I hated to have Bella spend the day before our wedding with dogs. It bothered me to no end. But, I suppose she didn't like being away from him for so long. I knew that now.
As she walked in the door, I squished her in a hug, and then a quick peck on the cheek. And then I realized why she didn't react that quickly: she was nearly dead on her feet.
I scooped her up and flew up the stairs. Then I dumped her on the bed.
"Edward..." she trailed off sweetly.
"I'm here. Just go to sleep, love," I said as softly and soothingly as I could.
"Mmmm... 'kay," she said... and then she was asleep.
Bella's POV
The next morning I woke up... and I couldn't believe it. I was getting married today. I had to wear a hideous white dress and walk down the isle on a carpet that would probably make me trip and do a face plant, with no help from the high-heeled shoes at all...
I shuddered, thinking of the humiliation of the next few hours. Emmett would no doubt make fun and Alice would no doubt cheer and make a fool out of me by making me try on the dress, and Edward would no doubt... Well, what would Edward do? I didn't know.
I rubbed my eyes sleepily before opening them. When I did, I was looking into large, excited golden eyes that seemed to sparkle. I guess he was just that excited.
"Morning, sleepy. Are you ready to get -"
"Don't say it!" I interrupted rudely. His expression fell just a little bit, then picked up with double the excitement. "I do not want to hear about how I'm getting... married today. Nope!"
Then Alice rushed into the room, and I knew I was in for it. She had a guilty-yet-I-have-something-planned look. I was terrified at once.
"Oh, no. What are you going to make me do?" I asked suspiciously.
"We are going to get you ready for your wedding, silly. Ahh! I'm so excited! Okay, first, we have to put your dress on, make sure it's exactly the right size, and if not, we can do a little clipping and sewing, it won't take long..." She rambled on while towing me to her and Jasper's huge room.
"Ugh..." I groaned. She had decorated it for the 'occasion.' There were flowers everywhere, and ribbons, and a small platform in the middle of the room covered with flowers and fancy stuff. I assumed I was going to stand on there for her inspection.
Edward waltzed into the room with unconscience grace and came to stand by my side. Alice didn't seem to notice until she turned around. "Gah!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing in here?! OUT!"
Alice had strict rules about never seeing the dress till the day of. Even though Edward had already seen the dress in her head, I suppose it is different in real life...
Edward skipped out of the room, happy as Santa on Christmas Day. Hmph, I thought as I narrowed my eyes after him. He was just doing that to make me mad. Nothing could spoil his mood today. Nothing.
As soon as Edward clicked the door behind him, Alice rushed out of her closet with an armful of white fishnet, white silk fabric, and a soft-looking veil that probably went with the dress. It was all jumbled together in her arms until she dumped it onto the couch, staightening it out until it looked like a dress again. And it was going to look absolutely horrible on me. She brought out the shoes that went with it, too. They were mega high-heeled with ribbons that snaked up my legs. I didn't get the point - nobody was going to see them anyways.
"So? What do you think?" Alice asked me excitedly. There were many things I wanted to say - some not nice at all. But, then again, the ensemble did look pretty. Well, probably not on me, but maybe on a model or a fashion commercial.
"It's..." I waited for added suspense. Alice bit her lip in anxiety. "... perfect." She exhaled in a loud huff.
"Thank you, Bella! You're the best. I'll owe you for a dec- I mean, a century!"
I smiled at her. After all, what's the worst that could happen? "Yeah, you will," I said anyway. She smiled back.
"Come on, let's try it on!" she said excitedly, and as I groaned, she held up the dress and told me to go in the - huge - bathroom and change.
Edward's POV
Ugh! I thought. How was I ever going to get through this? Alice was making me get out of the room. I was not to see Bella until tonight. I was getting married tonight. All of my family was going to be there, and I was getting married to the girl of my dreams. I was a nervous wreck. I was ready to break something. My stomach had been tying itself in knots all morning. How was I ever going to get through the rest of the day without my Bella? And, plus, I wouldn't even get to see her until she was walking down the isle, and me smiling idiotically.
How was I ever going to get through this?
I decided I'd better go hunting before the wedding. Even though it was quite gruesome, I'll admit, I didn't want to ruin the wedding by massacring a whole room - or tent - full of people. I was just happy we were getting married outdoors, so other scents could mix in and hopefully distract me from all the human blood.
"Jasper?" I asked in a conversational tone. It wasn't too soft, it wasn't too loud. But he would hear. He was by my side in half a second.
"Yes?" he asked, already guessing what was on my mind.
"Do you want to go hunt before tonight?" I asked him, reading his mind to get the answer: Sure, why not?
"Good. I'll go pack up. We can't be gone long, so I was thinking somewhere in northern Oregon. That should keep us busy long enough, right?"
Yes, it should. But we definitely can't be gone too long. Alice would have my butt.
I smiled. "Yes, I know. Come on," I said, ascending the stairs to my - and Bella's - room.
"Edward?" I heard from Alice's room. It was Bella's human, but melodic and recognizable, voice.
"Yes, Bells?" I replied.
"Are you going hunting?" she asked. Then I heard an, "Ouch! Watch where you point that! It hurts us humans, you know!" I almost giggled. I would have if it had been anyone else possibly getting hurt.
"Yeah. I figured I'd rather be safe than sorry," I said, careful not to listen or see the scene that was playing through Alice's head. It would ruin the surprise.
"Okay. Have fun!" she exclaimed. I knew she didn't really mean it. It made her almost as anxious to be away from me as I was to be far from her. It was a good thing, though. I don't think I could live without her, but if she didn't want me...
"Come on, Edward. Let's go. We don't want to catch rush hour," Jasper joked. I laughed lightly, prancing into the room, all the knots in my stomach gone until I realized they were - and the reason for them - and they came back again. This time, it wasn't just my stomach. Man, if only I were human. Then I could take a hot shower and try to get all these freaking shoulder knots out. They were killing me. Ha ha. That was a joke. Come on, people!
Bella's POV
Edward was leaving. I tried not to concentrate on that. I would concentrate on the wedding. Yeah. Oh, no! That was just more stressful than the last thing. I could concentrate on... umm... Jake? No! Ugh. What was I going to do about him? No, you know what? I wasn't going to think of anything, anything except how beautiful I looked in my dress. After all, it was amazing. And I looked really good. It showed every little curve, some I didn't know I had. It was perfect.
"Bella? Bella!" Alice snapped me out of my thinking process.
"Huh? Yeah," I said, befuddled.
"Could ya turn this way... please?" she asked me. I imagined she'd be getting a little annoyed with me. I was being more difficult than she probably thought possible for a human. Ugh. How was I ever going to pull today off?
AN: Hey, guys. Thanks for reading. R&R please! I know you're all going to say it's horrible, but be a little nice, okay? It's only my second story.
P.S.: TWILIGHT IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!