A/N The first chapter of the final book! I hope you guys like it. Please review.


I tossed and turned in bed. Finally, I heard my door open. I looked up. Masen came into the room.

"Hey, sis." He said tiredly. He lied down on the bed next to me.

"Hey, Masen. What are you doing?"

"Can't sleep with you tossing and turning. Want to tell me what's up?" He asked, looking over at me.

"I'm worried."

"About…?"

"The wedding. Aunt Alice won't tell me anything!"

"It's Aunt Alice; of course she won't tell you anything!" We were both silent for a minute.

"She won't do anything you're uncomfortable with, you know that, Nessa."

"I know, I know… But what if I trip and fall on my face? What if I forget what to say? What if-."

"So don't pull a mom and you'll be fine."

"Gee, thanks."

"Now go to sleep so I can go to sleep!" He got up and left the room again. After the door was shut, I grabbed my phone and turned it on. I quickly texted Kylie.

Can u come over?

Not even a minute later, Kylie was climbing through my window.

"You know we won't be able to have these sleepovers when you're with Jacob." She told me, climbing into the bed next to me.

"I know… Will you make sure that I don't screw up at the wedding?"

"I'll kick you if you fall asleep, I'll say I tripped you if you fall and I'll whisper the words if you forget them." She promised.

"Thanks, Ky!"

"No problem. Now go to sleep. I was tired before you texted me." We laughed a bit and then fell asleep.


Kylie shook me awake the next morning. I moaned tiredly and looked up at her. She was in a hot pink silk robe and was walking on her heels of her feet because her toenails were painted.

"It's five." She informed me.

"So?"

"So we need to get to Aunt Alice so we can start getting you ready!"

"But-."

"No buts. Come on." She pulled me out of bed but then dropped my arm and went into my closet.

"Okay, the wedding begins at exactly one-o-clock."

"That's hours away. Why am I up now?"

"Because it'll take a while to get you ready… Okay here!" She came out and handed me a pair of sweat pants and a black tank top. Once I was dressed, we went out into the living room. Mom was rushing around. She grabbed her jacket and then went across the room for her purse.

"Masen and your dad are helping set up on the beach. I've got to go to the airport to pick up Tanya, Kate, Eleazar, Carmen, Garrett and Nahuel…" She paused and looked over at me. Then she darted forward to collect me in a strong, tight hug.

"I can't believe my little girl is getting married!"

"Uh, mom-." I started. She just held me tighter.

"You are going to look so beautiful, I know. I haven't seen the dress, but I just know. It's a mom thing."

"Mom-." I started again.

"Jacob will be the perfect husband to you, I know it."

"Aunt Bella!" Bella finally stopped and looked over at Kylie.

"One: do not crush the bride. Two: I need to get her to Aunt Alice so we can get her ready for the wedding."

"Oh, right. Okay. I have to go anyway. I'll be back soon!" We hugged quickly again and then she hurried off. Kylie got me to the big house and up to Aunt Alice's room. Aunt Alice, Aunt Rosalie, Leah and Valentine were waiting there.

"Ah! There's the bride!" Aunt Alice hurried over to me and pulled me over to the vanity. She sat me down in the chair in front and started pulling out make-up and hair pins and everything in between from the drawers.

"Valentine, Leah, I need you girls to go to La Push and make sure everything is getting set up properly. Kylie, I need you to start arranging the bouquets, make sure the dresses are ready and make sure the boys have actually gotten their tuxes on. They lie. And make sure their ties are done properly too." Aunt Rose told them. They all nodded and obediently hurried off. Aunt Alice started running her hands through my hair.

"Rose, can you do her hair?"

"Of course. I'm always in charge of hair… How do you want it? Braided or-?"

"Just curl it. Make it long and loose."

"Perfect." Aunt Rose started working on my hair while Aunt Alice started on my make-up.

"Can I sleep through this?" I asked as Aunt Alice started dabbing on lip gloss.

"If you can stay still while you sleep, yes. And you are such a Bella!"


I dozed through all of their preparations on me. Aunt Alice made me stand up and wake up when she was about to reveal the dress.

"I'm here! I'm here!" Mom hurried in, a wide smile on her face. She looked at me and put a hand over her mouth.

"Oh my gosh! You are so beautiful!"

"I wasn't beautiful before?"

"Well, yeah, yeah, but now, I mean-."

"I know, mom, I know." We hugged, though Aunt Rose was there in a split second to position mom's arms so she didn't crush my long hair.

"Okay, the dress!" Aunt Alice reminded us. We turned to her as she went into her closet, which was probably bigger than her bedroom itself. She came out and ripped the plastic covering off the dress. We stared at it. It had a high neck with lace sleeves, the hem was all lace and flowed out behind the dress about a foot and there was a silver ribbon tied in a bow around the waist.

"What do you think?!" Aunt Alice demanded when no one said anything. She looked worried.

"It's beautiful!" Mom sounded choked up.

"Where did you get it? I want something similar for when Kylie gets married!" Aunt Rose said. Aunt Alice looked at me pleadingly, hoping that I would like it.

"I don't like it…" She frowned.

"I love it!" She grinned. I hurried forward to run my hands over it.

"Can I get into it now?"

"Not yet. I don't want it crushed in the car. We have to drive to La Push still." She explained.

"Right. When do we leave?"

"As soon as we can sneak away… None of the boys get to see you until you walk down that isle!"

"Already taken care of." Kylie said proudly, poking her head into the room.

"I sent them to La Push ahead of us. The house is empty except for-." She didn't get to finish; Esme, Kate, Carmen, Tanya and Nahuel's half sister Jennifer hurried into the room.

"Jennifer!" I hugged her, having not seen her since the battle against the Volturi several months ago. Kate, Carmen and Tanya had made several trips down here to help Alice plan the wedding.

"Nessie! Hey, miss me?"

"Of course!"

"Okay, come we've got to get to La Push!" Aunt Alice ushered us to the garage. Kate, Tanya, Carmen and Jennifer rode in Carlisle's car, which he was letting them use while they were here, while Aunt Rose, mom, Aunt Alice and I went in mom's car. Mom let Aunt Alice drive so that she could sit in the backseat with me.

"This is going to be great!"

"You seem more excited than I am." I noted.

"Maybe… It's not everyday you get to see your beautiful only daughter get married to the one man who will never hurt her."

"Mom?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks. For everything."

"You're welcome, Renesmee."