Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.
Author's Note:
Sorry for the long wait, guys!
This chapter is of the fateful wedding day, so it maybe a little back and forth as I will be changing POV's quite a bit with not only Emmett's and Rosalie's POV's, no prizes for guessing who else. The start may seem a bit slow, but it will pick up just bear with me.
In addition, if anyone is curious I have a link to the dress I pictured for Tanya's wedding dress, it's on my profile along with a link for Rosalie's black tie dress.
Here is the next chapter that took a while cause of some crazy shit going on, anyway enjoy.
Chapter XV – I do?
Tanya POV
I heard the car pull up outside, going to the window I saw the dark car as the engine stopped. It was a few long minutes before Emmett got out of the car with a glance over his shoulder he walked away.
The windows were slightly tinted, but I could see a flash of blonde hair form the front window, before she drove off. Breathing out I moved away from the window, standing by the sofa and picking up the folder on the arm of the sofa, when he came in, his face downcast until he looked up and saw me, composing his features.
"Tanya?"
Making up some excuse about place cards, I left instead of staying to see him like I had originally intended. He seemed fine, as I left, his expression not giving anything away I was stiff when he kissed my cheek, not returning the gesture.
As I got into my car, I put my hands on the steering wheel after putting the folder down and I looked at the engagement ring on my hand. Tomorrow, I was going to be marring the man I loved.
So why did it not feel right? Was Emmett still hiding something from me?
Emmett POV
"Hey man, you ready?"
"Course I am"
"Well it's only the wedding rehearsal, you can't possibly fuck that up can you?" I glared at him. "You'd find a way"
"Kindly shut up, before I get a new best man" Edward smirked and crossed his arms as we stood inside the church, going through the positions and the like so no one would mess up on the day.
Turning around as the music started to play, Tanya's niece who was about eight walked up the aisle, I smiled as she very seriously mimed scattering petals from an imaginary basket. Then the bridesmaids, Alice, then Carmen walked up, the maid of honour walked up last before taking her place besides the others as the music swells and Tanya walked out a small bunch of flowers in her hands as she made her way to me.
The officiate cleared his throat when she reached me, smiling and then looking ahead as he spoke.
He explained how the music would stop and he would do the whole 'we are gathered here...' and lead into our vows and if there are any objections.
As he spoke, I looked to Tanya she only glanced at me once with a brief smile when we were told to turn and face each other, then turning her head away to look at the officiate as he explained what would come next.
Shortly after we were done, Tanya left to get changed for the dinner with her sisters and I went with my groomsmen. Alice got in a car with Jasper and our parents, giving me a smile and a brief wave as she left and I got into Edward's car.
Getting out of Edward's car as we arrived at the venue, we heading inside for the rehearsal dinner, I smoothed out the front of my jacket and when we were inside I looked for Tanya. She was talking to my parents, smiling and laughing at something my father had said to her.
We walked over, Tanya turning her head and seeing me first still smiling though it looked a little strained, but it was only for a moment for when I reached her she kissed my cheek and I wrapped an arm round her waist.
She wore a white midi pencil dress, with a thin beige belt, her hair was up in a sort of twist which was immaculate as was her minimal makeup.
"Hey honey"
"Hey, so what were you laughing about? Dad please tell me you weren't embarrassing me in front of my wife-to-be" he smiled as a slipped an arm around her waist, Dad took a sip of his drink and nodded.
"Of course I was son. It has to be done" he responded matter-of-factly and I groaned in despair, making my parents and Tanya laugh. "Don't worry I'll do the same to your sister when she gets married" she winked and I laughed as Alice and Jasper approached.
"Am I missing something?" she said with an eyebrow raised.
"Not much" she raised her other eyebrow, not believing me for a second. However she shrugged and went to hug Tanya, both of them smiling at each other until a caterer had a question for Tanya.
"I'll be back in a minute" she said to my parents, Alice and Jasper before turning to me. "Can you make sure everyone is seated in half an hour?" I nodded and she kissed my cheek and gave me a brief smile, before walking off with the caterer.
"So Emmett, getting nervous?" asked my sister, narrowing her eyes as she awaited my answer, my parents leaning in as well.
"No" I answered quickly. "I know that I love Tanya and that she is the one for me" the words to me rang a little hollow, but my family seemed not to notice. My mother smiled at me and my father nodded as he too smiled, Alice did too but hers was a little hesitant.
Then her phone started to ring, handing her glass to Jasper she got out her phone, going a little pale when she looked at the screen but covering it up with a smile at us.
"Sorry I have to take this, work can't seem to cope one weekend without me"
"Yes, go see which starlet has been papped going into rehab" we laughed but she merely nodded and walked outside, I saw the worried look make an appeared when she walked out of the doors and pressed the phone to her ear.
"Jazz, do you remember when we thought PR was a phase?" I said, changing the topic.
"You mean after, art school, one night class on law, psychology and the various other areas she had sampled?" he responded, with a wry grin at the memory.
"Yep, at one time I remember having to suffer through her cooking because she was convinced she would be a chef" Jasper shook his head.
"Didn't she give you and Rosalie food poisoning?" I laughed.
"She tried to make some beef stew but forgot to turn the oven on" my parents and Jasper laughed with me. "And another time she made cookies and nearly burnt down my flat"
"Alice, had forgotten about them and went to paint her nails" added Jasper.
"What happened after that?" asked my mother.
"I came home to the flat filled with smoke and Rose bearing the extinguisher as Alice ran around opening the windows" they laughed and I continued. "And Rose just looks up and smiles at me, like it's nothing" we laughed harder at that.
"She always dealt with Alice so well" supplied my mom as she smiled.
"Yeah, she helped Alice find her next passion as she put out her fires" added my father with a chuckle as Alice walked back in. We looked to her and laughed again, she looked around confused as Jasper handed her the drink back.
"I'm missing something aren't I?" Jasper nodded.
"I'll fill you in later" she smiled at him and kissed him briefly.
"Okay" the laughter died on my lips as the saw my sister and her fiancé, in their own little bubble, he looked at her like she was the only girl in the room and most of the time he kept a hand on her waist or shoulder.
Despite the big height difference, it looked natural and unforced the way the stood together just looked right.
"You okay Em?" she asked, with a hint of concern colouring her voice.
Nodded emphatically, I slapped on a smile. "Yeah, sure" I glanced down at my watch. "We better get seated" they turned and we headed to the tables by our designated name cards.
We were sat at a long table at which was the main focus of the room, with a few smaller tables to the sides arranged to allow some space in front of our table for a sort of make shift dance floor.
Tanya and I were seated at the centre of the table, with my parents beside me and Tanya's mother on her other side. Alice and Jasper were seated at a smaller table right next to ours along with Tanya's sisters as well as Edward and Bella.
As our guests were taking their seats, Tanya came back out, she walked over quickly and took her seat next to me. Giving her a smile her own was brief before she turned and said something to her mother, which made her smile as she squeezed her shoulder.
The food came out then, along with the drinks and there was a lot of chatter as we ate and drank. My dad started cracking more jokes and my mother joined in with more stories about me, so Tanya and her family were in fits of laughter until on of her sister pitched in a story of their own.
She went bright red and buried her head into the side of my neck, I laughed and squeezed her hand, lifting it to my mouth and giving it a gentle kiss.
"Emmett?" she looked up at me with a question in her eyes and tilting my head I raised my eyebrows.
"Yeah?"
For a few moments she looked at me and then she just shook her head sitting up and tugging her hand out of my hand. "It's nothing"
"Are you sure?"
"We should start the toast" she replied changing the subject, I nodded and we stood to get our guests attentions.
Tanya POV
"Firstly, we would like to thank all of you..." I started, looking away from Emmett and to our family and friends. "I am so blessed to be able to have my family and friends here as we are about to get married" I took Emmett's hand and he smiled.
"So we have a few thank you gifts for the people that have been a great help with organising this wedding and form keeping me from turning into a massive bridezilla" there were laughs all around and I turned to my mother, who passed me two small gift bags from the larger one beside her.
"First of all I would like to thank my soon to be sister in law, Alice" I walked around the table and went over to her, giving her a hug and handing one of the bags to her. "Thank you" I said as I hugged her, she just smiled and patted my shoulder.
When all of the favours were handed out and the food was eaten, there was a bit of music played and we got up to dance. I was twirled round by Carlisle Cullen as Emmett danced with my mother, as the song came to an end I hugged him and I turned around to see Alice staring intently at her phone.
What was odd about was the way she glanced at it with a look of worry or concern, glancing up at Emmett then back to the phone clutched in her hand. The moment it flashed she, typed back a reply and after getting another message she read it frowning and with a shake of her head she excused herself, typing a number as she walked outside.
"Tanya, are you okay?" turning back around and smiling at Carlisle, I gave a brief nod as I took a step back.
"Yes, I'm a bit hot though. I'm just going to step outside for a while, it looks like my fiancé will be occupied for a while" we looked to Emmett, who had stopped dancing with my mother and now started to dance with one of my aunts.
"It does look like that" he responded with a smile at his son, who gritted his teeth as my rather plump aunt stepped on his foot for the second time.
I went outside the door that Alice went through, she had the phone pressed to her ear and was deep in conversation so she didn't hear me, she also had her back to me.
"Are you sure?" she said into the phone, after hearing the response she shook her head. "I'll come and see you after the dinner...no Jasper won't mind" I frowned in confusion.
"Alright then, bye Rose"
Emmett POV
"Thanks" I accepted the drink from Edward after I finished dancing with one of Tanya's aunts, my feet sore from the amount of times she had stood on them.
"Having fun?"
"I will do so long as I don't have to dance with anyone else"
"Not even your sister?" chimed Alice as she approached us, grinning at me.
"Not even you Al, I hate dancing"
"Oh don't be such a grouch" she said, I'm such it was meant to be as a joke and she smiled but she didn't seem happy.
"Want a drink?" I asked her, she nodded and I handed her a glass of wine. She drank it rather quickly and I saw Edward raise an eyebrow but we both remained silent, until she put the glass back down.
"Thirsty Alice?" she nodded.
"Congratulations brother, you found the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with...again" with that she walked away.
Edward didn't say anything but I could feel the question he wanted to ask, thankfully then Bella approached him.
"Bella do you want to dance?" he asked, she furrowed her eyebrows she hated to dance but she looked between the two of us and smiled.
"Okay?" he led her away and sipping my drink I looked around and spotted Tanya, she was by the table rooting through her handbag and taking out her phone, glancing at the screen hard as I walked over to her.
"Tanya" she looked up a little startled at first then she snapped on a smile and put away hr phone.
"Hey"
"How about a dance? I've danced with your mother and one of your aunts, so can I squeeze in a dance with my gorgeous wife-to-be, before I am ambushed by another one of your family members?" she chuckled and nodded, walking around the table and taking my hand.
Spinning her round and then pulling her in as the song changed to a slower love song, I held her close as we swayed to the music and I noticed that the majority of the other people dancing were couples.
"Emmett?"
"Yes?" she paused for a moment.
"I love you"
"I love you too" she leaned back and I leaned down to kiss her, smiling at her when we pulled back. "You alright?" she nodded.
"I'm fine"
"Okay" we then continued to dance in silence.
~X~X~X~
My alarm on my phone woke me up, well that as well as the relentless banging on the bedroom door. I sat up and switched the alarm off though the banging on the door still continued.
"Alright! For fuck's sake I'm awake!" the banging stopped and I got up, pulling on a t-shirt and walking out of the bedroom
"Morning sunshine!" said Edward, he was wide awake and handed me a cup of coffee which I took with a grunt instead of actual words.
"We have to be at the church at ten, so you have an hour and a half to eat and get ready. I have strict instructions to leave here at half nine at the latest, I don't know about you but sometimes Alice scares in me"
"Imagine what she'll be like when she gets married"
"I feel sorry for Jasper" he said, handing me a plate with my breakfast.
"Poor bugger"
"Right, eat up!"
"I am! I am!" I said in between bites of food much to his disgust,
We were ready on time and went to the car, Jasper driving us to the church. Edward was on the phone to my sister, getting an earful from her and I chuckled which earned me a glare from him and a laugh from Jasper.
"We've left! Yes...we are on time, calm down Alice" I could hear my sisters voice and felt a little sorry for my best man. "Okay...okay...yes, I will. I will!...by-" he was cut off as she hung up. "She is a head case"
"That's one word for it" interjected Jasper from the front.
We arrived at the church five minutes early and as we pulled up outside I saw the car parked on the other side of the street, although no one else did I recognised the car.
Rosalie POV
For crying out loud, could you be any more of a psycho stalker? I said to myself as a car pulled up outside the church, I should go catch the first flight back to New York and get on with my life.
Just as I was about to start the engine and leave, the car doors opened and I saw Jasper get out first then Emmett and Edward, along with another groomsmen. Jasper and Edward turned to look at the main entrance to the church but Emmett didn't.
He had spotted my rental car and was looking right at me as he shut his car door, I knew he couldn't actually see me that well as the windows was partially tinted, but he knew. I was close enough that I could see the look on his face, he was getting married and yet he looked anything but happy.
He keeps looking as I get out of the car, Jasper and Edward have spotted me now and are staring open mouthed as I walk over to Emmett.
"Rose?"
"I love you" I blurt out "I love you and I don't want you to marry Tanya" he is stunned and another car pulls up, which Alice gets out of and runs over to me.
"Rose, what are you doing?"
"I never should have left. If I had realised what I was giving up, I would have been the one proposing to you. It was the biggest mistake I made so don't marry her, come with me" we are standing closer. "I love you"
We stared at each other and after a pregnant pause, he took my hand.
"I love you too" I felt the grin spread on my face and I pulled him close and kissed him, hearing the audible gasps from the others before we broke away from each other.
Blinking I saw Emmett by the car, my hands still on the steering wheel I sighed deeply and shook my head as Jasper called out to Emmett, when a car came to a stop behind them. Emmett threw one glance at me, before he turned away and went inside.
Starting the engine, I drove off as he went inside.
Tanya POV
When we got to the church, Emmett was standing outside staring off. He should have been inside and he turned his head as Jasper called out to him, not before I saw the look on his face. As he turned and went inside the church doors, I saw the rental car on the other side of the road drive off.
A few minutes later, we went into the church and into the little dressing room as the guests arrived and took their seats. I sat down and Alice refreshed my make up along with my bridesmaids.
"Have you seen mom? She's going to be blubbering all day"
"Carmen" admonished Kate as I looked in the mirror and adjusted the veil.
"Kate, she's such a drama queen...I thought she'd at least make it through the ceremony, but now we get to put up with her sobbing throughout out the whole thing"
"Lots of people cry at weddings" added Alice.
"You haven't seen our mother cry" she said dryly. "It's all a way for her to get attention, all of the blubbering and fake tears" she shook her head and said something under her breath about actresses.
Glancing at the clock there wasn't much time left until I would walk out to Emmett. I kept replaying the look I had seen earlier, along with the look he wore when he came to the apartment yesterday.
Sure it was natural to be a bit nervous, but I sensed it was more than that. I love him, but something seems off or wrong somehow.
Kate helped me with my veil, when our mother walked in and came over to me.
"Hi mom"
"Hello sweetie" she smiled and I smiled back at her. "You look so beautiful, if only..." she trailed off as her eyes began to water, Carmen handed her a tissue as she rolled her eyes as our mother was a big crier. "If only your father could be here to see you..." she dabbed at her eyes, even though she shed no actual tears.
"I'm sure he watching" said Kate with a sympathetic smile and pat on her shoulder, she put her hand on top of Kate's and nodded.
"Yes, yes I'm sure he is" then she turned back to me. "I wish you happiness, darling" she kissed my cheek and hugged me, I hugged her back my smile faltering but I snapped it back in place when she let me go.
"It's time" said Alice, standing up we did a final looking over and Kate walked out first, then Carmen and then I waited for the musical cue that would be the moment I start walking down the aisle.
As I stood there, I looked round and saw all of the guests seated in the pews breathing in and out slowly to try and calm my nerves, I heard the cue and my mother and I started walking slowly in time to the music. The guests turned to look at me and I fixed a smile on my face as I looked ahead and saw Emmett, he was looking at me and he smiled at me.
I thought again of the look he wore earlier and I stopped walking although I was only halfway down the aisle.
"Tanya!" hissed my mother, tugging my arm gently for me to continue as Emmett gave me a confused look. Taking another deep breath, I continued walking the look of confusion Emmett wore melting away into a smile once more.
When I reached him, I looked at him intently and he continued to smile even as the music stopped and the guests sat down, I was half aware of sniffling coming from my mother and the scoff coming from one of my bridesmaids.
"Dearly Beloved: we are gathered here to-" I stopped him and everyone was silent as they watched us.
"Emmett" I turned round to face him and he did the same.
"Tanya, what are you doing?"
"I love you"
"I love you too" he said before I could continue. He took my hands and I shook my head, looking down for a second before taking a breath and looking back up at him.
"Is there anything, that you want to tell me?" I saw the split second of hesitation before he emphatically shook his head.
"No, nothing" he was lying.
"Shall I continue?" asked the reverend, leaning forward to look to me and then Emmett who nodded. "Dearly Beloved: We are gathered here, in the presence of God and of this company, that Emmett Cullen and Tanya Delaney may be united in holy matrimony"
He continued my mother giving me away, I kept looking at Emmett for a reason why I should forget what I saw earlier and marry him.
"Emmett are you ready to enter into this marriage with Tanya, believing the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things?"
"I am"
"Tanya, are you ready to enter into this marriage with Emmett, believing the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things?" I hesitated and looking away from Emmett, I looked down at the flowers I held in my hand.
"I-I-"
"Tanya, are you ready to enter into this marriage with Emmett, believing the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things?" repeated the reverend, I could feel all of the stares and deeply aware of everyone watching I turned to Emmett.
"Can we talk?" I whispered to him.
"Now?" he replied his voice going high pitched, I nodded and he sighed which I took as an affirmative. Handing my bouquet to Kate I walked back down the aisle, hearing the whispers and seeing the looks as we went back to the room at the back, picking up my dress as I almost ran.
The first inside, I stood facing the window with my back to him as he shut the door, I twisted the engagement ring on my left hand, both of us silent until I turned around to look at him.
"Emmett, is there anything at all that you aren't telling me?"
"Like what?" he lifted his arms and shrugged.
"Are you having any second thoughts? Do you really love me? Are you still hung up on your ex? I don't know, you tell me" my words came out all at once and he went silent and pursed his lips together, but not before I noticed how he tensed up when I mentioned his ex wife. "So that's what it is" I said, the reality dawning on me.
"Tanya"
"You still love Rosalie" it made sense, of course it did. "That's the real reason you never told me you were still married, so what happened? Please tell me you didn't sleep with her"
"I-" he started and I could see it written all over his face. "Rose and I are over"
"Liar"
"We are, why else would I be marrying you?"
"I don't know, I saw the look on your face earlier when the car pulled up. For a man who professes to be in love with his fiancé, you looked anything but happy...it's been there this whole time and I was so fucking blind, because I convinced myself that you loved me!" he took a step forward.
"I do lo-" I he up my hand to stop him, lowering my head and sitting down.
"I don't want to hear any lies or excuses just tell me the truth, why did you lie about Rosalie?" he hesitated for a moment looking down at the ground.
"We, we did sleep together. But I didn't tell her I was engaged" I closed my eyes, lowering my head and putting a hand to my forehead to hide the tear that slid down my cheek.
"Do you love her?" I spoke the words slowly, wiping away the tear and looking up at him as he lifted his gaze to me as well.
"Yes, but we don't work. That's why we got divorced" sniffing and wiping away another tear I stood up when he took a few more steps towards me, moving away from him.
"That doesn't change the fact that you don't love me, your fiancé, but another woman! You lied to me, you said it was nothing and you made me believe you" my voice broke at the end.
"Tanya"
"No! I don't want to hear it, because no matter how much you say it's over you still slept with her and you...oh" more tears fell. "I can't do this. I can't be your second choice Emmett"
"You're not!" I didn't believe him for a second.
"Well, as long as you are in love with Rosalie that's what I am. Second best" looking at my hands I took off the ring and placed it on the dressing table by the mirror. "I can't marry you Emmett" I walked around him, stopping at the door.
"I love you" he said as he turned around and I stopped with my hand on the door.
"I want believe you...so much. But I don't and even if I did believe that you really love me..."I took a shaky breath. "I don't trust you anymore and I can't trust you" with that I left, looking back briefly to Emmett before the door swung closed behind me.
Emmett POV
Walking out, I saw the eyes all staring at me and I turned around and left the church getting outside as the car pulled away.
"Tanya!" I called out, seeing her through the window. "Tanya!" the car didn't stop it kept going and I started to run, getting to the end of the street where it took a left and sped up.
Coming to a stop, panting I heard my name being called but I just stood there watching until the car was out of my line of sight. Edward was the first to my side, moving to stand in front of me and putting his hands on my shoulders, looking worried as Alice reached us.
"What happened, Emmett?" he asked, Alice looking at me with concern but she wasn't as confused as Edward she knew what happened, she stayed quiet and took my hand.
"She...she left me"
Rosalie POV
Stopping I glanced down then up at the screen, finding the right flight and heading to the gate as the announcement for my flight came on.
My phone started ring and I stopped walking digging through my bag to find it, though once I fished it out the ringing stopped, I got a missed call from Alice. With a sigh I put it away and kept on walking, deciding that I would call her when I was back home.
The sooner I could get back to New York, the sooner I could start to put all of this behind me.
It was better this way, surely? We never would have worked out, years of our off and on relationship should have taught me that before I got involved with Emmett again.
It doesn't change anything.
Author's Note:
So...? Any thoughts? Did you love it for breaking off the wedding or do you all hate me for being clichéd and sticking another barrier in front of Rosalie and Emmet?
Until next time, thank you for reading!