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Chapter One: Invatations

Summer - my favourite season. No longer for the same reasons as before – the heat, and lack of anything cold. Now summer meant sun, and that meant a lot of alone time with Edward in our meadow. Despite knowing him for a year and a half, the way he looked in the sun still took my breath away. He never looked more like a god then when he sparkled.

The fact that he sparkles in the sun nearly got him killed earlier this year in Italy, a period of our relationship that I wish to both forget and also to remember for always. Forget, because it was truly one of the most terrifying few hours of my life; and remember, as it was an event that brought my love and me back together again.

Since then, two major things have happened to Edward and I. Victoria and her gang of newborn vampires attacked us, and more recently, we got engaged. The latter of the two had caused my future mother-in-law, Esme and future sister-in-law, Alice, to be completely preoccupied - and in my opinion, completely obsessed – with planning every last detail of the wedding. One thing my fiancé and I did have control over however, was the guest list.

Edward had already sent off a few of his own invitaions and I had sent some to my mother and Phil, and my closest friends – Angela, Ben, Jessica, Mike and Seth – and now we were discussing inviting some of the Cullen's ... friends.

"Edward, you know I have no problem with you inviting the Denali sisters but I'm worried about the... others. I wouldn't be able to have their hunting on my conscience." I said in a voice barely louder than a whisper, although I knew he could easily hear. "Never mind having them in close proximity of my friends and family... not to mention the wolves!" I cringed at the thought of their reaction to that.

"Bella," he said in a gentle and relaxing tone, "the last thing I want is for you to be uncomfortable on your wedding day. It was only a thought. They are more Carlisle's friends then mine anyway."

I smiled, "Thank you. If you have any other friends that wont be tempted to devour the town of Forks then you're welcome to invite them." I joked.

"...Ooh what about Dani?" Emmett shouted from the garden during a rare pause in his fight with Jasper. "She hasn't visited in a while, and she's definitely no trouble... well for humans anyway!"

"Ah yes," Edward replied, "Carlisle, Esme and Alice would enjoy a visit from her." He seemed very happy at the idea of a visit from this stranger, as did Alice who quietly made an appearance at the top of the staircase.

"If you send an invitation she will come." Alice injected while her eyes stared off into the future, "In fact, she'll come early. She will be here in 4 days..." she added. She turned her head to me and added "...if you invite her."

Everybody turned the heads in my direction. I looked around the room, into the expecting eyes of Edward, Emmett and Alice. The last part of Alice's sentence, it appeared, was directed at me.

"She is not a vampire?" I asked Edward. He shook his head with his crooked smile planted on his face. "Then she is a human?" He nodded. Hmm. I was gald he couldn't read my thoughts at this point. She was probably pretty. Gorgeous, otherwise he would have mentioned her before. Why hadn't he mentioned her before? Who was she? "Well if she is a friend of the family then of course she's invited." I added, trying to be as nonchalant as possible. Of course, this didn't fool the all too aware vampires surrounding me. Plus, I had taken a long time to speak. Edward looked as though he was fighting back a laugh. Yes, it was true that he could not read my mind, but he knew me well... too well.

He caressed my face and looked deep into my eyes. My breathing hitched. I have not got used to the way he makes me feel, and I am sure that I never will.

"Thats settled then. She will be here at 3 o'clock on Tuesday." Alice said and she then danced back into Esme's office. Emmett shot me a quick grin that appeared to stretch from ear to ear and then ran back outside to Jasper. Edward turned in his seat and wrote the name Danielle Clarke in his flawless script on the nearest envelope.

"If you ask me Bella, I will happily tell you." He said, without raising his eyes towards me. Yes, he definitely knew me too well. I felt a rush of blood flood to my cheeks.

I sighed, "Who is she Edward?" I whispered the words even though I knew any vampires in a half-mile radius would probably be able to hear me without any trouble.

He smiled and turned to face me. He pulled me onto his lap and wrapped his arms around me. He inhaled and said, "It's a long story."

Oh dear. This is going to be bad.