"Love is…when you've made it."
-Kim Casali

The piano began to play the first few chords. She took a deep breath to steady herself. She was ready. She could do this. She plastered a smile through the nerves. Charlie patted her hand and took it in his arm and they began to walk down the aisle.

Every face turned to stare at her. There were eyes of every shape, size, and color. Some faces held smiles of joy and excitement. Some of awe. And though she hated to admit it there was some of discontent. This was her day and she would ignore them.

Her legs felt a bit weak and she grasped a bit tighter to her father's arm. She couldn't breathe anymore. The music seemed to fade. Everything was so nerve wrecking.

Breathe, she reminded herself and looked straight ahead.

A tall blonde smiled at her and mouthed the words beautiful. The two tiny brunettes next to her looked happy and calm. They looked gorgeous.

But her eyes strayed and she met a fiery green pair of eyes. His mouth lifted in a crooked grin and everything washed away from her. The nerves, the fear, and the worry. Everything was perfect in that moment and she forgot the slow steady pace she had started. Her father held her a bit more tightly.

When they did reach the end he placed a kissed on her cheek and cupped it softly.

"I love you," he told her and she thought his eyes watered for a moment before they cleared and he left her to sit with her mother. She smiled at her parents and turned to face her soon to be husband. She handed her bouquet to her cousin and held his hands in hers.

The priest began to speak. She wasn't listening to well, but she had known the words by heart.

She spoke her lines with ease and as she watched him do the same it seemed to hit her.

She listened to the words clearly and found tears in her eyes.

He was truly making a promise to love her forever. They were making a promise. This was them. This was it. Their happy ending. Their everything.

"I do."

He had said it with his clear firm tone and she couldn't stop herself. She held his face and kissed him. She heard the small laugh of their audience but neither of them cared that she couldn't wait for the priest to speak the lines.

His lips moved softly against hers and she hadn't realized the tears had traveled down the length of her cheek until she felt the salty liquid at her lips. He pulled away and they turned to face the crowd that no one thought could ever happen.

Applause filled their ears and she smiled happily at her parents and at his. His mother and father rose and made their way to them. Esme wrapped her arms around her new daughter and kissed her cheek. Out the corner of her eye she saw Charlie and Renee doing the same to Edward.

She pulled away from Esme and hugged Carlisle lightly.

When they turned to face their son she wrapped in a hug by her mother. After that was a sea of both Swans and Cullen's making their way through to them.

She caught a glimpse of a small baby with dark hair and bright blue eyes making his way through the crowds.

The small bride's maid pulled away from the group and picked him up in a large swoop and kissed his cheek. The flower girl made her way to her mother. Bella pulled away from her current in law and made her way to the family.

"Oh Bella, I'm so glad you're finally apart of the family," Alice said hugging her tightly even with the small toddler in her arm.

"So am I," she said with a sigh of relief. The blonde headed flower girl giggled. Cindy twirled making her dress spin and ran off once more.

"I never thought this would happen," she said gesturing to the large crowd still congratulating Edward. She stared at them and a slow smile crept over her face.

"No, neither did I," she told her new sister.

"Well hold him and I'll start the reception," Alice said handing the dark haired baby to Bella.

"Not very traditional," she mumbled and snuggled the baby. Alice simply stuck her tongue toward the bride and ran off. Bella had never imagined having three fantastic wedding planners planning her garden wedding. She bounced the baby on her hip softly.

He giggled and she laughed along with him. She felt two strong arms slowly wrap around her waist.

"You look so amazing with him," her new husband said kissing her neck softly. The baby's face glowed when he caught sight of his uncle. Edward took him with ease and tossed him into the air.

"You don't look so bad with Joey, either Mr. Cullen," she teased and he settled Joey on his hip while sending his new wife a grin.

"Well we'll have plenty of time for starting our own family after the wedding, Mrs. Cullen," he said softly and she smiled as they walked off to find both Alice and Joe.

"I think we might have another Swan and Cullen wedding," Edward breathed into her hair later that night as they danced outside under the moon and stars.

"Hmm?" she questioned perfectly contented resting her head on his chest.

"Look?" he said nudging her head with his shoulder softly.

She looked up to see her cousin dancing and giggling with his brother.

Rosalie giggled softly at something Emmett had said and shamelessly batted her long eyelashes. He would never stand a chance.

Bella laughed breathlessly as she stared at them.

"I think she likes him," Bella whispered into her husband's ear.

"Same for him. Go figure," he said with a breathy laugh. She rested his head on her chest and he twirled them effortlessly.

"It'll be a good thing," she said and he smiled and kissed her head.

As she danced she spotted all kinds of meetings.

Her mother and Esme were sitting at their table laughing like old friends. Uncle Jim and Carlisle were talking about something and looking as though they thoroughly enjoyed each other's company.

Jasper and Maria were sitting with Alice and Joe and laughing as they watched their children dance together.

Delilah, Jasper's one-year-old and Joey, Alice's nearly two-year-old were circling each other on the dance floor. Delilah was spinning and watching the ruffles of her dress and avoiding Joey as he tried to pull her long brown curly locks. She smiled at her nephew and niece. Jasper was always more like a big brother to her, than a cousin anyway.

Cindy and Irina, Kate and Garrett's daughter, were giggling like sisters as they played with each other's hair and Cindy selflessly gave her the daisy chain that had been placed on her head for the evening. They cooed and giggled over Vera's child. Henry Jr. was a small 6-month-old baby with curly dark hair and a smile that brought out the adorable dimple in his cheeks.

Rosalie was head over heels for him and her little niece and Bella knew that she would make a great mother. She turned back to her cousin who winked at her from behind Emmett's large shoulder.

"I never thought he would settle," Edward said and she brought her attention to him.

"I never thought this would happen, but it did," she said and he cupped her cheek softly.

"I love you," she whispered and he leaned down slowly.

"As I love you," he said and kissed her forehead as he took his place once more and began to twirl her once more to the slow dance the band was playing.

"I'm sorry for ever doubting this," she breathed as she looked into his vibrant green eyes. He lifted his mouth into a smirk. He pulled her a bit closer and she was surprised how comforting that movement was.

"I'm not mad. There's no reason for you to be sorry for anything. Look at how we ended up," he said and she laughed.

"I think we did better than Romeo and Juliet don't you?" she said and rose softly to kiss him.

"We did," he said and gave into her kiss.

This was them. No more doubt, no more fear. Everything was how she wanted. Nothing was perfect and they would face trouble along the way as all married couples did. They would grow from their mistakes. They would learn from each other. They would become closer and learn to move on.

They would argue, they would fight, and they would laugh, and kiss, and have fun. But they would also love and be happy. No matter what fate threw their way they would stick together.

Forever and after.

. . .

Wow it's finally finished. It's such a relief and sadness to end a story but at last everything comes to an end. I hope you enjoyed the epilogue. It's not long, but it's enough to show what happens.

I want to thank everyone who read and reviewed my story. Thanks for sticking with me, even when the updates were not a regular occurrence. I really enjoyed reading what you had to say and thought.

Now it is father's day, so I'm going to go spend it with my dad now. ;)

Please review.

T. Tanya