Review - What Happens At Charlie's Wedding by VelvetButterfly

What Happens at Charlie's Wedding by velvetbutterfly

Fed up of reading AH Edward/Bella stories all the time? Yeah, I was a little bit, too. That isn't to say that I still love our canon pair, but when searching for a new story to read, I must admit I was looking for a different pairing.

When I came across this story, I was intrigued by the Carlisle/Bella pairing. After watching Twilight and New Moon, there was no doubt that Peter Facinelli, who plays Carlisle, was what some may consider a DILF (Dad I'd Like to Fuck). There have been many story attempts where Edward is the older man (yes, Unexpectedly and His Darkest Realms both feature this character) but I simply could not imagine Edward being Bella's father's age. Therefore Carlisle was a perfect person to base the forty year-old best man that twenty-three year-old Bella falls for.

The Carlisle/Bella relationship begins with Bella and her best friend Alice returning to Forks for Bella's father Charlie's wedding to the beautiful Esme. Carlisle is Esme's brother in this fic, so he stays in Forks to be Charlie's best man and to be there for his sister's big day. Carlisle is the sexy surgeon of course, and Bella is the hot young 23 year old who has just broken up from her long term idiot boyfriend James (standard). The immediate sexual tension heats up rapidly and before they know it, turns into a secret passionate relationship.

However, this isn't to say that everything is hunkydory from then on. As the actual wedding draws closer, Carlisle's son, Edward and his friend Jasper also travel to Forks and surprise surprise, Edward also becomes infatuated with Bella and pursues her until no end. And then, one begins to wonder whether it really is a Carlisle/Bella story after all.

Despite the awesome smut and fluff that VB provides us, there is something else in the story line which really drew me in and seperates this fic from most of the others that I've read is the father/son relationship between Carlisle and Edward. There's evident hate on Edward's part towards Carlisle and actually Edward's attraction to Bella isn't all what it seems. There are unresolved family issues between them that are absolutely heartbreaking and the emotions that are captured here - a father's unconditional love for his son, the malicious ploys and lies told by Edward just to get his father's attention, and mature-for-her-age Bella's support for the man that she ends up loving.

I found this story completely fulfilling to read. It was a (hot!) emotional rollercoaster throughout, and I really found myself becoming closer to the characters. I enjoyed the excitement of never knowing what was going to happen next, which is something that I do find rare, nowadays. The only thing that frustrated me about this story was the slow updates (but I don't want to be hypocritical) however, now there is only one chapter left to go and an epilogue, so updates shouldn't be a problem. If you want to read something different, something intense, something thoroughly enjoyable, then I suggest you get on this on straightaway.

Bondgirl