't mean she can't slip right back. Be careful around her."

I nodded and pushed myself passed him, opening the door and taking a deep breath before stepping into the room.

I saw her lying there in the bed, completely still, but her eyes were opened a little. She gave me the weakest smile she'd ever given me and I felt my eyes water up again. She was awake.

I walked over and sat next to her, trying to keep my breathing even and calm. I slowly reached over for her hand and took it in mine. It was freezing cold.

"I love you."

She tilted her head to the side and smiled, closing her eyes. "I love you too." I barely heard her voice because of how weak and quiet it was, but I read her lips.

I smiled and leaned forward. "You scared me."

Her brows furrowed and she closed her eyes tight. I didn't mean to make her sad, so I stood up and bent over her, slowly lowering my face to hers. "Don't Bella. I love you. I missed you, and I'm so glad you're back." I brushed my lips against her forehead and felt her relax under me. She tried to squeeze my hand and I tightened my hold on her, letting her know I was here. "You are so incredible love."

She opened her eyes slowly and looked up at me. "I didn't mean to.. scare you."

I smiled down at her and reached over for the jug of water that I had in there earlier. I poured some into a small cup and grabbed the straw from the table. Then I lowered the cup to her mouth and let her sip some of the water, wetting her mouth and throat so she didn't have to strain so much or be uncomfortable.

"Thank you." She smiled and I heard her voice brighten up just a bit. "I'm so sorry Edward."

I shook my head, "Don't you dare be sorry baby. You're here." I set the cup back down after she downed almost half of it and then moved back to hover over her. I gently kissed the crease between her eyebrows and felt her relax again. "Are you hurting?"

She shook her head slowly, "I don't feel much right now." She closed her eyes back and I kissed her cheek before sitting back down in the chair, moving it closer to the edge of the bed so that I could keep hold of her hand.

"Sleep love. You need rest."

She shook her head again. "How long have I been sleeping?"

I swallowed hard. "Almost three days."

She sighed, "Then I don't want to sleep."

I chuckled and shook my head, "Stubborn Bella. You need the rest. Your body has been through a lot." I stood back up to ghost my lips across her, kissing her very lightly. "Just make sure you wake up for me."

She laughed very quietly and nodded.

I walked over to Bella and took the green tie from her hands. "Thank you love. What would I do without you?"

She smiled up at me and shrugged happily. "I thought we discussed that." She stretched up, putting her hands up around my neck and kissing me. I lowered my head to give her better access to me. She lightly kissed me at first, then wrapped her arms tighter around my neck, pulling me down further. "You'll never have to know what it's like to be without me. I promise."

I nodded and took a deep breath through my nose, smelling her wonderful perfume. "I know. But if you keep scaring me, I might have a heart attack."

She laughed and slapped my chest. "You're too young for that Edward."

Then we heard the door open and heels clicking on the wooden floor. "He's too young for this too," Bella and I both turned to see Rosalie standing there with the baby in her arms, "but that didn't stop him." Bella immediately let go of me and ran over to Rosalie, gently taking the baby from her arms. Rosalie smiled and let go of her, "She missed her mommy and daddy, but she enjoyed helping me boss around the men down at the reception hall. Even she didn't agree that the cake shouldn't be so close to the dance floor." She smiled over at the baby and lightly pinched her cheek, "Not with uncle Emmett around."

Bella laughed and cuddled the small four month old to her chest. Just like the first time she held her.

Flashback

"Alright Bella, go ahead and sit up a bit. Get comfortable." My dad walked to the other side of the room and lifted the baby out of the small bed she had been sleeping in since they brought her into Bella's room a couple days ago. They had her hooked up to everything still so it was nearly impossible for Bella to hold her. So in return, I refused to hold her. Not because I didn't want to, but because I wasn't going to experience that until Bella could do it with me.

Bella nodded shyly and pulled herself up in the bed slowly. I jumped up to help her and propped a couple pillows up behind her for her to rest against.

"You alright?" I looked down at her and smiled, then shifted my gaze to Carlisle. He was lifting the baby up and cradled her close to him. He unwrapped the blanket a bit, so it wasn't so tight around her, as he turned around. When I looked back down at Bella, she looked frightened. "Bella?"

She looked up at me and raised an eyebrow, "Yes?"

"Are you OK?"

She took a deep breath and nodded slowly, "She's so small."

I chuckled and took her hand in mine as I sat down gently on the edge of her bed. "I know love. Are you afraid to hold her?" I looked down at her and watched her shrug.

"Maybe a little. It's been so long since I've held a baby, and she's too tiny."

I nodded and looked up at Carlisle, who was standing on the other side of Bella's bed. "Bella, dear, it's perfectly normal to be worried. But you're a mother now, and it's all just going to come to you naturally. Don't be afraid to hold her, or touch her. You won't hurt her."

She smiled a bit, "I know I won't hurt her, but," She sighed, "I don't know."

Carlisle nodded, then looked at me. "Well, that's perfectly alright." He walked around to me on the other side of Bella and stood in front of me with the baby girl. "Edward, why don't you hand her to Bella."

My eyes widened and I swallowed hard, "But..."

He shook his head and leaned in toward me. "Once she sees you holding her, she'll be more at ease. Let her mothering instincts kick in." He was whispering just low enough that I could hear him, and Bella couldn't. "It's alright. Just put your arms out and I'll put her in them. I'm right here."

I nodded and stuck my arms out, noticing that they were shaking. I tried to steady them, but the more I thought about trying to keep them still, the more they shook. Then I felt Carlisle take hold of my arm and step to the side.

"Like this Edward."

I looked over at his position and saw how his arms were placed. I imitated his posture and he carefully set the baby in my arms. I started panicking as soon as she was in my arms. I didn't know what to do.

Carlisle kept one hand on her and one hand on my shoulder, "Perfect Edward." He smiled up at me and I raised an eyebrow.

"How can this be perfect? I can't move."

He chuckled and nodded, taking a step back. "Turn to Bella and take a seat next to her."

I looked over my shoulder, afraid to move an inch. Afraid I'd drop her or move the wrong way and she'd slip or start crying. She started making some noises and I looked down in my arms at her. She was resting against my chest in the space between my elbow and wrist and I had my other arm lined against her back so she couldn't move.

As I watched her little face, I started relaxing a little, and then I heard Bella's voice.

"Sit down Edward. I wanna see her."

I nodded and turned slowly, very slowly, and sat down on the edge of the bed. I scooted towards her best I could, but it was really hard. I didn't wanna take my arm off of her to help move myself closer to Bella, so I just leaned over.

"She's so beautiful Edward." Bella smiled down at her and whispered against my shoulder. "Look at that hair." She looked up at me, her eyes watering and twinkling. "Told you she would look just like you."

I smiled and shook my head, looking back down at the baby in my arms. Just as I was about to say something else, she started squirming a little, making more noises and whimpers. I started lightly bouncing her, trying to calm her, but it wasn't seeming to work at all. Her noises started getting a bit louder, and then, out of nowhere, she started crying. The cries were startling, but nothing prepared me for what she did next. She started screaming at the top of her tiny lungs. The cries were scaring the hell out of me, and I didn't know what I did. Was I holding her wrong? Did I accidentally hold her too tight?

They said she had tiny lungs, but obviously they hadn't heard her cry yet!

I looked up at my dad and he just took a step back, smiling and putting his hands up in front of him. "You'll figure it out."

My eyes widened and I looked back over at Bella. She had the most confused look on her face. Her eyebrows were furrowed and the winkles on her forehead were deep with concentration.

She reached out and put her hand on the baby's belly, rubbing it in tiny circles, but the baby didn't stop crying. Then Bella sat up straight and held her arms out. "Let me try."

I nodded quickly and twisted my body toward her, very slowly holding my arms out. I gently placed the tiny baby in Bella's arms and Bella smiled down at her. The cries started to die down..

"Shh pretty girl." Bella leaned down, gently kissing her forehead. "Don't cry baby."

Then, the baby stopped crying all together. Bella continued to coo down at her and smile and kiss her face a couple times. The baby seemed completely content.

I smiled and felt my chest swell with so much love and adoration for these two girls. They were my life and they were beautiful together. I leaned back and wrapped my arm around Bella, scooting myself closer to her now that I didn't have our newborn in my arms. I couldn't help the huge smile that was plastered to my face as I watched the two of them interact with one another. Though she was only a little over a week old, she seemed to be very aware that Bella was her mother and she looked to be very comfortable in her arms. And Bella looked so amazing with our child in her arms like that. She was so worried about holding her, but as I watched her, as I saw her looking at our daughter, I couldn't help but feel so much love for them. She was truly a mother now, and you could see it plain as day all over her face. She was smiling and humming quiet 'shhs' to our baby and it looked just so natural. So obvious.

This was how it was supposed to be. Bella was a mother, and so far, she was doing astounding.

"I'll leave you three alone." I looked up at watched Carlisle slowly back out of the room. Before he shut the door behind him, he peaked back in the room and looked at me. "She still needs a name son." He smiled at me and shut the door quietly.

I nodded and looked down at Bella. "He's right. Our daughter needs a name love."

She smiled up at me and sighed, "You could have named her Edward. I wouldn't have been mad."

I shook my head, "She's our daughter. I'm not doing anything without you."

She lightly chuckled and looked back down at her. "Well, did you tell anyone what name we picked out?"

I shook my head and smiled "Nope. They kept asking, even the nurses, but I wouldn't tell anyone."

She laughed and looked back down at our baby, "Hm, well, I guess it's time to tell them."

I nodded and leaned over to kiss her cheek gently. She turned her head just in time and my lips brushed across her cheek and landed on her lips. She smiled before leaning forward, pressing our lips together in the most loving way. She gently kissed me for a moment, then pulled back just an inch or two and her face lit up.

"You're mom is going to be so happy Edward."

I nodded, "Yeah. Are you sure you want to give her my mother's middle name?"

"Of course baby." She nodded and leaned forward, placing a quick chaste kiss on my lips. "Esme was my mother too when I needed one, and she'll be the perfect grandmother when she needs one." She nodded down at the baby and smiled. "I can't think of a better way to thank her for all she's done for me. What she's been for me."

I smiled at her and looked down a the baby. I thought about it for a moment, then nodded. "I think it fits her." Then I leaned over and kissed Bella's temple, "I like it." And I really did.

Bella's face lit up and she nodded too. "It does fit her."

We both looked down at her and Bella smoothed her hand over her head, brushing the chaotic bronze hair back.

"Welcome to the world, Emma Elizabeth Cullen."

"Love, why don't you hand me the baby and you go get ready with Alice." I looked down at her and noticed she didn't even have her dress on yet.

She nodded, then smiled up at me. "You sure?"

I chuckled, "If she starts screaming again I'll come find you."

She laughed and bent her neck down to kiss Emma's forehead. "I'll see you soon pretty girl." Then she twisted around and handed her to me.

It didn't take long for me to get used to holding Emma. She took to me quickly -thank god- and it got easier as the first days passed. It was like it was all just naturally kicking in for us.

Alice dragged Bella into the bathroom and quickly shut the door behind them. I chuckled and just shook my head, deciding it was best to leave Alice alone right now.

I looked down at Emma and smiled, my heart filling with so much joy for my little girl. She had already become my entire world -her and Bella- and I loved her more than I ever thought possible. I didn't know how it was going to be for me to try and split the love in my heart into two, and for me to love Emma as much as I loved Bella, but I did it. I don't know how someone could possess so much love in their heart, but I did. It wasn't the same love, but it was pure love. Emma was my little girl, my beautiful baby, and Bella was my wife. The woman I had been in love with since I could remember.

I heard the door to the room open and looked up to see my mother. She was beaming as she looked down at Emma.

She shut the door behind her and smiled at me, "Can I hold her?" She stepped closer and held her hands out as I nodded.

"Of course mom." And I handed Emma over to her.

Flashback

I heard a faint knocking on the door and looked up at it, waiting for it to open. When it did, I saw my mom quietly step in and shut the door behind her. She smiled over at me and then looked down at Emma and Bella. Bella was leaned over against my shoulder and Emma was lying on her chest, sleeping, all wrapped up in her blanket.

"She's so gorgeous you two." She whispered, making sure to be quiet so she didn't wake up.

I nodded and looked down at them, "She takes after Bella." Then I nodded to the chair next to the bed, "Have a seat mom."

She smiled and took the seat next to me, propping her elbows on the bed and resting her chin in her palms. "Surreal isn't it?" She looked up at us and smiled. I nodded and chuckled lightly. "It's can be so weird, going from being just the two of you to suddenly having another little person around all the time. It's kind of a miracle you know, the whole childbirth ordeal and bringing another human being into this world. A small child you have to teach and mold and help grow. You have to be there for them all the time, take care of them, help them grow to be the best person they can be."

I nodded and sighed, "You don't think of it that way until they need something."

She smiled and nodded quickly. "A child needs a lot, and you'll learn as you go son. So will you Bella. You two will be perfect at this. You know that, right?"

I shrugged and looked over at Bella, "It's so much to take in." I smiled and peered down at Emma. "When she was pregnant, we knew there would be a baby soon, but we were so worried about keeping it alive and well that I don't think we ever really got the chance to learn what to do when she came. It's slowly coming naturally for us, but it's still a challenge. Bella is taking to motherhood so quickly; so well."

Mom nodded and patted my leg. "It's a learning process Edward. Something that will come over time. For you too."

I smiled and tightened my arm around Bella just slightly.

"We actually wanted to talk to you mom, before everyone else." I grinned at her, "We named her."

She smiled so wide I thought her face was going to break in half. "You did?! Oh Edward, that's great. What's her name?"

I looked down at Emma and heard Bella giggle. I moved my gaze up to her and saw her bright eyes just dancing with excitement. I stroked her cheek with my finger, brushing the hair from her face and smiled down at her, "Tell her love."

Bella nodded and kissed my jaw before looking over at my mother. "Her name is Emma." Bella spoke quietly, grinning at Esme. "Emma.. Elizabeth.. Cullen"

The way she elaborated her middle name, being sure my mother would catch the deeper meaning of it, sent a bit of a chill down my spine.

And in an instant my mother went from excited to shocked. Her eyes started welling up with tears and she sat back in her chair, moving her eyes to Emma. "You," She breathed out and lightly chuckled, "You named your daughter after me?"

Bella and I both nodded and I reached over for Emma, wrapping my arms around her and gently lifting her. Bella let her go with no problem, knowing what I was doing. I slowly moved to the edge of the bed and held her out as mom stood up. Once she was in my mother's arms, I sat back down next to Bella and held her close to me.

"You've always been a mother to both of us Esme, and we thought you deserved a thank you. You're a wonderful person and you've done so much for us. And I just know that as Emma gets older, she's going to absolutely love her grandmother." Bella spoke to Esme as my mom kept her eyes down on Emma. "You never tried to replace my mother, and I thank you for that, but I also thank you for being so much of what I needed. I needed a mom, someone to show me my way, and that's what you were for me. You showed me things and taught me how to be a good person. Renee may be my mother, but you're my mom Esme, and I love you."

I smiled as I watched my mother hold my daughter. She knew what Bella was saying, and she knew that there was a big difference between just a mother, and a mom. A mom was someone that nurtured you, cared for you and loved you.

"You've taught me everything I'll ever need to know about being a mom. And I know that if I ever need advice, you'll be there." Bella talked quietly as my mother held Emma.

Esme quickly wiped her tears away and kissed Emma's forehead. "Thank you two so much."

"She's getting so big." Esme held her out in front of her, then cuddled her to her chest. "Pretty soon she'll be crawling." My mother looked up at me and smiled, "Has she started moving around yet?"

I nodded, "She tries."

I finally left Esme to hold onto Emma while the guys and I got ready. It was getting close to two and we didn't have much more time before Alice would be ready to go. I gave Jasper his tie, and helped him put it on. His hands were too shaky to do much for himself right now anyways.

"Nervous man?"

He shook his head, "I don't know. I guess not."

I laughed at him, "You're nervous as hell. Don't forget, I know what you're going through."

He smiled and nodded, "I'm not afraid of marrying her Edward." He sighed and turned to look back in the mirror, fiddling around and messing with his shirt, smoothing out wrinkles that didn't exist. "I guess I'm just nervous. I'm not just going to be her boyfriend anymore."

I nodded, understanding exactly what he was talking about. "You're afraid you're not enough."

He turned and looked at me, swallowing hard and nodding. "I guess. She deserves the world, and I love her so much that I want to be able to give that to her. I know we're meant to be together, but that doesn't mean I don't doubt myself. I'm taking on a whole new set of responsibilities, and so is she."

I smiled, "I know Jasper." I slapped his shoulder and chuckled, "It's hard. I went through the same exact thing the night before Bella and I married. You know it's meant to be, and you know it's going to be this way forever, but you can't help but think that she deserves better. You'll try your best to be everything she needs, but in your head, you'll always believe that's not enough. That somewhere along the way you'll fail her." I took a deep breath, "You're enough Jasper. She loves you, and you're plenty enough. I know my sister, and I know you, and I know that this is going to be great. You two together are perfect, and you'll make it. Despite the new responsibilities, it'll come easier than you think. And you know Bella and I are always here."

He sighed in relief and nodded, "Thanks Edward."

I shrugged, "You did it for me. It's only right I do it for you."

He fixed his shirt and tie again, then put his jacket on and buttoned the buttons down the front. When we were both finished getting ready, he stepped into the other room to make sure Emmett and Rosalie were ready and I walked down the hall to check on Bella. It had been extremely hard on me to leave her alone for any amount of time lately. I knew she was perfectly fine now, and the risk had gone, but it didn't change how much I loved her and how much I needed to always be sure she was alright.

I lightly knocked on the door labeled Bride, and waited for one to answer.

"Who is it?"

I instantly recognized Bella's sweet voice. I chuckled and stepped closer to the door. "It's me love. Can I come in?" I heard her giggle, then heard the door knob unlock.

She pulled the door open and my eyes instantly went to her dress. My mouth fell open slightly and I raised my eyebrows. "Bella,"

She giggled again and grabbed my arm pulling me inside. "It's not very nice to stare Mr. Cullen." She lightly slapped my chest and stretched up to kiss my jaw.

I smiled down at her and wrapped an arm around her, pinning her to me. "Oh, so it's nice to look irresistibly tempting?"

She shook her head, "You're biased honey."

I started to argue with her, but Alice came gliding into the room from the bathroom. She cleared her throat, and I froze and looked over at my sister in her wedding dress. She looked so incredible and it was all finally really hitting me. She smiled over at me and stood there, hands on her hips, and the most calmed look on her face.

"Hey big brother. How do I look?"

I smiled over at her and let go of Bella, walking over to Alice and giving her a hug. She wrapped her small arms around my neck and squeezed tight. When I pulled away, I felt tears coming to my eyes. My little sister was getting married, and I was so happy for her and Jasper.

"Don't cry!" Alice reached out and slapped my shoulder.

I flinched back, "What's with you girls hitting me?!"

They both laughed and Bella walked over to grab her shoes and slip them on. I turned back to my sister and smiled, "Are you happy?"

She nodded furiously, "I'm very happy Edward. Are you alright?"

I shrugged, "My twin sister is getting married to one of my best friends. How can I not be happy?"

She smiled at me, "Are you and Bella going to give us all kinds of pointers and advice on having the perfect marriage?"

I heard Bella laugh from across the room, and I shook my head and smiled, "Ali, honey, the perfect marriage doesn't exist. But if you ever need anything, you know Bella and I are here. I told Jasper the same thing."

She nodded and hugged me once more before things started being put into motion. We didn't have much time left now, so Alice put a couple finishing touches on her hair and Bella left to make sure everything was fine and people were seated. There wasn't a lot of people attending, but it was a very formal wedding, very Alice. Lots of decorations to be checked on.

I stayed with Alice until dad came in to talk to her, then went to find mom and Bella. Mom was sitting down in a chair right in front of the doors we were going to walk through any minute now, bouncing Emma up and down on her lap. Emma was giggling and kicking her little legs.

"Alice is ready."

Both my mom and Bella looked up at me and smiled.

Esme stood up and fixed Emma in her arms, "I guess we should go take our seat then."

She gave us both a quick hug, then she opened the doors and greeted Jasper, who was standing right on the other side, waiting. I watched as he escorted mom to her seat, then shut the door as he moved to stand at the front, by the alter.

I took hold of Bella's hand and squeezed tight. "Ready to take another walk down the aisle love?"

She smiled up at me and nodded.

The ceremony went by a lot quicker than I thought it would. Bella and I walked down first and Bella took her spot in the front, and I stood in my place next to Jasper. Rosalie and Emmett followed quickly.

As Alice walked down the aisle, I didn't really know what to think. I had been married a whole year so far, and she was now following and getting married herself. I was just glad she was marrying the best possibly man for her. I knew we were the same age, but technically she was still fourteen minutes younger than I. She was still my baby sister.

In reality, I knew this was best for her. She was happy with Jasper, and that was all that mattered. I always knew Alice to make the right decisions for herself, and this was no different.

It seemed to go by a lot faster the more I stared at Bella. She was smiling and just beaming at her best friend as she stood before her and took her vows. I made sure to listen, as to not miss any part of my sister's wedding, but my eyes stayed fixed on Bella. She looked so stunning in her green silk dress, her hair in curls draped over her shoulders. I wanted nothing more than to step over there and just kiss her perfect lips. But I resisted. This was my sister's day, not mine.

And before I knew it, the ceremony was over and Alice and Jasper were sharing their kiss. As they walked back down the aisle, I stepped over to Bella and wrapped my arm around her waist, pulling her close to me and kissing the side of her head. "You're beautiful." I murmured my words in her hair and watched as she blushed in front of the small crowd we were standing before.

Bella and I finally made our way out to the car and strapped Emma in the back as we drove to where the reception would be.

Once we got there, we walked inside and got into our seats at the head table. Things moved a lot faster than I thought they would and before I knew it, Alice and Jasper were sharing their first dance. I smiled over at them as Jasper twirled Alice across the room. She was smiling and laughing, and I knew this moment, this whole day, would forever be etched in her memory.

I stood up and asked Bella to dance, and for the first time since I can remember, she didn't try and get out of it. She stood and took my outstretched hand, glancing over at my mother and father, who were holding Emma as everyone else danced. They smiled back at her and waved us off.

As I held Bella in my arms, twirling her around the dance floor and hearing her giggles and watching her smile, the memories of over four months ago just faded into nothing once again. I tried almost everything I could to keep those images out of my head, and though sometimes they'd come crashing back, as the days went on, they came less and less.

"I haven't got to spend a lot of time with you today love." I smiled down at my wife and spun her around once more, bringing her back to my chest and holding her tight. "I missed you."

She giggled and reached up to touch her palm to my cheek, "I missed you too Edward. Today was just a bit hectic, everything will settle down tomorrow."

I nodded, "I know."

I just held her to me tightly and swayed with her for another minute or two before we went back to take our seats. Alice got up to dance with dad, so Bella and I took Emma so Jasper could dance with mom.

I sat Emma down on my lap and Bella scrapped some icing off of the cake in front of us and fed it to her. She scrunched her face up and swallowed it down as Bella and I laughed. She was such a joy to have around. She was almost always well behaved and was really beginning to look more and more like her mother everyday. She also reminded me much of Bella in the way she acted. She was quiet, and her cheeks had the most gorgeous rosy color to them, just like Bella.

"May I have this dance pretty girl?"

I turned around to see Emmett leaning over me, looking down at Emma. I laughed as he held his hand out to her. She barely reached over and touch him, smiling and jerking her hand up and down a couple times. Emmett laughed down at her and gently grabbed her out of my lap, holding her to his chest and smiling down at Bella and I.

"Be careful Em!" Bella hollered after him and he just smiled and nodded as he moved to the center of the dance floor and started spinning around.

I looked back at Bella and smiled, "Everyone is quite smitten with her."

"That they are." She nodded and rested her chin on her hand as she looked out to the dance floor, keeping an eye on Emma. "He's great with her. So is everyone else."

I scooted closer and placed my hand on her leg, "You're great with her too Bella. She loves you."

She looked over at me and her face lit up. She really was a wonderful mother. She tended to Emma so well, and it was like she just knew. I felt like maybe it would take us some time. Some time to really adjust to being parents, but that didn't happen. It was like we came into this natural way of living. It was no longer just Bella and I, we had Emma now. But it didn't really feel like anything had changed at all. I don't know how we did it, but we managed to fall into this life with no problems. I was a dad, and Bella was a mom, and this was what we had dreamed about since we found out about Emma. This was what we fought for all those months. This is what we fought with each other about! All those petty arguments, and the one big one, all the times we talked about having a family, and growing together. This was it. This was what we wanted, what we worked so hard to keep. What Bella tried so hard to keep safe.

It was all here.

I had my wife still, and I'd always have her. I had my daughter, and for the rest of my life I was going to get to watch her grow and learn. We were going to be able to teach her and love her and help her to be the best she could possibly be. She was already going to be a wonderful woman, thanks to Bella, but I was going to get to watch that. I watched Bella grow up, and now I was going to watch our child grow up too.

All my life, all I wanted was to find happiness. And sitting here, next to Bella, both of us healthy and happy, and watching our daughter be carried and passed gently around a dance floor by a huge family that loved her with all their heart was my happiness. This was it. It seemed like every time I thought things couldn't possibly get any better than they were, life surprised me. And even when I thought I was about to lose everything, life had a way of proving me wrong. Bella had a way of proving me wrong. She was strong and she was bound to teach our daughter how to be strong too.

I leaned over to Bella and pressed my lips against hers. "You're my everything Bella. You and her," I nodded my head out to Emma and sighed, "You two always will be."

She nodded and kissed my back, "I know Edward." She smiled and as I moved my hand up to the back of her neck, she wrapped her arms around mine. "I love you, forever."

I closed my eyes and rested my forehead against hers, "Forever Bella. I'll love you forever."

Forever was a long time, and I still had a lot to go through, but having Bella and Emma there for everything made it all worth while. It made me want to try harder, be a better husband than I ever imagined and be the best father I could possibly be. They deserved it. They deserved the world, and I was going to give that to them.

Forever.

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