( outfit for
chapter above )

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chapter one
pre-wed.

        Auburn eyes closed as lips lingered around soft skin. She tightened her fingers in blond hair, keeping the lips in place— but a chuckle broke them apart.

Carlisle trailed his lips back to her face, gently landing a kiss on the top of her nose, watching her lust-filled eyes open to stare back at him.

"Why?" She groaned, throwing her head back.

Carlisle kept his lips on her jawline as he answered, "you know why."

With a buck of her hips, Christina switched their position. She held his hands, interlocked with her own, on the side of his head. She sat down on his waist before leaning down and trailed kisses down his neck.

"Christina—"

She captured his lips with hers, breaking his concentration as he kissed her back.

The first time the couple kissed after Christina's transformation, it knocked her off her feet. She was astonished by the fact that he was holding back all those times they shared a kiss. She understood, since humans were so delicate— something she had the unfortunate pleasure of learning in the past two months.

While Christina was distracted with the feel of Carlisle's lips on her own, he was able to flip them around again. He gave her one last kiss before separating. "You're really going to be the death of me," he muttered with a small laugh.

Christina's eyes watched him get up from the bed. "Too bad you're already dead," she grumbled, making him laugh at her frustration.

"I'm sorry, love," he whispered, landing a kiss on her head once she sat up in their shared bed.

"Damn you for being old fashioned," she sighed. The both of them knew that she wasn't really mad. "Don't you think my virtue is a little ruined by now?"

As if on cue, a small knock sounded through the room before doe eyes peeped into the, now cracked, door. Annie grinned noticing both her parents up— not knowing that they didn't actually sleep. It was a good rouse to get alone time at night.

"And there's my virtue," Christina muttered so softly it could only be heard by Carlisle. He laughed loudly, confusing the six year old greatly. Christina rubbed her daughter's hair with a following laugh.

"Aunty Alice says that daddy needs to leave for the night," Annie mentioned, swinging her legs back and forth on the bed.

"Oh, did she?" Christina asked, getting up from her spot to grab clothes to change into.

"Yeah," Annie sighed blissfully. "Because of the wedding tomorrow."

If the young mother's heart was still beating she's sure it would have skipped a beat at her daughter's words. She couldn't stop the smile that came over her face as she changed into a tank top and shorts in the closet.

"That's okay," Carlisle chuckled. He ran his fingers through Annie's curls. "Your uncles have something planned for tonight, so I'll be out of the house with them."

"Better not be any strippers," Christina muttered only for him to hear. He smiled down at her as she walked closer to him. He shook his head before landing a sweet kiss on her forehead.

"Just some hunting on the border of Canada," he whispered back. "What do you girls have planned for tonight?"

Both Christina and Annie smiled and answered, "spa night."

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Christina stared at her auburn eyes with sorrow. One mistake set her back by weeks; she had just started to get golden eyes before it happened.

A simple scrapped knee on the trails had cost someone their life. One moment of weakness, and one moment of being unprepared. The young mother didn't think twice before running towards the sweet smell, leaving her half dead elk in the trees. Since she was still a newborn, she was faster than Carlisle and Emmett— and she hated herself for it.

It wasn't until the hiker was dry that she had realized what she done. Carlisle and Emmett has found her cradling the dead body, dry sobbing with regret and sadness. The mother was rocking back and forth, and wouldn't be consoled until hours later.

Christina would refuse to glance into any mirror, or make any sort of eye contact with anyone for days. Everyone had warned her about the guilt of the first kill, at the very beginning of her transition; but they down played it by a great margin. The young mother was struck down with guilt and self-hatred. This was one of the reasons why she never wanted to become a vampire in the first place— the feeling of being out of control didn't suit well for her.

It wasn't until her and Jasper had a heart to heart conversation about his past. He had managed to calm her down enough to go hunting again with him, and go back to being social with everyone.

The guilt still weighed on her mind daily— but she didn't allow it to cripple her anymore. She couldn't afford to.

"Momma."

Christina glanced in the mirror to see Annie shutting off the bath water— bubbles peaking out from over lip of the tub. She laughed gently as she turned around to face her daughter. "Enough bubbles?"

"Never enough," Annie giggled. The young girl stripped down into her bathing suit before dipping her toes into the warm water with a smile.

The door downstairs opened and closed, before a "hello?" was heard.

"Give me a moment," Christina muttered to her daughter before walking downstairs, giving her sister a smile over the railing. "Hello."

Bella gave her sister a smile back. "Edward went out hunting for Carlisle's bachelor party." Bella put quotation marks around the word party making Christina giggle. "Where is everyone else?"

"Everyone's in their rooms," Christina answered. "Annie and I are having a spa night. Would you like to join?"

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        "Okay, I didn't know Carlisle was hiding this huge tub in his bathroom," Bella laughed, sinking in the side of the tub. Legs and arms were bunched up under the water, but neither girl minded as they all relaxed in the still warm water— though, Christina would have to get out soon to not disturb the temperature too much.

Christina smirked as she leaned her head back. "I may or may not have had something to do with this."

"Terrible," Bella joked.

"Would you believe me if I said it was a wedding present?" Christina continued to play along.

Bella shook her head. "Not even for a second."

Christina shrugged her slim shoulders, "I tried."

Bella sighed lightly, resting her head on the edge of the tub. "I can't believe your getting married tomorrow." Christina hummed in response. "I can't believe I'm getting married in less than a month."

"I can't believe mom's going to stay in Forks for a month," Christina joked, her auburn eyes closed as she enjoyed the feeling of warmth against her skin.

Bella laughed loudly but nodded along with her sister. Once her laughter ran out, she tilted her head towards the young mother before lowering her voice to a whisper. "Are you gonna be okay tomorrow?"

Christina opened her eyes at the serious topic. Her eyes stared at the white ceiling, guilt eating away at her undead heart. "I want to say yes confidently. Rosalie and Alice are taking me hunting right before we have to get ready and people come over, but—"

"I know," Bella sighed. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you."

Christina shook her head as she met eyes with Bella. "The worry's always in the back of my mind, you know. That one day I'm going to snap and hurt you, or Annie— or anyone... again." A sigh left her lips as she closed her eyes once more, tilting her head towards the ceiling. "I try not to let it control me, because fear only makes things worse. I typically don't have an issue around you two, or dad. A few times, if I go more than a couple days without feeding, the scents bother me, more than I let on. More than I care to admit."

"You're stronger than you think," Bella whispered, making Christina hum sarcastically. "You are. Even Edward says you're the most controlled newborn. Even years old vampires have trouble with their control— and you've only had one accident. I'd say that's pretty impressive."

Christina's eyes softened as she glanced at her little sister. "Thanks, Bella. I really appreciate that."

Bella smiled back. "You just got to give yourself more credit. You're giving me faith that I will turn out fine as a vampire. All the talk about newborns is scary, but it doesn't deter me from wanting to become one. You make everything look easier— even when I know it's not. But it gives me faith, because I know if you could do it, so can I. You were the one who taught me most in life."

"If I could cry, I would," Christina muttered, making Bella chuckle lightly. The young mother crawled out of the tub, grabbing the towels before passing one to Bella. She wrapped the other one around her body. "I do really appreciate you, Bella. I know you'll be a great vampire someday."

Bella smiles gratefully back. "Thanks, Nina."

Both girls walked out of the bathroom and into Carlisle's room before pausing as they stared at Annie across the room. The six year old turned slowly to look at them both, before a small smile broke out onto her face.

"How did you even manage that?" Christina asked in slight confusion as her daughter's hair stuck up in different directions. "Where did you get anything staticky?"

Annie giggled before she shuffle across the ground, rubbing her socked feet on the carpet. Both Christina and Bella laughed in realization before Bella gasped as Annie gave her a quick shock. Annie's pointer finger lingering on Bella's arm.

"You're gonna get that," Bella promised, making the six year old run out of the room with giggles. Bella was quick to run after her down the hall.

The mother laughed after them, glad to have had a girl's night when she needed it most.

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I love them. I'm obsessed with them.

I'm going to do three parts for the wedding, and then two parts for the honeymoon. 😜

Then it'll be onto breaking dawn part one... dun dun dun!