A/N: ok, so here's the sequel to HELPLESS! Beware, this chapter could get a little steamy and if anyone has ideas of what I could call this other than BFORE THE DAWN please PM me!! Otherwise, it would sound so much like BREAKING DAWN by Stephanie Meyer. For those who don't know already, breaking dawn is the last book of the Twilight series cry Sigh and it's coming out on August 2!!
Anyway, here's the chapter and review please!!
CHAPTER 1
We had to tell Charlie SOMEHOW. Even though he was out of town and in love with some bitchy secretary or whatever, he was still my father. And I knew he wouldn't approve of our marriage.
But here I was, trying dress after dress for my wedding with Alice fussing over me and Rosalie glaring and shaking her head. She was SUCH a cow sometimes! Edward kept fighting with her because she couldn't understand why I was staying with the Cullen's instead of finding my own coven.
I didn't blame her. I mean, I WAS entering her family with no worries whatsoever.
Still, couldn't she be a little nice to me occasionally?
Apparently not.
"I told you Alice! I am NOT wearing something like a fricking princess dress, OK? I want it to be simple, not with a massive skirt. How about this one?" I asked, pulling out a beautiful white dress. It was plain and simple. A bodice with lace, a sleek satin skirt, and soft veil thingy to go over my shoulders to cover the open back.
Alice wrinkled her nose and raised an eyebrow, "Bella! You're getting married in WINTER, OK? When it snows or most probably rains! This is going to get ruined." She fumed.
"Oh, and a ball like gown dress is not going to get dirty?" I asked, crossing my arms over my chest.
"Yeah, well . . . OH! How about this one?" she squealed. She pulled out a white dress – duh! - But this one had black lace at the bottom and the bodice was adorned with small black and white pearls all the way down. With it came a full length red velvet coat with a hood, fur covering the bottom the edge of the hood and the sleeve ends.
It was utterly gorgeous.
"Oh My God." I said, using my unfailing technique of making the words sound like they had capitals.
"I know right?" Alice squealed. She pressed it against my body and said, "It looks FANTASTIC on you, Bella! Go try it on!" I did as she said and came out a few minutes later wearing the gorgeous dress.
"Bella! You HAVE to get it!" she squealed, "Doesn't she look beautiful, Rose?" she turned her head to see Rosalie's response. The girls eyes narrowed and she stalked out of the shop. Rosalie was a beautiful blonde-haired woman, her hair wavy when it reached mid back. She had topaz eyes just like the rest of the Cullen family, and she looked like a model.
I felt a little disappointed when I saw her stalk off like that. What had I done?
"You haven't done anything, Bella. She doesn't stand a chance now that you're on the scene. You are WAY more beautiful." Alice read my mind easily, not like when I was human. I had to try to keep my thoughts under control.
"Huh." Was my response.
"Let's buy it, then!" Alice said, gesturing to the dress.
That's when I saw the price tag.
I had 2000 on me and it wasn't enough. This dress cost 30.000.
"It's too much." I groaned from behind the curtain. When I came out wearing my normal clothes, I threw the dress back on the rack.
"So? Bella, I got a CREDIT CARD. And it has 60.000 already on it. I'll pay for the dress and you'll pay for the shoes." She shrugged and took the dress, walking quickly t the counter where she flirted outrageously with the clerk.
"Jasper is soooo going to be mad at you for this!" I laughed as we walked out of the shop, the dress wrapped safely in a white box with the name Beautiful Brides printed on it in gold, swirly letters.
"Mmm, I'd like to see him try." She laughed back.
The shoes had to wait for tomorrow because Edward had phoned Alice saying, and I quote "Stop corrupting my fiancée! She's too much like you already." And hung up. That was out cue to get home or he'll come looking for us with Emmett.
Rosalie was waiting in the car as I dropped the box in the back seats and crawled in after it. Edward had bought Alice a sweet yellow Porsche that she loved so much. It was a 'birthday' gift.
Yeah right.
Rosalie was silent for the whole drive back and I kept worrying that I had done something wrong. I knew she had a soft spot for Edward, but did she have to be so MEAN?
It was dark and raining – welcome to Forks! – By the time, we got home. Edward was waiting for me in our room.
"Can I see?" he asked in that velvet voice.
"No. it's unlucky to see the dress before the wedding." I giggled, stuffing the box under all our clothes in the wardrobe. I knew he wouldn't go see.
He chuckled before grabbing my waist and pressing me against his hard chest.
"I thought that it was unlucky to see the bride before the ceremony." He whispered, his sweet breath tickling my ear.
"Both. Marriage is very complicated and many things bring bad luck." He pressed his lips against mine, and it was one of those kisses that I felt all the way down to my toes. He moved his lips to my neck and slid his hands under my top. I ran my hands through his hair and shivered at his touch. The family was out of town now because they went hunting, and I could finally have Edward all to myself… when I became a vampire, I had mixed powers: Foreseeing, reading minds, sensing danger, blocking powers, torture . . . when Edward had changed me and I had whispered those words he later told me made him so happy – Edward you bastard – I actually twisted his mind round so he could've seen what would've happened if I had died. I still haven't figured out what happens after sunset, when my senses go haywire . . .
Edward guided me slowly to the bed, where I felt the edge of it banging against my knees and I fell back on the big bed. Edward lay on top of me a minute later, breathing heavy and his lips and hands everywhere.
As he slid my top off pf my shoulders, I kissed his neck and . . .