Girls Night
"So, Honey, are you going to have a girl's night out before your wedding?" asked Renee one night before I went to bed.
I groaned over the phone and instantly felt my face heat, grateful Edward was out hunting. I had given Alice free rein to plan my wedding, but I had insisted on NO bachelorette parties. Repeatedly. She was a little put out at first, but one look from Edward had silenced her on the subject. Or, maybe it was the fact that I threatened to destroy her closet of clothes. With Edward's help, of course. To have the idea being brought up again was starting to get a tad annoying. Edward was all I wanted and I didn't need to go crazy before my wedding. There really wasn't much to do in Forks and the idea of illegal drinking on my part brought images of a VERY angry Charlie to mind.
"Mom, I don't want a bacheloretteparty. AT ALL," I stated firmly, hoping this was the last time this idea came up.
My mom sighed on the other end of the line. "I'm not saying you have to go crazy, Bella. I'm talking about a night with your girlfriends, just enjoying yourself. Not stressing about the wedding or worrying about your future, just being a girl. After you get married, you tend to have so many important things pulling you in different directions! Work, school, kids, just being married demands a lot of your time! It's harder to make time just for you and your friends," she said softly.
We were both silent for a long time. She had a small point. After my wedding, I would be becoming a vampire. Not to mention the strong possibility of being a crazed newborn for a year. But, wouldn't it be more painful to spending time with them, only to have to brush them away after I changed? What was the right thing to do? My head rolled the idea around but no answer came to me.
"Well, Honey, I have to get going. Just think about it. Love ya!"
"Love you, too. Bye, Mom." I replied. I turned the phone off and sighed. Getting married was such an annoying process. A bachelorette party?! Ugh!
***
I didn't think much about what my mom said until I got a package in the mail little over a week later. I had just gotten home from work when I saw the package on the kitchen table. Charlie had gone out fishing with Billy and he wasn't going to be back until late. Edward was going to arrive in a few minutes, so I decided to open it while I waited.
Inside the package were a letter and a smaller box beneath it. I ripped open the letter first, ignoring the smaller box for now.
Bella,
I thought about what we talked about and it occurred to me that maybe one of the reasons you don't want to have a party is because there is simply nothing to do. Forks isn't exactly like Phoenix or like Jacksonville! So, I wanted to send you this game to help you out. You don't have to change your mind, this is your wedding. But, if you want to, it's here. If not, maybe you can use it for a girls' night with Esme, Alice, and Rosaline. Hope things are going well! Love ya!
Mom
I lifted the smaller box and looked at it. It looked innocent enough. I opened the box and looked at the deck of cards inside. Some of the cards were down right hilarious! I quickly looked through the deck, seeing if there was anything there that would be awkward. Strangely enough, there wasn't. A grin stretched across my face as an idea occurred to me. A simple girls' night might be fun. And, it would let me get to know my soon-to-be family a little better. Maybe even Rose. I took the note and box and bolted up into my room.