Epilogue: Happy Endings

Bella was standing out on the porch, her fingers were unconsciously moving over the crescent shape scar on her neck from where Edward bit her. "Bella, you should get in here before Alice busts a gasket," Rosalie told her daughter. Bella turned around and went back inside with a sigh.

"Do we have to? I liked the idea Edward and I had," Bella sighed.

"You two are not eloping in Vegas," Alice objected.

Rosalie rolled her eyes a little and Bella let out a sigh. "Alright, alright," she muttered before Alice grabbed her arm and practically dragged her up the stairs.

Rosalie stood behind her daughter doing up the back of her wedding dress. It had been two years since Bella was turned. The Volturi have since then kept to their promises and stopped trying to hunt her, there was no need to continue hunting her now that the secret was once again kept a secret. "Here I have something for you," Rosalie informed.

"Mom no," Bella insisted.

"Yes, yes, I must," Rosalie answered.

Bella let out an unneeded sigh as she sat down and Rosalie brought over the box. "I wore this tiara when I married Emmett," she informed.

"Which time?" Bella quipped.

Rosalie laughed. "The very, very first time I married him I wore this," she replied.

"What the box?" Bella teased.

"You are getting just as bad as your father," Rosalie answered.

Bella opened the box to reveal a tiara. "Mom…" she trailed off.

"I had it custom made…it has the two combs here so you don't have to worry about it falling off your head…gold tone setting…the amethyst jewels," Rosalie explained with a smile.

"I can't accept this," Bella answered.

Rosalie shook her head, taking the tiara, and placing it on Bella's head, making sure the combs were secured. "I always told your father that if there was ever a chance for us to have a daughter, she would wear this on her wedding day," she informed. She smiled and rested her hands on Bella's face. "You might not be mine by blood, but you are my daughter and I want you to have this," she added. Bella smiled and hugged her. Rosalie hugged her back.

"I love you mom," she answered.

"I love you too," Rosalie murmured.

They looked up when there was a knock on the door. Alice walked over and answered the door and Emmett walked in. "Bella are you…" Emmett trailed off when Bella stood up.

"Do I look that bad?" Bella asked.

"No way, you're beautiful," Emmett replied.

Bella bit her lower lip and Emmett hugged her. "Love you kiddo," he told her.

"Love you too dad," she answered.

Emmett kissed the top of her head. "Let's go," he told her.

In the backyard of the Cullen house, Edward was standing at the altar waiting. When Bella came down the aisle, Edward's eyes were just completely glued to her. She was stunning. When she reached the altar, Emmett took Bella's hand and placed it into Edward's. "Take care of her Eddie, I know where you live," he quipped. Edward rolled his eyes before he held onto Bella's hands and the ceremony began.

The day was perfect…well for the Cullen family with the cloudy weather. Everything was how it should've been a long time ago. Edward held Bella's hands with a smile. "I, Edward Anthony Cullen, take you, Isabella Marie McCarty, to be my wife. I promise to love, honor, and cherish you forever and always," Edward vowed. Bella smiled and laced her fingers with his.

"I, Isabella Marie McCarty, take you, Edward Anthony Cullen, to be my husband. I promise to love, honor, and cherish you forever and always," she vowed in return.

Edward smiled as he took the ring and slipped it onto her finger. "With this ring, I thee wed," he vowed. Bella took the other ring and slipped it onto Edward's finger.

"With this ring, I thee wed," she vowed.

They stared into each other's eyes, just waiting for the words they longed to hear since they got engaged two years ago. "By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife," the minister informed. Edward smiled as he placed his hands on Bella's face and kissed her deeply. Bella kissed him back, her hands resting on his shoulders.

During the reception, Edward had his arm wrapped around Bella's waist with a smile. "How does it feel to be a married woman?" He asked. Bella shrugged.

"I can get used to it," she quipped.

Edward smiled and kissed the top of her head. "I love you," she told him quietly. He hugged her close.

"I love you, more than anything," he answered.

Bella rested her head against his chest with a smile. She was finally safe; the only thing she had to worry about in the next two years was where they could move again. Edward kissed the top of her head again, holding her close as they enjoyed their evening. He was grateful that he was going to be spending the rest of eternity with Bella and Bella was spending the rest of eternity with Edward, her protector.