Hey everyone. Well, real life has gotten in the way, and I apologize for not being able to update last night. I promise you at least one more this week, maybe two. I will be leaving to go out of town to spend some time with my family baking yummy Easter cookies with my grandma and all of her great grand babies.
This is not beta'd.
Stephanie Meyers owns all of Twilight.
BPOV
"If I see one red poinsettia plant in the wedding space, heads will roll. What don't you people understand about a theme of white and sage green. Red will just throw everything off!" I hear Alice yell to one of the poor delivery man as she, Esme and Rose direct the men who are moving the furniture out of the living room and dinning room and bringing in the supplies to get the space set for the wedding tomorrow.
"Alice, where do you want these?" Emmett asks as he carries in a box of drapings "Those need to be put along the sides of the chairs so that the isle will be separated from the chairs."
"So I take it you want me to set up the chairs too!" He says.
"Yes. Start setting them up along the isle. Five wide, four rows each."
"Where is the isle?" He asks, from the living room.
"Don't you people have any creative vision?" She asks, storming off to the living room, leaving me along in the kitchen to finish putting together the tiny little boxes of cookies that we are giving out as table favors. I can't help but laugh to myself.
"Want some help?"
I look up to see Peter standing in the entry way. "Sure. How are you feeling?" I ask him. "Should you be up and walking? You were just shot five days ago." I ask him, getting up to help him into the chair next to me.
"Stop fussing, I am fine. I won't be running a marathon anytime soon, but I am fine." He tells me, sitting down. "How are you holding up with hurricane Alice on the loose?" He asks, laughing.
"I am faring better than the delivery men and Emmett, Jasper, Esme and Rose, who she keeps barking orders to." I say, scoffing as he laughs. "Don't laugh, she is literally barking orders at them. I haven't heard her this demanding ever!"
Just then Alice comes walking back into the kitchen shaking her head. "I swear, these people have no vision!" She sighs, throwing her hands in the air. "How are the gifts coming?"
"Good. I only have ten more to do." I say. "And bonus! There are extra cookies for the pregnant lady to eat!" I say, while popping a yummy cookie from a local Italian bakery that Esme has been going to since forever.
"How are you feeling? Tired? Hungry? Pukey?" She asks.
"No. No. And, eww, no."
"Good." Alice says, while putting a box together. "Edward would kill me if I tired you out!"
"Did I hear my name?" I hear my velvet voice boom from down the hallway, before he appears in the kitchen. "Ohh are those from Salvator's" He asks crossing to the huge plate of cookies in the middle of the table. He reaches for one and Alice slaps his hand away. "Ow! What the fuck was that for?"
"Those are for the table gifts, not for you to eat!" Alice scolds him.
"Bella had one!" Peter laughs.
"She gets one and I don't?" Edwards pouts.
"Hey! She is carrying another human in there!" Alice says, pointing to my stomach. "She gets whatever she and that little baby in there want!" I just smile, shaking my head.
"How are you feeling baby?" Edward says, kneeling down to my level, placing his hand over my stomach.
"I'm good. Just a bit hungry." I say popping a cookie into my mouth. "Hey Alice, can you go and grab me the rest of the ribbon for the cookie boxes?" I ask. As she stands and leaves the kitchen, I grab a cookie and pop it into his mouth. "If we get caught, it wasn't me who gave you the cookie!" I say laughing.
"She'll never get it out of me!" He says in an exaggerated New York accent that makes me giggle as I slip another cookie into his mouth. He kisses me before he stands back up. "How are you feeling?" He asks Peter.
"Better. Like I told Bella, I won't be running a marathon, but I am good."
"Good."
"Edward. I need either you or one of your men to pick the tuxes up. The just got all the alterations done. Then they need to go to your penthouse. That is where you and the men will be staying tonight while the girls are here." Alice says, walking back into the room.
Edward pulls out his phone and types out a text. "Done. Stefan will pick them up and drop them off before he comes to pick up Bella and I for tonight." He kneels down by me again and presses a kiss to my lips. "I need to go baby. I have to finalize some things before tonight. I will meet you back here for the rehearsal. You and I will be driving to the restaurant together." He dips down and gives my stomach a kiss. "Prenditi cura del tuo piccolo una mamma." [Take care of your mom little one.] He says, before standing up and walking out of the room.
"You two are sickeningly sweet!" Peter scoffs, smiling at me. "Come on you! I need help getting ready for tonight, then I will sit with your while you do your makeup and hair." He says as I put a bow on the final box of cookies. I take his hand and we walk up the stairs to get ready.
EPOV
I am stuck standing here talking to Father Tom who is officiating the ceremony tomorrow. It is the same Father who has been holding mass at our church since Bella and I were children. We may be mafia, but we have never missed a Sunday service, even Bella came with us when we were little. Once she moved in with us, it was no longer an option.
"So Edward, you and Bella have finally seen what we have all seen since you were young friends?" Father Tom asks me.
I smile, "What do you mean Father?"
"Come on. I may be a man of faith, but I know love when I see it. It may have started out as friendship and a protector, but in my heart, I knew that one day I would be blessed enough to see it blossom into something much deeper."
"It would seem that we were both blind for some time. But, at least we found each other."
I see him glance over my shoulder. I smile to myself because I already know what he is seeing, because I can already feel her near me. "I know you already feel her near. Go to your beautiful bride my son." Father Tom tells me, before he walks over to speak with Emmett and Rose.
I make my way over to where she is standing. "Hey." I say to her, pulling her close to me.
She lays her head on my chest. "Oh thank God you aren't wearing cologne, baby Cullen is having a temper tonight." She whispers.
"What's wrong baby?"
"Just throwing up. I took a pill and it is just taking a little while to kick in is all." She tells me.
"Do you want to skip the dinner tonight? I am sure..."
"No! Your parents have been planning this dinner for a few weeks now. It is the only thing that Alice would allow mom and dad to do. I'l be fine."
"If it's too much, promise me you'll tell me and I'll get you home and in bed."
"I promise." She says, rising up on her toes to give me a soft kiss on my lips.
"Let's get this show on the road." I say just as Alice walks up to us and whisks us in different directions to take our places for the rehearsal to begin.
After about an hour, we are loading into the cars to head to Bella Italia for our rehearsal dinner. When we pull out in the opposite direction as everyone else Bella perks her head up. "Edward? The restaurant is the other way."
"Yes it is. But, your surprise is the other way."
"Edward Cullen, what did you do?" She asks as we pull into the drive way of a house four houses away from my parents house.
"That," I say pointing to the house, "is your surprise. I hope you like it. I remember you always saying that you loved this house when we were growing up. So, when it went on the market..." I begin to say, but am cut off my Bella crushing her lips to mine. When she pulls away she looks me in the eye with tears in hers. "I take it you like it?" I ask, laughing. She simply nods her head as the tears fall down her cheeks. "I don't have the keys just yet. It only went on the market four days ago, so the deal is still in the process of finalizing, but once it is done and I get the keys we can go in and if you want to make any changes before we move in you can." I tell her as I reach over and wipe the tears from her eyes. "Baby, don't cry."
She wipes at her tears with a little laugh, "My hormones are in over drive. Baby, you bought us a house! A house!" She laughs while climbing onto my lap. As she climbs on me, I see Stefan give me a smile as he quietly makes the partition rise between him and us. Our lips begin a soft and slow dance together. It isn't long before I involuntarily thrust my hips up to meet her heated center. As the two meet, Bella lets out a muffled moan and I take full advantage of her open mouth and slide my tongue in to meet hers.
She begins a rhythmic motion of grinding herself onto my hardened cock, while I thrust up to meet her. "Baby if we don't...mmffhh...stop I'm...aahhh yes...I'm gonna cum in my...fuck...my pants."
"Oh fuck Edward. Please, I need you." She says, reaching down between us to palm my cock.
I groan as she begins to unzip my pants. She pulls my cock out, giving me a few strokes before she lets go. I lift up to help her push my pants and boxers down. She pushes her panties aside, and grabs hold of my cock again and slides my head through her slick folds. "Good God damn Bella, you're so sucking wet! Don't tease me!" I hiss out, kissing down her neck. As I make my way back up to her lips she lines my cock up with her entrance and slams down onto me. "Holy motherfucking shit!" I cry out. "Oh fuck Bella!"
"Oh! So good Edward!" She cries out as she begins to bounce up and down on my cock. "So fucking good!" She says, throwing her head back and she rests her hands back onto my knees.
She begins a fast paced thrusting with her hips. "Oh shit! So...aahh...fucking good!" I moan out, running my hand down to play with her clit. When my thumb makes contact with her hard little bundle of nerves she lets out a deep groan. "Ti piace quel bambino? Vi piace quando gioco con il vostro clitoride po 'difficile?" [Do you like that baby? Do you like it when I play with your hard little clit?] I ask, knowing my dirty talk in Italian will add fuel to this already flaming fire between us. "Devi bambino sperma, non durerà molto più a lungo!" [You have to cum baby, I won't last much longer!]
As I tell her, she begins thrusting harder and harder until her thrust become erratic. I feel her muscles begin to tighten around my cock. My hands move to her hips and begin to raise her up and slam her down on my cock as her orgasm hits hard. I slam her down and thrust up into her a few more times before I feel my cock twitch and my balls tighten as I erupt inside of her as she milks my cock with the final wave of her orgasm.
She falls forward, her head landing on my shoulder as we catch our breath. "That was...WOW! That was quite a thank you for the house!" I say, laughing as she climbs off of me. Keeping her dress up around her hips I watch as she takes a few tissues to clean herself up, as I do the same, pulling my pants back up.
"The last few days I just can't decide if I am more horny or more tired. Unfortunately, tired usually wins out before you get home." She says, giving me a little pouty face.
"I'm sorry baby." I say sighing. "I know I haven't been home a whole lot, but I promise, after the wedding things will slow down. Just, with everything that happened with the Volturi we had to make sure all of our tracks were covered and our alibi's are solid." I pull her close to me when she finishes running her brush through her hair and fixing her make-up. "Tomorrow, I am all yours for a whole week. I promise you, no work. We will hole ourselves up in the penthouse until New Years Eve and the reception. I wish I could take you on a honeymoon, but the doctor said no flying. You pick out anything you want to do within driving distance, and we will do it!"
"I just want to be with you. I want to wake up late, make love all day long, cook dinner together. Maybe start looking at furniture for the house. For our house!" She give out a Alice like squeal. "We have a house! We are going to be able to bring our piccolo [little one] from the hospital to our home." She says with a content sigh.
"I'm so glad you like it baby." I say, giving her a little squeeze. Just then Stefan knocks at the partition letting us know that we are at the restaurant. I knock back twice, letting him know that we are decent. He comes around and opens the door for us. "After you park the car come in and have dinner with us Stefan." Bella tells him as we get out. He pulls a face to let her know that he is going to decline, but before he gets a chance to, Bella tells him, "Angie has a seat next to her waiting for you." She knows that he won't refuse anything that has to do with his girl.
I just laugh and throw my hands in the air. "You know you can't say to know that!" I say, giving him a pat on the back before we walk into the restaurant.
Once we are inside we are greeted by our family and friends. It is a small gathering of about fifteen people, including Father Tom.
As we sit down, Father Tom says a prayer before we dig into a fantastic meal of stuffed, fried zuchinni blossoms, gnocchi with a sage and brown butter sauce, mine and Bella's favorite, chicken parmigiana, and trays of cookies and cannoli for desert. All served family style at each table.
After we eat Bella and I give our wedding party gifts. Bella has gotten Alice and Rose a platinum locket on a chain that has a picture of them inside. One the back she had 'Sorelle per sempre nei nostri cuori' [Sisters forever in our hearts] engraved on the back. For Jasper and Emmett, I got them each platinum pocket watches with the Cullen crest engraved on the top and 'Fratelli fino alla fine' [Brothers til the end] engraved on the back. We also bought Lily a platinum ID bracelet engraved with 'La nostra bella Figlioccia' [Our beautiful Goddaughter].
I hand Peter a silver lock box. "Because of you I am here to be able to marry my best friend tomorrow. There isn't a gift on this planet that will be enough of a thank you." I tell him. As he takes the key I hand him, he opens the box and his eyes widen. Tucked inside is a sleek golden Desert Eagle with his initials engraved on it and the date he he took the Omerta. "Every Cullen man has one. Dad, me, Emmett, Jasper and now you."
"What you did for our family last week solidifies you as part of our family. Not just in our business, but in our family, period." Dad says coming up to us. Peter stands to shake his hand, but dad pulls him into a hug. "Thank you for saving my son." He says though his tears.
We are pulled from our conversation as Alice announces that it time for speeches.
As family and friend toast us we laugh, turn bright red with embarrassment, and cry at the outpouring of love.
Peter stands at his table and clears his throat. "I had the honor of knowing who Edward was when he and I were in high school. While we never spoke much to each other, he was one of the few boys who never teased me for being who I was. He was a kind soul who had a deep passion for his best friend Bella. The entire school knew who Bella was. The boys were all jealous because they knew that they never stood a chance in hell of going out with her without the wrath of Edward Cullen. While the girls were so jealous because he never looked at them or spoke to them they way he did with his Bella. Years later I have had the honor of meeting this beautiful woman in New Orleans. Over the course of five months I got to dance with her, get to know her, and love her for her sense of humor, her kind heart, her openness, her sadness, and her joy. She is a remarkable woman. We had an instant connection with each other. I came to New York as a favor to her and Edward to dance in a Halloween show, but what I got when I arrived was enough to make me stay and not thing twice about looking back. You both opened up your hearts and your home to me. You have accepted me as me, never asking or expecting me to change. You gave me the chance to meet my soul mate, Erik. But most of all, you gave me unconditional love." He says, bringing his fist to his mouth, swallowing back the lump that I know is forming as tears fall from his eyes. "For that, I pledge my love and loyalties to you both from now until you tell me to leave. So please, let's raise our glasses and toast to two of the most beautiful and caring people I know. To Edward and Bella." He says, raising his glass.
"TO EDWARD AND BELLA!" everyone chimes in. Bella stands and walks over to Peter, hugging him as they both cry.
Not long after the toasts the men begin to help the women with their coats as we make our way to our separate places for the night. As I help Bella with her coat, I turn her around and pull her into me. "I don't know how I am going to be able to sleep without you in my arms." I say to her.
"Keep your phone near you. I will try and sneak out to give you a call if I can get past Sargent Alice." She tells me, laughing.
"Ti amo così tanto." [I love you so much.] I tell her before I kiss her softly.
"OK, enough! You will get to do that tomorrow." Alice says, attempting to pull Bella from me.
"Come on bro! We've got a nice aged bottle of whiskey and some amazing Cuban cigars with our names on them waiting for us." Emmett says, pulling us apart.
"Don't worry Bella. We'll keep him safe." Jasper says, smirking at me
With one last kiss she blows to me, we make our way to our separate cars. As I ride back to my penthouse I can't keep the smile off my face knowing that tomorrow Bella will become Isabella Cullen.
Up next is the wedding and wedding night. Followed by New Years Eve and the reception. I hope you all loved this chapter. I had fun and shed some tears writing it. Lots of love to all of you who keep showering me with your lovely reviews. They always make me smile!