Oh my God! You're killing me here. I'm 29 reviews away from the big 1,000! I know I sound like a broken record here but I'm a review whore and I can't help it! Well this is it. The wedding. I hope you all enjoy it. Please make sure to hit that little button on the bottom and review, review, review! It would mean so much to me and make my recovery go even better.
By the way, in case you don't have me on alert I had a one shot that I posted earlier this week called 'Next Contestant'. It was completely written on a whim because I was completely bored! It was definitely a little naughty (okay, a lot naughty) but it was fun to write and just let go! I hope you go and check it out and let me know what you think. Edward goes out for his birthday with his brothers and they take him to a strip club.
Now on to the two love birds…..
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of it's characters. That privilege goes to the great and wonderful Stephenie Meyer.
BPOV
Here I was sitting with my best friend, my two almost sister-in-laws and my soon to be mother-in-law drinking hot chocolate by the fire and eating cookies and roasting marshmallows while they give me a manicure and pedicure.
"You know you guys really don't have to do this." I told them.
"Silly Bella. There will be no time for this tomorrow so we need to do it tonight." Alice smiled at me while she was comparing different nail polishes and trying to decide which one would look right with my dress.
I rolled my eyes. "We have all day Alice." I told her.
"No honey, actually we don't. We all have massages in the morning and then facials and we have appointments to get our hair and makeup done. We actually have quite a busy morning." Esme smiled at me.
Oh boy. "But, how can I get a massage? I'm pregnant." I told them.
Rosalie answered this time. "We already checked it out and they have a wonderful prenatal massage for you Bella."
"Come on girl. Just enjoy the last few hours as a free woman before we hand you over to the handsome doctor." Leah smiled.
Uggghhh… I finally relented and let them finish what they were doing to me. We all continued to talk and laugh.
As the night drew on Alice told everyone to hurry up and get to sleep because we would be up at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow. The girls all camped out at different places in mine and Edward's suite. I had just finished brushing my teeth and was walking into my room when I saw Esme sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Hi honey. I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute?" she asked me.
"Sure." I walked over to the bed with my brush in my hand and sat down next to her.
"So, Edward told me about the letters from your mom." I nodded my head at her. "I'm sorry that she can't be here with you for your special day tomorrow. I know what it's like to lose your mom so young. You see I lost my mom when I was 16. It was really hard on me and I remember all of the feelings I had the day I married Carlisle." Esme said with a small tear in her eye.
"How…how did your mom pass away?" I asked her.
"She had a heart attack. Unfortunately it happened while my sister and I were at school and no one found her until we got home that afternoon and it was already too late."
"Esme, I'm so, so sorry." I told her.
"Oh Bella, I just wanted you to know that I understand what you're going through." She said with a small smile and then she reached over and gently took the brush from my hands. "May I?"
I nodded and relaxed on the bed while Esme turned and started to run the brush through my hair.
"You know Alice never really let me do this for her. You see she was a very independent little girl and she never wanted long hair. I always wished she'd grow it a little longer so I could play with it and put it in braids and pig tails." She sighed as she ran the brush through my long waves. "Bella I want you to know that I already think of you as my daughter. Not just my daughter-in-law. You have given my son the most important thing that there is." I looked at her waiting to hear her answer. She took my hand in hers and said "Love."
"You see Edward was never one to fall easily and when he met you his entire world got thrown upside down. I bet you didn't know this but the first day he met you he called me and told me that he had met the woman he was going to marry."
I looked up at Esme in shock. "What?"
"Yep, he said that he had just met the most beautiful and amazing woman and that he knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was going to marry this girl. I didn't doubt him for an instant. And Bella, you really are beautiful and amazing and I am honored that you will be my daughter and that you have made my son so happy and that you are bringing my grandchild into this world." Esme said as she laid her hand on my stomach.
"Thank you Esme." I told her and then I thought about something I had been meaning to ask her. "Um, Esme, would you mind if… I mean if it's okay with you do you think that…." I kept pausing and didn't know how to ask her what I wanted to say.
"What is it dear?"
"Umm, do you think it would be okay, I mean if it's okay with Edward and Alice, if I called you Mom?"
I looked up at Esme when she hadn't said anything and I saw tears in her eyes. She threw her arms around me and said "Bella I would be honored."
We sat like that for a while just holding onto each other. I was so lucky to have not only found Edward, but to now have the rest of his family too.
"Come on dear, let's get you tucked into bed. It's going to be an early morning tomorrow and I don't want you to have bags under your eyes for those beautiful pictures." Esme said.
She pulled back the covers on the bed and I slid into the sheets. She pulled the covers back up over me and then leaned down and kissed me on the forehead.
"Good night Bella. Sweet dreams honey." She said to me.
"Good night Mom." I told her with a smile on my face. It felt so good to say those words after all these years. Sleep quickly overtook me and I fell into my wonderful dreams.
"Really Alice, do you find this necessary? I mean pretty soon I won't be able to see down there anyway." I whined to Alice for what felt like the fiftieth time in an hour. She insisted that I have a completely smooth beaver for my honeymoon.
"Bella, you don't know where Edward is taking you on your honeymoon. Maybe it will be someplace where you can go skinny dipping and wouldn't you like everything to be all neat and tidy in that department." Alice said.
"Believe me everything is neat and tidy it's just not completely bare." I told her.
"Well it's part of the spa treatment so just suck it up and be happy. Consider it your wedding present to Edward."
Damn the little pixie. She had to drag my beautiful, wonderful soon to be husband into this argument. She knew that I would do anything and everything for him. Granted this would be a little selfish of me because as far as I was concerned he could spend our entire honeymoon worshiping me from down there and I would be in heaven.
I must have been smiling to myself because Alice had a look on her face like she knew she had won. "See Bella. It won't be so bad."
This was my chance to get back at her if I ever had one. "You know Alice, you're right. Edward does have this amazing thing that he does with his tongue and oh my god his fingers….." I started to say.
Alice threw her fingers up over her hears and started to hum while Rosalie and Leah sat there with their mouths hanging open just waiting to hear more. Thank God Esme wasn't here at the moment.
"Damn it Bella, that's my brother. I really don't need to hear how talented he was with his tongue." Alice shot me a look of disgust.
"Bella Swan" My name was called by the beautiful Hawaiian girl who had been selected to do my Brazilian wax. Well here goes nothing.
Four hours later I had been shaved, waxed, painted and polished. I had been washed and dryed and was now sitting in front of the mirror in my suite getting the last touches done to my hair and make up. I was wearing the silk robe that the girls had given me this morning so that I could simply slip it off and slip my wedding dress on. I was sitting here trying not to be a basket case but it wasn't working.
"Bella, honey, you really need to stop fidgetting." Esme said as she finished putting the simple white flowers into the back of my hair. I had chosen not to wear a veil in case it was windy out on the beach. I didn't want it flopping all over.
"I'm sorry. I'm just getting a little anxious." I told her.
Just then Leah walked into the room. "Bella it's time to get your dress on. You ready?" She asked me.
Was I ready? Hell yeah. I'm about to become Mrs. Edward Cullen. Of course I'm ready. Instead of saying this though I simply nodded my head.
Esme helped take the robe off my shoulders and left me standing in my strapless bra and white lace panties. Leah held the dress open and I stepped into it. It fit me like a glove. Thank God. I was so worried with being pregnant and growing by the day that I wouldn't fit in it anymore. Leah zipped up the back and then turned me towards the mirror.
"Bella, you look absolutely breathtaking." She told me with tears in her eyes.
"Don't you start or I will start too." I told her trying to fight back the unshed tears that I knew were just waiting to come out.
Rosalie and Alice then walked into the room and I looked over my three girls. They looked absolutely beautiful.
"You guys all look great." I told them.
"Not as good as you honey." Rose smiled at me.
"Now, we have a few things to give you." Alice said and then looked over to Leah.
"Right, So my job was to give you the something old since I've known you the longest." Leah said. She held out a beautiful lace handkerchief with the initials RMS embroidered on it. "Now you have to promise me that you won't cry because I promised Charlie when I gave this to you that you wouldn't." she smiled at me. "This was given to your mom on her wedding day. It was her new gift from her mother. So now this will be your something old." Leah smiled up at me and then carefully folded it and placed it inside my bra and right next to my heart. She leaned in and kissed me on the cheek and then whispered in my ear. "She will be right here next to your heart. Right where she belongs."
It took everything I had in me not to cry. "Thank you Leah." I said as I gave her a quick hug.
Leah stepped back and then it was Alice's turn. "Well, I had something new so this is from Jasper and I." She said. She brought her hand up to my left wrist and placed the most delicate looking simple silver bracelet upon my wrist. It was absolutely stunning.
"Thank you Alice."
"Me next." Rosalie smiled. "I had something borrowed so I am going to loan you the necklace I wore on my wedding day. I hope it brings you all the luck that it has brought to me." She walked up and placed the silver chain around my neck.
"Thanks Rosalie." I told her.
I looked over to Esme then. "I had something blue and I couldn't decide what I wanted to get you. Then Carlisle and I were out a couple of weeks ago and I saw these and knew they'd be perfect." She held out a small velvet box to me to open. When I did I saw the most exquisite looking sapphire earrings I had ever seen.
"Oh Esme, this is too much." I told her.
"Nonsense my dear. They are here to serve a purpose. They are your something blue and I figured since they are your birthstone also they couldn't be more fitting."
"Thank you mom. They are absolutely beautiful and I will treasure them forever." I told her as I threw my arms around her. I looked over to Alice hoping that she was okay with me calling Esme, mom. She had tears in her eyes now as she clasped her hands together and brought them to her mouth. Now I could feel the tears starting to make their way into my eyes. This was really happening. I would be marrying Edward in less then half an hour.
Just then I heard a throat clearing and I looked up to see my dad standing in the doorway in his tux.
"Excuse me ladies but I was sent up here to let you know that they are just about ready to start." Dad said.
Alice quickly grabbed my shoes for me. Luckily she let me wear sandals since we were going to be on the beach. I moved to the mirror and placed the earrings that Esme had given me into my ears and looked at myself once more. It's showtime.
"Okay Bella, so here is your bouquet and you look absolutely beautiful. We will be waiting for you down in the lobby okay. Then we will make our way out onto the beach and shortly their after you will be Mrs. Edward Cullen." Alice smiled at me.
"Thank you all so much for everything." I told the girls as they were leaving. They all filed out of the room leaving me with my dad.
"So…" Was all Charlie could say.
"So….." I repeated him.
"Look kiddo, there's just a couple of things I want to let you know." My dad said nervously.
"Dad if this is about the birds and the bees I think you're a little late." I told him while rubbing my slight baby bump. I figured a little humor was needed right now.
He just laughed and seemed to relax a little.
"I just…." He brought his hand up to the back of his neck and rubbed. "It's just that I wanted to let you know how proud I am of you. You have accomplished so much in your life and I know it wasn't the easiest for you. You lost your mom as such a young age and I didn't have a clue how to raise a girl on my own. Then the whole thing with dipshit." That was his name for Mike. "I'm just so proud of you for getting back on your feet and going back to school and for just growing up to be someone that I'm so very proud of. I love you sweetheart." Dad had wrapped his arms around me now and I had mine wrapped around his neck and holding on for dear life. "You will always be my baby Bella. No matter how many babies you have of your own. You will always be my baby girl. I love you so much and I'm glad that you have now found your true love. I will always be here for you and so help me if Edward ever hurts you I will make sure to chop off every protruding part of his body and leave it in the Puget Sound in Seattle."
I laughed as I hugged my dad. He really would do anything for me. "Thanks dad. I love you too." I smiled at him.
"Well, shall we?" He asked me.
"I think we shall." I told him placing my hand in his. For a moment I felt like the little girl that would hold his hand as we walked through the store so I wouldn't get lost.
Dad and I made our way to the elevator and then down to the lobby. The girls were all waiting there for us along with Esme and Carlisle.
Carlisle walked up to me and kissed me on the cheek. "You look absolutely breathtaking Bella. Edward won't know what hit him." He smiled at me.
"Thank you Carlisle." I told him.
He smiled at me and then took Esme by the hand and made their way out onto the beach.
The girls all then followed and soon Charlie and I were following them too.
When we first got to the doors I could see there was a very slight breeze. Not enough to ruin our day though. The sun was shining and I could feel the butterflies in my stomach. I was starting to feel a more and more nervous. Why was I nervous? I was going to marry the man of my dreams. I stood there staring out to the ocean when I felt a tug on my arm.
"Bella, are you ready honey?" My dad asked me.
"I think so." I told him. "Are you ready to give me away?" I asked him.
Charlie looked at me and I could see a sad smile on his face and a small tear in his eye.
"Never." he said simply.
I kissed him on the cheek and then he led me outside. As we walked I could see that they had set up a nice little path for us to follow and they had a carpet down for me to walk on so I wouldn't get sand in my shoes. We followed the path and I could hear the faint sounds of the Hawaiian version of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' playing. We decided not to go with the traditional version of the wedding march. This seemed so much more appropriate. I could hear the ukuleles playing and saw that they actually had a small group playing and singing for us. Then I looked on as I saw Jacob, Jasper and Emmett standing off on the one side and Esme and Carlisle were standing next to them. Then I saw Leah, Alice and Rose on the other side. Then as I looked straight ahead I saw what I had been waiting for.
There he stood wearing a black tux. He wasn't wearing a tie and I was completely okay with that. He had the top two buttons unbuttoned and I thought that he looked sexier than I had ever seen him. He was smiling at me as I made my way towards him. I think I almost stopped walking when I saw him because I could feel Charlie helping to pull me along. We finally made our way to Edward and the music faded into nothing.
"Aloha everyone. We are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony Edward Anthony Cullen and Isabella Marie Swan. Who gives this woman to this man?" The minister asked.
I looked up to see my dad with tears in his eyes. Then he spoke. "Her mother and I do."
I reached up and hugged my dad with everything I had and then I whispered in his ear. "I love you Daddy."
"I love you too baby."
Then we released each other and my dad placed my hand in Edwards'.
EPOV
Once I had left Bella's side for the night I went back to my dad's suite. I sat there sulking while the guys gathered around. Apparently we were going to play poker tonight for a while since the girls were all in my suite with my Bella. I guess I wasn't playing very well ,and I'm sure it was because I was distracted, because the next thing I knew everyone had my money and I was sitting there with nothing left in front of me.
I headed to bed shortly after that and pouted. I knew I wouldn't sleep well tonight without Bella with me. We hadn't slept apart in so long and I didn't know if I would be able to fall asleep without her. I sat there tossing and turning and sleep must have finally overcome me because the next thing I knew I could see the bright Hawaiian sun shining through the shades.
All of the guys met back in our room first thing in the morning and then we went to play golf. They told me that I needed to relax and that this would be the best thing. Ha! They just wanted to take advantage of me during my slightly stressed out state and beat me to a pulp in golf. Jasper, Emmett and Jacob stayed together in one golf cart while my Dad, Charlie and I took another. I was glad that I was with the two 'adults' in the group because the other three were driving me crazy. I'm sure it was just my nerves but I couldn't wait for 3 o'clock to get here.
We eventually finished our round of golf and then went out to lunch and then headed back to the hotel to get ready.
That's how I now found myself standing in the sand on one of the most beautiful beaches and watching my blushing bride walk towards me.
There weren't words to describe how beautiful Bella looked. Her gown was simple but elegant and fit her like a glove. She was glowing and the slight tan she had gotten since we arrived was a nice contrast to her beautiful white gown. I met her eyes as she walked towards me and I just melted. This girl owned my heart and my soul for eternity.
"Aloha everyone. We are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony Edward Anthony Cullen and Isabella Marie Swan. Who gives this woman to this man?" I heard the minister ask.
I looked to Bella's dad and saw him trying to choke back his tears. "Her mother and I do."
I saw Bella hug her dad and whisper something in his ear and he whispered something back and then he was placing her hand in mine. Charlie nodded at me and then stepped off to the side. We were now standing in front of the minister with all of our family and friends in a half circle behind us.
I leaned forward and whispered in Bella's ear. "You look absolutely breathtaking."
"You don't look half bad yourself." She smiled back at me.
The minister began the ceremony and I tried to take in every word he was saying to me but I found myself to be completely enraptured in everything Bella. I barely heard him when he said it was time to say our vows.
"I understand that the happy couple has chosen to say their own vows to each other. Edward will you please give Bella your promise through the vows you have chosen." He said.
Well I guess this was it.
"Bella, my love. I sat down many times and tried to think of the best way to tell you that I love you and how I will spend the rest of my days showing you. The best way that I could think of was this." I nodded to the small group of guys that had played when the wedding began and they started to strum their guitars.
"The first time I looked in your eyes I knew. That I would do anything for you. The first time you touched my face I felt, like I've never felt with anyone else.
I wanna give back what you've givin to me. And I wanna witness all of your dreams. Now that you've shown me who I really am, I wanna be more than just a man.
I wanna be the wind that fills your sails. And be the hand that lifts your veil. Be the moon that moves your tide. The sun coming up in your eyes. Be the wheel that never rusts. And be the spark that lights you up. All that you've been dreaming of and more, so much more. I wanna be your everything….
When you wake up, I'll be the first thing you see. And when it gets dark you can reach out to me. I'll cherish your words and I'll finish your thoughts. And I'll be your compass baby, when you get lost.
I wanna be the wind that fills your sails. And be the hand that lifts your veil. Be the moon that moves your tide. The sun coming up in your eyes. Be the wheel that never rusts. And be the spark that lights you up. All that you've been dreaming of and more, so much more. I wanna be your everything….
I'll be the wheel that never rusts. And be the spark that lights you up. All that you've been dreaming of and more, so much more. I wanna be your everything….
I wanna be your everything… I wanna be your everything…I wanna be your everything."
I looked into Bella's eyes the entire time I sang those words to her. I poured everything I had into it and I could seen in Bella's eyes that she knew that. I smiled at her as she had a few tears slide down her cheek. I brought my right hand up to wipe the tears away. I could hear sniffling in the background and new it was probably my mom.
"Bella would you please give your promise to Edward through the words that you have chosen."
Bella squeezed my hands a little tighter and smiled at me.
"Edward, you have filled my world with meaning. You have made me so happy and more fulfilled as a person. Thank you for taking me as I am; loving me, and welcoming me into your heart. I promise to always love you, respect you as an individual, and to be faithful to you forever. Today I choose you to be my partner, and commit myself to you for the rest of my life.
As freely, Edward, as God has given me life, I join my life with yours. Wherever you go, I will go; whatever you face, I will face. In sickness and health, in happiness or sadness, come richer or poorer, I take you as my husband, and will give myself to no other."
Bella's words were as beautiful as she is. I wanted to lean in and kiss her but I knew we had one more thing to take care of before I could do that.
The minister looked towards me then. "May I have the rings."
I looked back to Emmett who handed me the rings and then I gave them to the minister.
"I bless these rings and hope that they will remind you of the love and promises that you share together today." He then held out Bella's ring for me to place on her finger. "Edward please take this ring and place it on Bella's left hand and repeat after me… With this ring, I thee wed."
I took Bella's delicate hand in mine and slid the ring onto her finger where it will stay forever. "With this ring, I thee wed." I said.
"Bella, please take this ring and place it on Edward's left hand and repeat after me… With this ring, I thee wed."
She shakily slid the ring onto my finger. "With this ring, I thee wed."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great honor that I introduce to you Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cullen." Then he looked at me. "You may kiss your bride."
Okay, so there you go. The wedding has arrived. Do you want me to continue or are you sick of this story? I don't know how much more you want? I could continue and jump forward a little bit to the baby being born or I can quit now? The fate of this story is in your hands. Let me know what you'd like to see happen!
Also, if you want the story to continue, where would you like them to go on their honeymoon? I really don't know where I want to send them but the possibilities are endless.
The song that Edward sang as his vows to Bella is Keith Urban's 'Your Everything'. I listened to this song towards the beginning of this story and knew it was what I wanted to do. I've just been waiting for this chapter! I hope you all enjoyed it.
I want to send out a huge, massive hug and thank you to everyone who wished me well on my surgery. Everything went well and I am on the mend. I hope to hear from you all! Much love!
Dawn