Chapter Seventy Six

Bella

The sun was shining when I woke up in Charlotte's arms, I couldn't sleep alone, not any more. After a shower I threw on my jeans and an old shirt and put my hair up in a pony tail. At Chars raised eyebrow I explained,

"My last time in scruffs for a while, and we did forget something yesterday, music!"

"No Bella that's arranged, Peters got his guitar and a short list of acceptable music."

"He's doing that for us?"

"He's as excited as you are Bells. Remember we haven't had a wedding."

"Ever?"

"No. I was changed before I married and Peter and I never bothered. So we are really happy to be involved in yours. As well as being grateful to you for filling the huge hole in The Majors heart."

I smiled at her and threw my arms round her for a cuddle.

"Thanks Char for everything. Thank Peter for me too. Are you going to tell me what you arranged for our honeymoon yet?"

"No. That is Peters baby"

"Oh God, it could be anywhere" I groaned.

"Do you really care?"

I shook my head with a smile

"As long as there's a bed, no."

We went out arm in arm, giggling like two school girls.

Peter

Jasper was ready to head for home and he took some persuading to give me one more day.

"Hey Major you promised. Anyway I hear there's some really good hunting up here, Bear for you, Hunter for me, a package deal."

He'd been getting steadily more bad tempered the longer he was away from Bella and I was heartily glad he wouldn't be my problem for much longer. As the afternoon wore on he didn't stop bitching,

"Fuck, you sound like me now. Give it a rest we're going home tomorrow."

"Sorry Peter I just don't like being away from her"

"Well suck it up for one more day."

We started up the hill as the afternoon wore on but Jazz was dragging his feet and I felt like kicking his butt, we were running low on time although with the kind of ceremony this was, time wasn't that important. At the top he looked down,

"Peter there's a God dam road down there, do you really expect to find bears here?"

"Just shut the fuck up and go down will you. I've got a feeling about this place."

He groaned but started down the other side, shaking his head.

"I think your brain's addled from Char whacking you so much"

"Yeah probably true, just keep going."

We went the long way round so he missed the signs for Dancing Deer Mountain and the first he knew that something was wrong was when he saw someone sitting on a swing seat. He stopped suddenly and I almost crashed into him.

Jasper

I knew this had been a bad idea, there was someone ahead of us so there were no bears around and I looked at Peter but he just shoved me. As I walked forward I took a breath and smelled a very familiar scent,

"Bella?"

The girl turned and it was her, she had on a simple dress with her hair braided up and something cast rainbows from her wrist. She smiled at me her cheeks flushed,

"Jasper"

I almost ran to her side and pulled her close

"God I missed you. I'll never go away again."

She pulled back and looked at me seriously,

"Do you mean that Jasper? Together for always?"

I nodded unable to speak with joy at being with her again,

"What are you doing here?"

"I have something to ask you Jazz."

I nodded,

"Anything darlin'"

Peter guffawed as he passed us,

"A lamb to the slaughter! I'll be up ahead"

She smiled at him and nodded then turned back to me,

"Sit down Jazz please I want to do this right"

I sat down and she joined me,

"Jazz I love you more than anything in this world and I want us to be together for always. Will you marry me?"

I was stunned,

"You want to marry me?"

"Yes" she laughed.

"OK When?"

"How about right now. Here"

I looked around,

"Well I guess so but there's no minister, no music, no guests, no ring...nothing"

She smiled again and stood taking my hand and pulling me up, then she led me down the path, further into the woods.

Peter

I checked and everyone was ready so I got my guitar and waited for them to appear. His face when they turned the corner and he saw us was brilliant, I will never forget it. I started playing the wedding march as they walked hand in hand to the wooden alter where Jake stood, a huge grin on his face at Jasper's stunned expression. Esme, Rose, and Emmett sat together and even the Ice Queen had a smile on her face just for once. Sitting across from them were three silent cloaked figures, Caius, Marcus and Alice. Three even Bella hadn't expected and she stopped momentarily when she saw them but recovered and carried on until they stood in front of Jake.

"Well folks it looks like Bella is finally ready to make an honest man of Jasper Whitlock. We've had our differences in the past but no one is happier than me to see them finally tie the knot. As a tribal elder of the Quileutes I have the power to conduct a marriage ceremony but I hate all the crap that includes so I'm just going to ask the two of them if they have anything to say to each other.

Bella?"

She turned to face Jasper and we heard her words clearly as she spoke them to her mate,

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in
my heart) I am never without it (anywhere
I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
I fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you.

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)

I love you Jasper and promise to love you more with every day.

She handed him the crystal heart she'd worn on her wrist and he tied it on his own.

I wondered if he could come up with anything, he looked so shell shocked, but he took her other hand too and started,

Away from you there is no music,
There is no sunlight,
The world is gray.
Away from you
The clocks are frozen,
And time's a traveller
Who's lost his way.

I'm half alive
Until the moment
The door swings open
and you walk through,
Now my soul is afloat
On a melody of music
That I could feel such joy
I never knew.
And so you see
Why I can never be
Away from you.

"That's something I read a long time ago and never thought it would ever mean anything to me, now, here today, it does.

I love you Isabella Swan."

Jake nodded his appreciation of the words spoken,

"Now I think would be a good time to make your vows and as we listened they did just that and Bella took a ring from her own finger and placed it on Jasper's. Then she smiled and gestured for him to check his pockets. I was a bloody good pickpocket if I say so myself! He took the ring out and glanced over to me, I bowed and he smiled before turning back and slipping it on Bella's left hand.

"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

He did, and I'd played a whole song before they came up for air!

Jasper

I couldn't believe what had just happened, she was mine for ever, my beautiful dark haired goddess Bella. The guests came to congratulate us and all I could do was smile and nod. Bella did all the talking for both of us. When The Volturi came over I stiffened but she squeezed my hand and smiled at them. Caius and Marcus merely congratulated us before leaving but Alice smiled,

"Well done Bella. I knew you'd get him in the end."

She stretched up on tip toes and kissed my cheek,

"Look after her Jazz."

"I will Alice."

"I know"

She started to walk away and Bella called out,

"It was you wasn't it? Char said we'd be lead round by a pro. It was you?"

She smiled and nodded,

"Well someone had to help you Bella."

Then she turned and was gone into the evening mist, leaving me standing with my beautiful bride, the proudest man on the planet.

There will be one more chapter then a short break but the story will continue in a few weeks. Thanks for reading and reviewing this far, Jules.