Disclaimer: I own nothing, I simply like to play with Edward :P
Ok so I have no excuses, at all for how long it's been but I'm back and here's a new chapter and it's the longest chapter yet
Enjoy and once again sorry!
BPOV
"Alice, please! Just for two minutes!" I begged
"No Bella, you know it's bad luck for the bride to see the groom before the wedding" Alice replied annoyed now.
"But the wedding isn't until tomorrow! Don't you think your taking this a little too far?" I asked trying my best to persuade her to let me visit Edward.
"No, with everything you two have been through I'm not taking any risks." I huffed and threw myself back onto Alice's bed. I'd been trapped in this room all day while Alice buffed and polished every inch of my skin in preparation for tomorrow. I felt the bed sink gently next to me as Alice sat down.
"Bella, you know how much I love you right?" my only reply was to nod, wondering where this was going. "Well I only want tomorrow to be perfect in every single way for you. You'll have all of tomorrow night and a month for your honeymoon after that with Edward, can you not just wait a few more hours?" her voice was soft and persuasive and I made the mistake of looking across at her. She had her puppy dog face on. I groaned and rolled over onto my stomach burying my face in my arms.
"Fine. I'll wait, but can I at least talk to him? Through the door if I have to?" I asked as I sat up. Alice smiled and reached across to her bedside table flipping her small silver phone open and hitting speed dial 2. She pressed the phone into my hand and left the room quietly.
It rang for all of 2 seconds before I heard the silky smooth voice of my Adonis say,
"Hello Love" And I felt myself instantly relax at hearing him.
"Hi"
"Are you ok? Alice isn't being too over bearing is she?" I laughed softly
"No, she's ok, I'm letting her have her fun, so she'll let me have mine tomorrow" I heard Edward sigh contentedly and smiled to myself. "Anxious?" I asked
"About tomorrow? No, not at all I've waited too long to call you Mrs Cullen, I just hate not being able to see you" I felt a thrill as he said my soon to be name and I grinned widely
"I can't wait to see you too. I hate being away from you even if you are in the same house."
"I know, at least I can still hear your heart beat, it's one of the only sounds in the world that can sooth me." By this time I was lay on Alice's bed and my eyes were drooping,
"That's funny, I think the same about your voice" he chuckled lightly
"Your tired love, go and get some rest, you have a big day tomorrow" I smiled to myself as my eyes drifted shut.
"Will you sing to me?" I asked
"Always and forever" he whispered and I fell into a long and dreamless sleep.
I slowly regained consciousness as the bright light of a rare sunny day in Forks streamed into the window walls of Alice's room, Alice had predicted this and promised that it wouldn't be a problem as the wedding would finish just in time for the sun to set as everyone moved outside for the reception. I stretched and then relaxed back into the bed thinking about the day I had ahead of me. I was getting married today. Me! Bella Swan, quite and boring Bella Swan was breaking all of society's rules to marry her high school sweetheart. Of course Edward was much more than that but to everyone not in the know; we were simply high school kids rushing into marriage.
My peace at the thought didn't last long as the bedroom door flew open and Alice ran in bringing with her the energy of a small hurricane. Without a seconds pause she hauled me up out of the bed and shoved me into the bathroom. I took this as a hint that I should shower and so I turned it on and undressed quickly. I took my time washing my hair twice and scrubbing every inch of my body. Alice had subjected me to an all over body wax yesterday and so there was no need to shave. 40 minutes later I climbed out of the shower and dried myself off with one of Alice's huge fluffy towels.
"Bella, I'm opening the door" Alice's voice called. I stood in my towel and she peered around the door and then threw a bag at my feet. "No arguments, just do it"
I looked down at the bag at my feet and cringed when I saw the Victoria's secret logo.
"Bella" Alice called again "Just think about Edward's reaction, you'll be thanking me I promise"
I took a deep breath and dressed in the white lace lingerie without really looking at them.
Stepping out of the bathroom, I took a deep breath and prepared myself for the countless hours of primping and preparing ahead or me.
Roughly around 3 hours after I was shoved into Alice's dressing table chair, the little pixie was half way through curling my hair. I heard the door open and strained my eyes to the side to see who had come in. but saved my eyes the strain when I heard Rosalie speak,
"Alice, everything is ready downstairs. The caterers will be here soon and then everything is good to go"
"Fabulous, thanks Rose" Alice replied excitement shining through the tone of her voice.
"No problem, do you want a hand?" Rosalie asked
"Sure, will you finish curling her hair while I get dressed, the top of it's being pinned up with her bangs left loose" Alice shouted back as she ran out of the door.
Rosalie's cool hands took Alice's place and I smiled at her through the mirror
"How are you feeling Bella?" she asked as she smiled back
"I'm ok actually, a little nervous that I'm going to fall flat on my face, which is a huge possibility but to tell you the truth I can't wait to be Edward's wife."
Rosalie grinned at me, an action that would take anyone's breath away
"And I know he feels the same way" she whispered into my ear before picking up the curlers and finishing my hair.
Another 2 hours later and my hair (Hair style on profile) and make up were finished and I was being forced to sit completely still on Alice's bed while she and Rose went to get my dress. I was staring out of the window at the slowly sinking sun and smiling. It wasn't long until I became Mrs Cullen.
The girls came back into the room with Rosalie carrying my dress. I could feel the smile light up my face and I stood quickly. I took off my robe and Rose immediately sipped the dress over my head making sure that not a hair moved out of place. Once it was on Alice took care of the buttons and it was on. Alice and Rose took a step back and stared at me. Smiles gracing their faces at the same time.
"Bella, you look amazing" Alice said
"Stunning" Rosalie added.
I took a deep breath and then turned to face myself in the mirror and gasped. I had seen the dress on already of course but together with the hair and make up I didn't recognise myself. I looked….beautiful. For once I looked as if I belonged next to Edward and I loved it. Turning back around I smiled at the girls.
"Thank you so much." I said to them but Alice waved it off casually
"Don't be silly Bella, it's what we do best" and she smiled at me "Now just a few more things', something old, your mum is bringing soon, something new, here you go" and she handed me a long thin jewellery box. "This is off Edward" I slowly opened the box and gasped, nestled inside the red, satin lining lay a beautiful diamond necklace. Gently I lifted it out of the box and admired the gems as they sparkled in the light
"Wow" was the only reaction I could come up with and Rose chuckled gently as she took it from my hands and fastened it around my neck.
It was a few minutes later when I was admiring the necklace in the mirror and trying not to think of the price of the thing, or complain about Edward giving me such an expensive and unnecessary present, that Alice flung a small blue piece of material at me, I just managed to fumble and catch it before it fell and held it up in front of me. It was at that point that the all too familiar blush crept into my cheeks.
"Something borrowed and blue" Alice said as she knelt down and pulled the garter up my leg.
"There now you're perfect"
Alice and Rose left the room to take care of the last minute checks downstairs and I turned once again to look into the mirror. The girl staring back at me studied my face closely and responded with a small smile, the corners of her mouth turning up just a little. The thought that in just half an hour I would be saying my vows to Edward had my heart speeding up and butterflies going crazy in my stomach. But before I had time to worry about anything – like tripping on my way down the stairs- there was a knock on the door.
"Come in" I called out and turned to see who it was. My mothers auburn hair was the first thing I saw and I smiled widely as both she and Charlie stepped through the doorway.
"Oh sweetheart!" Renée exclaimed "You look amazing!" I blushed and looked at the floor
"Thanks Mom" I replied.
Charlie cleared his throat and I looked over at him. "You look lovely Bells" I grinned at my dad an walked over to hug him, today of all days I could show my dad just how much I cared, it was after all probably the last time I would see him. That thought hit me like a ton of bricks and tears sprung to my eyes as my breath started to go wild. The door opened again as Charlie released me from the hug and Jasper strode through, his eyes locked with mine and he smiled gently before sending out a strong dose of calm, settling my heart and allowing me to breathe again. I shot him a grateful smile.
"You ok Bella?" he asked and I nodded,
"Yeah thanks Jaz" He smiled at me and went to turn to leave the room before saying,
"You've got about 10 minutes until it starts Bella" he left the room then and I turned back to my parents.
"Oh baby girl, I don't believe your getting married!" I grinned along with my Mom and pulled her into a hug as well.
"Yeah my neither Mom"
"Well we have a little something for you" she said as she pulled a jewellery box out from the clutch bag she had hold of.
"Mom you know how I feel about you spending money on me." I exclaimed but she shook that off with a shake of her hand. I took the box off her gingerly and prised the lid open. What I saw took my breath away, nestled in the box were 2 delicate hair combs, the design, one large flower set in between two smaller flowers, was set with sparkling sapphires that gleamed in the light.
"Mom! These are beautiful!" I exclaimed.
"They were your Grandma Swan's" but we had some of the diamonds replaced with sapphires, Alice said they would match the theme" she explained
"Well I wouldn't bet against Alice" I said smiling to myself "Thank you guys, so much. I love them, and I love you"
"I love you too hunni" my mum said hugging me again. Charlie pulled me into a hug as well then and said
"Me too Bells" I smiled and kissed him on the cheek as once again the door opened. Alice danced into the room and grinned at everyone.
"It's nearly time!" She sang, butterflies attacked again, though gentler than before, more like an excited nervousness than anything else.
"Alice you look stunning" I said, trying not to think of how long she spent getting me ready when her and Rose had gotten ready in around 20 minutes.
"Nowhere near as stunning as you Bella, but thanks" she said smiling widely
"You'd better go and get your seat Mom" I said, she grinned once more at me before wishing me luck and flitting out the door.
"Ok Bella, once the song starts, give me a ten second head start then you and Charlie follow" Alice said as she fixed my hair combs into my hair
"Alice you've been drilling this into me since Edward proposed, I know!" Alice grinned again,
"Ok then you're perfect, time to get this show on the road" and then she danced out of the door, leaving it open for us
"You ready Bells?" Charlie asked me as we stood just inside the room and waited for the music to start.
"Yeah Dad, I don't think I've ever been more ready for anything in my life" I said grinning up at him.
"I'm happy for you Bella, I really am" Charlie said not looking at me. Before I could reply I head the unmistakable sounds of my lullaby, With Rose and Alice as my bridesmaids, there was no one to play the lullaby on the piano and so Emmett had installed small speakers throughout the living room and a CD with the song on filled the room with music.
Counting to ten in my head, Charlie and I slowly made our way to the top of the stairs,
"Don't let me fall Dad" I whispered
"I won't Bells" he said and so I started my decent.
I made it to the bottom of the stairs and turned the corner to take in the room. Alice, Esmé and Rose had transformed the living room so that I didn't even recognise it. Flowers covered the surfaces filling the room with a wonderful scent. And the guests sat in small rows facing the wall of windows at the back of the house, where there stood an archway. Flowers were intertwined with the archway and under it stood my Adonis and my reason for living, Edward.
And once I locked eyes with him there wasn't any chance that I could stop. His eyes, locked on mine, told me everything that I needed to know in that moment. I had never seen him look so beautiful, he was glowing and I was sure that every human in the room could see that there was something other worldly about him. How could they not?
Charlie steered me down the isle, my arm linked with his the only thing keeping me from running to Edward.
Finally, finally! I reached him. Charlie stopped and kissed my forehead before placing my hand in Edward's. we walked together to stand in front of Mr Weber and turned to face each other never breaking the hold on each others hand. And from there I didn't hear what Angela's dad said, I couldn't tear my eyes away from Edwards. Only when I heard him ask Edward to say his vows did I begin to listen. Deciding that we were going to say our vows had been Edward's idea. He didn't believe the traditional vows would suffice to explain out love for one another. And so he began to speak and I once again marvelled at how beautiful his voice was.
"Bella, my love, my life. Today, as I give myself to you my mind is clear and my commitment is strong and without reservation as I take you to be my wife. I will never leave you nor forsake you; I will spend all my days at your side and we will share an eternal, immeasurable love." The emotion so clear in his eyes and in his voice seemed to seep into my very skin and straight to my soul as tears of joy began to fill up my eyes.
"Bella, would you say your vows" Mr Weber asked, I nodded and took a deep breath, sure that once I spoke the magic would break, I couldn't begin to top what Edward had so lovingly said,
"Edward. I love you, there's not much more that I can say to explain my love for you but I'll try. The sun is out today, in Forks, and I truly believe that the sun is smiling for us. For us on our wedding day as were joined together as one, when our love is stronger than forever, and when our hearts beat together as one. I promise to love you forever and always to be true and faithful and to support you and love you through good times and bad. I am yours now and forevermore. I love you" Edward beamed and kissed my knuckles and I heard sniffles and sobs coming from the guests.
Mr Weber continued with the service, and once Edward and I had exchanged rings he finally pronounced us Husband and Wife. Edward didn't wait for instruction and he swept me into his arms and kissed me I wrapped my arms around his neck and he bent me backwards in a time old age. Cheers erupted from the guests and I blushed as I realised people were watching. Edward broke off when I needed air and the joy I saw on his face took my breath away. Before I could say anything I was swept into a pair of warm arms and my mother hugged me tightly.
"Oh Bella I'm so happy for you" she exclaimed. I didn't say anything I simply beamed as I was passed from person to person, begin congratulated and hugged though my hold on Edwards hand never broke. Finally we made our way back down the isle and into the Cullens and now my back garden.
Alice had worked wonders out here too. Twinkle lights covered the surrounding trees, every one of them, bathing the garden in a soft light and making everything look golden. Small tables were set up under the canopy with a longer table for the wedding party. A seating plan stood on an easel just outside the doors allowing people to seat themselves. Edward and I made our way up to the two tall backed chairs obviously meant for us, and being the gentleman he is he pulled out my chair.
People milled around chatting and finding their seats, meanwhile Edward had taken my hand and was lightly tracing the lines on my palm kissing it every now and then. He looked up at me and smiled his beautiful crooked smile causing my heart to stop for a second.
"So Mrs Cullen, how are you feeling?" he asked and a grin spread across my face at the sound of my new name.
"Just wonderful Mr Cullen, I couldn't be happier" He took my face gently in his hands and captured my lips in a perfect kiss. Content to have Edward kiss me forever, I refused to let him go when he tried to break away and instead wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. It was only when I heard my Mom's gentle cough coming from my right that I realised our table had filled up. Looking up I realised everyone had taken their seats and the majority of them had been staring at Edward and I. I blushed profusely and ducked my head, Edward chuckled and took my hand, tracing soothing circles on the back with his thumb.
Having not been to many weddings in the past, I didn't know what to expect. And so I was extremely thankful when Edward whispered into my ear,
"It's time for the meal" I looked at him gratefully and then noticed the servers making there way through the tables.
Half an hour later and most people had finished eating, (the Cullens hiding their food somehow.) and from my left I heard the tinkling of a glass as someone got the attention of the room. I guessed it was time for the speeches. The room fell quiet and Carlisle stood up.
"Good evening everyone, firstly I would like to say thank you to you all for joining us on this happy occasion. I would like to honour the bride and groom for a moment. To my son, Edward. Your giving spirit and your love have earned you most a special gift, your bride Bella. Cherish her. Bella, you are indeed a gift from heaven and we welcome you into our family with all our hearts, and we rejoice in Edward's good fortune that he found you, and you him."
I wiped a tear from my eye as Carlisle came to hug both me and Edward and I whispered a heartfelt "Thank you" in his ear. He smiled back at me and then once again took his seat. A gruff cough from my right alerted me to the fact that Charlie was standing now, and I smiled gently at him. It was obvious that he was uncomfortable.
"Erm, Hi. I'm Charlie, Bella's dad and I don't quite know how to follow Carlisle's speech, but I'll try. Bella here has always been my little girl, from the day she was born, she's had me wrapped around her little finger and now I stand here on her wedding day, in awe of the woman she has become. I admit I wasn't the happiest person when Bella and Edward announced their engagement, but looking at them today I know this was the right thing for them. Bella, I know I haven't always been there for you, but know that I love you, you'll always be my little girl and I'm so proud of you. And Edward, I'm glad to have you as my son, welcome to the family."
I was crying now, tears slowly making their way down my cheeks as Charlie sat down quickly. I reached over Renée's lap and grabbed my dad's hand squeezing it gently and smiled at him mouthing "I love you". He smiled back and turned to face Emmett who had just stood up. Leaning back in my seat I saw the mischievous smirk on Emmett's face and was immediately filled with dread "Oh no" I whispered and shrank into Edward's side. He chuckled and wrapped an arm around my shoulders waiting for Emmett to start.
"Fornication,… Ladies and Gentleman..."
Oh god I knew it was going to be bad. I cringed into Edward's side and laughter rippled through the crowd and my blush of course made it's appearance.
"I'm terribly sorry Ladies and Gentlemen, I think an introduction is worthwhile... for those who don't know me, my name is Emmett and I'm Edward's brother as well as the best man, but that wasn't up for debate.
Firstly, I would like to congratulate Bella for being such a beautiful bride, thank the bridesmaids for performing their roles so well and continuing to look so good throughout the day, Rosie, meet me in the closet in 20."
He added with a wink, and surprisingly Rosalie didn't glare, something I think had Jasper written all over it. Emmett grinned as people laughed and then continued.
"I think it is now time to give you all a run down on the chap who has tied the knot today. For those who already do know him, well, you've got my sympathy. Edward has been my brother for as long as I can remember and even though we aren't related by blood he truly is my brother. Now Bella…" He grinned evilly at me and I blushed "there it is! Bella truly has a special gift, actually she has three, she blushes at everything, and I mean everything!, when she gets angry she looks like a little kitten trying to be a tiger and she cannot walk across a flat surface without falling. The guest laughed again and I must have looked like a beetroot by this point. "so I guess it's lucky that she has Edward to catch her. All joking aside, which is a difficult task for me. Edward and Bella are perfect for each other, their soul mates in the strongest sense and I wish them an eternity of happiness"
The audience chuckled and clapped as Emmet came for his hug from us, then it was Alice's turn, I looked at my maid of honour and chuckled, she was bouncing with excitement.
"Hi everyone! I'm Alice and I'm Edward's sister. Firstly I want to say "Welcome to the family." to Bella. We couldn't be happier that Edward has chosen such an amazing woman to add to the Cullen clan.
We welcome you as a sister and a daughter and we take you into our homes and hearts forever. We ask that you take us as we are: chipper, melancholy, optimistic, realistic, zany, stoic, open, guarded, loud, soft spoken, gentle, firm, sweet, and reserved because it takes all these different types of people to make a family.
Now, if any of this scares you, I remind you that it's too late. Your one of us now! But the good news is that we're all in it together; bound by blood and marriage and strengthened through love and friendship." Only the Cullens caught the double meaning in that last sentence and I heard Edward chuckle at it beside me. "As you and Edward start your married life together we hope that you will truly feel like one of us. Because, as of today, you are officially a Cullen and I personally couldn't be happier. Bella you are my best friend, and now you're my sister, I love you. Welcome and congratulations!"
Alice danced over to me and Edward, pulling us both into a hug before pulling back and going back to her seat. Edward smiled at me, kissed my forehead and then stood up.
"Good evening everyone, thank you all for coming today and joining us on this happy day, I think everything has already been said for the most part and so I just have a few things to add firstly to my Wife, my Bella, my love. I love you, now, forever and always." He beamed as he said Wife and I beamed back. "Secondly we have some things we would like to present to the various people who have made this day possible. To my Mother and Father as a thank you for organising the day and being the best parent a son could ask for, Bella and I got you this" Edward reached behind him where we had stored the presents and pulled out a large frame containing a beautiful painting of a countryside landscape, the artist was Esme's favourite and as Edward handed it to Carlisle, Esme looked like she would cry if she could.
"Thank you both, so much" she exclaimed and then came to hug us both. I smiled and stood up with Edward.
"Next for my maid of honour and my new sister, Alice" I began trying not to look at the guests. Edward handed me Alice's gift and I looked towards her, she was literally bouncing in and out of her seat, I smiled to my self and held back a chuckles as I threw her present towards her, she reached out and caught it easily, then began the squealing.
"Just don't drive it too fast, Alice" I added before I was caught up in her little arms and almost squeezed to death.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you" she shouted, Edward spoke to the guests again then,
"For all of you wondering what is going on, Alice got a porché" some of the guests gasps and I thought I heard Jessica curse from somewhere in the crowd. "Now moving on Emmett, your present is in the games room" at which Emmett shouted "Hell yeah, the new play station bro? That rocks!" then made to run into the house before Rose smacked the back of his head and forced him back into his seat. Edward chuckled then waited for me to continue, I blushed as I saw so many eyes on me but continued none the less "Rose, thank you for today, you were wonderful and also thank you for helping with all this, this is just a little token" I handed here the large jewellery box and gestured for her to open it, her excited gasp told me instantly I'd chosen right. Rose stood up and pulled me into a hug before doing the same to Edward. We had gotten her a 20ct antique diamond fringe necklace, something that Rose could pull off flawlessly.
"Jasper, as a thank you for all the organising you've helped to do and for all the fetching and carrying you've been doing, your present is in the garage next to Alice's, although it's a lot smaller and you'll also need this" Edward then handed Jasper a motorbike helmet and Jasper gave an excited shout pulling us both into a brotherly hug.
"Now last but not least, Charlie and Renée, thank you for being wonderful parents, I couldn't have asked for better. And so as a thank you these are yours," I said as I handed them their gifts. Charlie unwrapped his to find a fishing handbook, full of hints and tips, he looked up gratefully at which point I added "Oh I almost forgot, that new fishing gear you wanted? We dropped it off at home for you" I grinned at Charlie as his face lit up. "Thank you Bells" he said hugging me gently. And then finally Renée opened her gift. Like Rosalie we had bought my mom an antique necklace. Tears filled my mothers eyes and she pulled me and my new husband into a tight hug.
And from there the night continued. I met the rest of my extended family in the Denali clan and Edward and I did all of the traditional wedding customs, cutting the cake and throwing the bouquet, which Angela caught, causing Edward to fling my garter straight into Ben's hands. Then it was time for our first dance. We moved around the dance floor to "Clair de Lune", Edward holding me close and stealing kisses every few second.
All in all it was the perfect day, everything I had dreamed and more. As the night was drawing to a close and the stars shone brightly overhead, Alice literally dragged me away from Edward and upstairs to change into my going away outfit. I changed out of my wedding dress and into the blue sundress Alice had placed on the bed. (pic on profile) She came back in then and began to take down my hair. It hung loose around my shoulders, the curls falling down my back and I was ready.
"Thank you for today Alice, it's been everything I imagined" I said hugging her
"Don't mention it Bella" she smiled and hugged me back before pushing me towards the door.
Making my way back downstairs, I was on the verge of tears. I had put off the thought all day but now it was time to face the music, this was the last time I would see my parents. The Cullens and I had planned out what would happen after the wedding. Our honeymoon was a month long and at the end of that month I would be changed, where I would be changed was still a mystery to me as Edward wouldn't tell me where we were going for our honeymoon, but that I was going to be changed was a certainty. And so I could not see Renée or Charlie again, I would have to fake my own death, and Edward's also. As far as I knew, the story would be that our private plane was going to crash on our flight home. I hated to think of the pain I was going to cause my parents but I knew it was better that they knew what happened to their daughter than for me to just disappear.
I stepped out the front door of the house and saw Edward waiting for me in front of all our guests, he took me into his arms and kissed me swiftly,
"You look beautiful Mrs Cullen" he whispered, I blushed and kissed him again. Then I turned and looked for my parents. They were stood just behind Edward waiting for me, Tears sprung instantly to my eyes and my heart started to pound. Edward held my hand and rubbed soothing circles on the back of it, attempting to calm me.
Renée came to me first, and took my face into her hands gently,
"Oh my little girl, you're all grown up!" she exclaimed "I'm so happy for you, for you both, anyone can tell you're meant to be together." I smiled at her and pulled her into a hug, never really wanting to let go,
"I love you Mom, no matter what happens remember I love you" Renée pulled back and looked at my face as tears fell slowly. "Oh sweetheart, of course I know that, I love you too, now go on, go and live your life, bye baby girl"
"Bye Mom"
I stepped away from my Mom and towards my Father, Charlie was looking at the floor, extremely uncomfortable. Seeing my dad had me flinging myself into her arms, he hugged me back just as tight and kissed my forehead as we pulled back,
"I love you kiddo, now go on don't get all mushy on me" he smiled gently and wiped some of my tears away,
"I love you too daddy, I always will" I kissed his cheek and then stepped back into Edwards arms. He kissed my forehead and then began to lead me through the crowd of guests, as soon as we started walking towards the cars cheers and shouts started and confetti started to rain down on our heads. I laughed with Edward as he ran me to the car covering me as best he could. He opened my door and helped me in before jogging around to the driver's side. Once inside he looked over at me and I burst into laughter, reaching over I picked the confetti out of his hair and then kissed him.
"Ready to go love?" he asked, I nodded my head and smiled
"Always" I said softly.
Edward turned the car and drove out of the drive as I leaned out of the window and once more shouted "I love you" to my parents, trapping that last picture of them, Renée with Phil's arm around her reaching out to grasp Charlie's hand tightly, trapped in my head forever and started my forever with my true love by my side.