Authors Note: This is my first forray into the world of fanfic so please review and point things out if they are wrong. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything it all belongs to the lovely Stephanie Meyer.
I sat in the kitchen thoroughly depressed. How could she do this to me? How could she get married? Hadn't we always sworn that we would grow to be old spinsters together, own a shed load of cats and shout at the neighbourhood kids as they approached the house to get the ball they had just lost in our overgrown garden?
I took another sip of my drink and let the coffee taste of my Kahlua and coke slide sweetly down my throat, warming it as it went. Drowning my sorrows was not helping. Bella Swan you need to pull yourself together, your 29 and your best friend is going to be getting married. Life moves on! Suck it up and deal with it. Couldn't my inner monologue keep its freakin' common sense to itself for one night and let me wallow. At 29 I was single, had a crappy job, was always promising myself that I would get the body I had always wanted, preferably the body of the 22 year old model like receptionist from my office building, I swear once I develop the procedure for being able to surgically remove our heads and then swap them my life would be complete. I didn't have a bad face I've been told I'm quite beautiful, though I always think it's a crock!
Anyway back to the evenings events and as to why I am drowning my sorrows, I have just come back home from a meal with my friends, where Alice, my best friend since forever, just announced that her boyfriend Jasper and her were engaged and would be getting married this summer. It was bad enough when Rose got married but Alice and I had always had our pact. Even though I was upset I was happy for her too. Alice Cullen is the loveliest person I know, she reminds me a little of Tinkerbell except that she has short black hair and dark brown eyes , is tiny with a figure to die for and a talent for shopping, luckily funded by the fact that her family are rich, as is Jasper.
Alice and Jasper Masen had met one day at college, he was a year older than us and had been doing a degree in History. I remember the first time I met him, it was one of my extremely rare nights off and Alice had arranged that we go out to a party on campus. Jasper was already there and when we walked in and I saw the two of them together I could see how much they were into each other but they never made me feel like a fifth wheel. Jasper had a talent for making me feel comfortable I think it was his relaxed air, plus he had these brown eyes that could look at you and calm you straight away. His dark blond hair was always worn slightly long and was curly but not in an unruly way. It was quite funny when Alice and Jasper stood next to each other as Jasper was tall whereas Alice was short, she just reached his shoulder in heels, it was cute.
When I think back to that night I can see that it was then that I was doomed to a life of lonely spinsterhood. This was the night that out other best friend Rosalie had met her now husband Emmett McCarty. Rosalie is gorgeous and on this particular night had looked killer in a red bandage dress that showed off her fantastic legs and enviable chest. She has beautiful long blonde hair and violet eyes with the longest lashes I have ever seen, she is tall but despite this always wears heels. She had met Emmett after he bumped into her and splashed beer on her chest, needless to say she slapped him across the face. Unfortunately she didn't get the desired response, he grinned at her and said that she was going to be his wife.
Emmett is a huge bear of a man; he is about as tall as Jasper but much broader and muscular. He has short dark brown hair and blue eyes that twinkle with mischief and when he smiles it's always huge and creates the two cutest dimples you've ever seen. Emmett and Rose own a garage and restore old cars and sell them on. Apparently a lot of collectors use them and they come highly recommended. Needless to say that I am the poor friend who always counts the pennies and rents a tiny apartment that any of my other friends would use as a broom cupboard.
So this evening when we got to the posh restaurant that Alice had booked I ordered the cheapest thing on the menu and had a glass of tap water. My friends knew better than to offer to pay for me. I am quite stubborn when I put my mind to it. The announcement came as a shock because there had been no hint from Jasper that he would be doing it but then I think I should have seen the signs, I mean he took her to Hawaii for the weekend. I think what shocked me the most was how quickly the wedding was going to be taking place, I mean we were in April now and they wanted to get married in July. That meant a lot of saving up for me.
My thoughts were broken by a buzzing; I looked up realising it was my phone vibrating. I picked it up, only a text message; I pressed the button to see who had sent it, Alice.
Can we meet on Friday for lunch I want to discuss the wedding? Xx
I put my head on the table. The wedding! Already it was annoying me and nothing had been planned. I go to reply but before I can I have to check on funds and after a quick call to my bank I am ready to text back.
Can do but it will have to be sandwiches in the park. I am broke and need to save the little cash I have left. Xx
Why did I have to have friends who had money and wanted to get married and be all fancy and stuff. I finish my drink and debate whether to have another one, after a moment I decided against it. I figured I would need to save it for a later date.
My phone went off again as I was getting in the shower, I thought about going to check it but the shower was too great a pull what with all its steamy, hot goodness. I grabbed at my shower gel and lathered it on my body. Nice relaxing shower before bed; I quickly shampoo and condition my hair with my one little luxury, my expensive strawberry fragranced shampoo.
I stepped out of the shower, dried off, brushed my teeth and grabbed my phone. Alice again, I knew she wouldn't want to have sandwiches in the park but I could always try.
No, let's meet at Seth's Deli, my treat. I won't take no for an answer. Xx
I quickly replied back saying ok. I was exhausted and I really didn't feel up to discussing or even thinking about the wedding until I absolutely had to. Weddings to me just meant expense and stress. I drifted off to sleep with a frown on my face.