When me and Alice arrived back at the main corridor dad and the rest of the bridal part came running to me.
"Bella? Where have you been" he asked anxious, and then he turned hopeful "Are you having second thoughts
"NO!" I said "I am not!"
"Okay, well you're late, and the guests are getting annoyed"
"Your right, we should get started" I said
"All right, Rosalie you go first, then Jessica, then you Angela" instructed Alice "then I will go and then the flower girls"
I started getting nervous and light headed only when Rosalie caught my arm that I realized my head was swimming
"Breath Bella" said Rosalie
I breathed in deeply and spluttered
"whhhhhhhoo heeee whoooo" I inhaled and exhaled deeply
"Rosalie she is getting married not having a baby" Angela said
"Does every one have their flowers?" asked Alice "Okay boys you go first, Edward will come out the side door in the front"
The music started and the boys when down the isle while escorting my mom and Esme. Then Alice closed the double doors.
"Sorry Bella, the bride's maids are going out the right and left side doors in the back, you're going out the middle." She said
She quickly kissed me on the cheek then pushed Angela and Jessica off to the left while she and Rosalie went to the right.
"Remember your orders girls, and don't forget to back around the middle so you can walk down the middle isle." She blanked out for a second then she added "yes Jessica one at a time"
"What? I didn't even ask you" Jessica said
"Oh, um yes. I could tell you were going to ask Alice answered quickly
Then they disappeared down the corridors and I was left with dad. I could see trough the carved door that they began walking.
The flower girls followed behind them as the song changed. Alice and the girls got their own song to walk to and so did the boys. I wasn't sharing the bum bup ba -dum music. Well that wasn't entirely true; I had to share it with Charlie. The girls reached the podium and lined up one at a time in a diagonal line. I hooked onto Charlie's arm and took a deep breath. Then the music changed and the doors opened and I looked into a room with all my friend and family, each delicately seated on rows whose ends were brightly decorated with white ribbons and pale exotic flowers. My father led me down the Isle and I noticed a small tear in the corner of his eye. It took all I had not to cry with him. My feet crunched on the pink flower pedals.
When we drew near the end was when I finally noticed him, my Adonis, my angel, my Greek god. I looked into his eyes, and he smiled. Suddenly, everything felt so right, like I was meant to be here. Never had I ever felt like this before. Not in forks not in Phoenix not in LA. No where. But with Edward I belonged. My father stood me in front of the podium and kissed me on the cheek. Then I saw his tear fall. He put my hands in Edwards and nodded to him and Edward winked back. I smiled; maybe they would get along after all.
Then the preacher smiled and said "Family, friends, honored guests and loved ones, welcome to the blending of two hearts and two lives into one beautiful whole Isabella and Isabella have long planned and anticipated this event and they will remember this day, and your supportive presence here, for the rest of their lives. They have expressed their love to each other every day for many months in private, but today is special because today they will express and vow their love for each other in front of you. Without you, this moment would not exist and we are all grateful to you for gracing us with your presence."
I looked back to Edward, and he smiled. I couldn't help but breathe in and smile even wider. I looked around at my family and friends then back at the preacher.
He paused and continued
"We also recognize, give thanks and welcome the presence of God, Goddess and all the spirits of Peace and Love who have chosen to bless this couple with their protection this day and every day. Without the life that flows to and through us from the Divine Source, we would not be able to experience this wedding, today's fellowship or any of the other blessings bestowed upon us in this world. We are grateful for and humbled by the gifts of life and love that we celebrate here today."
Edward looked at me then whispered "Bella, breath"
The preacher chuckled and said
Isabella and Edward you have waited for this moment planned for this moment and worked towards this moment for a long time. Now I ask that you simply be in this moment. I'm going to be silent while you, while all of us, stop thinking about where we are going to be in the future and simply celebrate where we are right now. This is the moment you planned for Groom, Bride, everyone. Take a few deep breaths right now and enjoy your wedding!
I stopped, smiled, breathed and waited. But inside I couldn't bury that fact, 'I might not see them again'
"Edward, you did not come to be here without the love and support of others. You were born into this world naked and helpless, as we all were, and you were nurtured and protected as you grew into the strong and capable man you now are. Who so loved the boy that he, in time, became this man?"
Esme and Carlisle stood up "we did"
The preacher continued "Are you now willing to both release your son that he may join with the woman by his side and embrace her as your daughter??
They smiled and said "We are."
Edward replied "Thank you for your love, your support and your blessings on my union with Bella whom I love."
I did the same and said "Thank you for your love, your support and your gift of Edward whom I love."
The preacher looked at me "Bella, you did not come to be here without the love and support of others. You were born into this world naked and helpless, as we all were, and you were nurtured and protected as you grew into the strong and capable woman you now are. Who so loved the girl that she, in time, became this woman?"
Renee and dad stood up together and said "We did and we do."
I fought back the hysterics that rose in my chest. Dad looked so funny right now, like he was under the control of Edward.
"Are you now willing to both release your daughter that she may join with the man by her side and embrace him as your son?"
Dad rolled his eyes and they both said "We are."
I laughed lightly and said "Thank you for your love, your support and your blessings on my union with Edward whom I love." And I winked at Charlie
Edward chuckled and said "Thank you for your love, your support and your gift of Bella whom I love." Dad sat down with a flop and me and Edward laughed under breath.
"May I have the rings that and have chosen to exchange with each other?"
The rings were handed to him and he lifted them up and said
"The wedding ring is a complete and perfect circle with no end and no beginning. It is the symbol of both the creation we are all a part of and of your love and commitment to each other. The giving and receiving of these rings will bind you both to the vows you have made." Then he handed us each others rings.
Edward took the diamond covered ring he bought me and said
"Bella please accept this ring as an everlasting symbol of my eternal vows, I offer it with all that I am, all that I have and all that I will ever be. May I love you, honor you and respect you, for as long as we both shall live."
Then he placed the ring on my finger carefully.
I took ring I got him and said
"Edward please accept this ring as an everlasting symbol of my eternal vows, I offer it with all that I am, all that I have and all that I will ever be. May I love you, honor you and respect you, for as long as we both shall live."
I placed the plain gold band on Edward's finger and I realized that that was like me and Edward, I was the plain band and he was the beautiful diamond covered band
"You have each received the blessings of your families. You have vowed to love each other. You have offered and accepted rings to wear as a symbol of those vows. And you have done this all in the presence and company of your dearest friends and most beloved family. It is now my most humble honor to declare to you and all those assembled here that you are now, legally and spiritually, husband and wife."
"Edward, do you take Bella to be your loftily wedded wife, to have and to hold, through sickness and death, for rich or for poor as long as you both shall live?"
"I do"
"Bella do you take Edward to be your loftily wedded husband, to have and to hold, though sickness and death, for rich or for poor as long as you both shall live?"
"I do"
The preacher smiled and said "You may enjoy the first kiss of your long and fruitful marriage."
Edward looked at me deeply then kissed me like he never had. This kiss was full of love and passion.
I heard a loud bang noise as someone bolted through the doors and my head turned sharply to the left.
"no" I whispered
