Noonday Sun: A Post-Breaking Dawn Twilight Fanfiction

Chapter 3, The Wedding

Chapter 3, The Wedding

December 26. Charlie's wedding day.

Edward, Nessie and I had arrived at the Cullens shortly after eight. It was going to be another perfectly-overcast day in Forks. I could hardly believe there was a time in my life when I hated this place. As a vampire, I really appreciated Forks. I could be outdoors almost all of the time. At least the weather was cooperating.

Alice didn't have quite the control over this wedding that she'd had over mine, and I could tell that was bothering her.

For one thing, she didn't get to dress either Sue or Charlie. The rest of us were another story. She had our clothes set aside for that afternoon. I wasn't sure what Sue was wearing, but I had a feeling that Alice would have matched us with her vision of Sue's attire.

Edward had joined Jasper, Emmett, Jacob and Seth in another challenging game of croquet. This time, Leah had set out the course. Jacob figured it would be fairer if someone outside the game set it up, and all of them could follow Leah's scent with ease.

Alice insisted they be home by three. I could imagine the threats she was thinking because Edward was looking almost cowed. I smiled at the memory. Alice knew how to get her way when she really wanted it.

Rose spent the morning working on our hair. I wasn't one to really fuss over appearances, and it always annoyed Alice that I didn't care. Nessie loved the attention. I endured it.

"You'll want pictures with your dad and Sue." Alice reminded me. "And Renée will want some, too—especially now that she knows she's a grandma." Alice grinned. I didn't share her humor. I was expecting Renée to burst out of her denial cocoon any minute. I was selfishly enjoying the protection of her cocoon.

At three o'clock sharp, the men arrived. Their clothes were in tatters. Jasper and Emmett came in together, as did Jacob and Seth. They were laughing, and Edward seemed a little disgruntled. This was his first game, and I gathered it hadn't gone as well as he would have liked. I didn't really want to envision what the course had been like, but I was sure Leah was going to relish the memory when the pack was back in wolf form. Leah would know everything Jacob and Seth had done.

Alice knew what she was doing when she insisted on the early return. They needed restoring. She insisted on dressing Seth and Jacob with the Cullens.

The Cullen women, including Nessie, were all dressed in hunter green with white accents. The men wore dark suits with hunter green ties. I moved over to Edward and whispered, "I like what that green does to your hair."

He lightly touched my lips and whispered back, "I'll respond to that comment tonight." Fire smoldered in his eyes and I shivered with delight. I could hardly wait.

When Jacob and Seth came out of Edward's old room, currently being used as a dressing room, I let out a long whistle. "Wow. You guys really clean up nice." I grinned at them. I'd never seen them in suits before.

Two dark-haired, dark-skinned, muscular, seven-foot-tall guys in suits could be imposing. They grinned back, but looked uncomfortable in their unfamiliar attire. I'll bet they are wishing for something less formal.

"Have you ever even worn a tie?" I directed the question at Jacob.

He smiled. "I remember wearing one at a certain dance I crashed..."

A faint human memory came to me. My one and only prom. Edward had taken me. Jacob had come dressed in a white shirt and tie so he could warn me about Edward. Billy had bribed him with the promise of a master cylinder for his VW rabbit. It seemed so long ago... had it really been less than three years? My life has seen so many changes since then.