Biting Temptation

31: End

Panama - Destroyer <-- perfect for this happy chapter

Ordinary Human - OneRepublic <-- Main song for the whole like story

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The wedding dress was stunning. Beautiful. Especially on. I couldn't fathom how this day had come around so quickly. It seemed like only yesterday when both John and Michael had proposed. Only seemed like yesterday when we were telling Chelsea she was a vampire, when Florence died. Literally, everything felt like it was only yesterday.

And yet here we are four months later. Chelsea went to her graduation in July under the watchful eye of Christian and his sister Jackie. Apparently she was a model vampire. According to her, she had the urge but reigned in her thirst because she'd fed way over the amount she needed to the night before. Ames and I were so happy for her..

I graduated two months ago with a 3.7 grade point average. Just got first class honours with my 71. How in the hell did I pass with flying colours when I missed the highest marked question on my last exam? I wasn't about to question the sanity of whoever marked my work but... really? Graduation was a simple affair, my parents were there, Michael was already there part of the faculty anyway. Hats were thrown, degrees were collected, it was pretty... normal.

I stared at my reflection in the long mirror. A lot has changed in four months.

"Evie?"

Amy's nervous voice made me turn. I smiled lovingly at my best friend in her wedding dress and once again found myself admiring it. She looked so gorgeous. But nervous as hell. "Oh, Ames you'll be fine."

"But... but-"

Sitting on the chair at the dresser, Chelsea turned around and stood in the same mocha bridesmaid's dress I was adorned in. Her blonde hair spun intricately into a French braided bun near the top of her head. "Amy, honestly you'll do okay. If anything we should be worrying about Evie keeling over when we walk down the aisle."

I had to smile. "Ha, ha very funny."

"Evie, you'll understand when you get married in a few months, I can't even breathe."

"You don't really need to though do you." I reminded, adjusting the back of her chiffon dress. "Look, just remember, it's John at the altar. You two have a child together remember? Amelia? Remember you have a kid?"

Amy rolled her eyes. "Yes, I know we have a child together. Don't you remember? That's why my parents think we're getting married? Because we had a kid? They changed their tune when they saw her though."

Chels snorted. "That was funny, you have to admit."

There was a swift knock on the door before Katherine and Morgan, Amy's sister, poked their heads in through the adjoining room and grinned. "Amy you look great." Kate said.

I smiled when Amy mumbled her shaky thanks.

"But it's about time. Chels, Morgan and Evie you have to walk now. Mike, Nick and Ethan are waiting downstairs."

Here we go. Amy and John decided on the Mayfair Lakes Country club in British Columbia so it was an outdoor wedding. The weather was gorgeous, the air was still, the grass wasn't wet and the orange and red background from the fallen leaves was absolutely perfect.

They couldn't have chosen a better day.

Downstairs by the patio doors, the groomsmen waited. My eyes were drawn to the man I loved dressed in a gorgeous dark grey suit, a mocha pocket square peeking out of his front pocket. He smiled at me as I approached him and I smiled right back. Our own wedding was down to the nitty-gritty details now. However, as he'd promised, he went to my father to ask if he could 'have my hand' in marriage. It was things like that that reminded me that Mike wasn't born in this era.