Chapter 1: Bella's POV
"Bella stop, it doesn't need to be perfect. You've spent fifteen minutes on this damn tie. It's not that important." Edward Cullen, my best friend since junior year of high school. He was my friend, my shoulder to cry on, he was my rock and my entire world. I loved him; that much I knew for certain. His parents Carlisle and Esme felt more like parents to me than my own. My mom traveled around with my lovely new step dad. As for my dad Charlie, he worked literally all the time. He may be police chief but this is Forks. Small town with nothing but the occasional traffic laws being violated.
"Edward you're getting married, you have to be at the other end of that isle in five short minutes. Don't you think Jessica would be just a little mad if her wedding pictures turned out bad because your tie was all screwed up?" Yes, Jessica. The Jessica Stanley, my not so much best friend. She doesn't know that though, she's far too conceited to see how I really feel about her sudden engagement and marriage to my best friend. What a slut. She's going to hurt the most important person in my life and I have to sit back and be all happy for him until that day. I couldn't tell him she was nothing but trouble, blow my cover and have him know how deeply in love I was with him? His voice, his face, his smell, those bright green eyes….
"Hey, Bella? Are you listening to a single word I say?" Edward was shaking my shoulders rather violently.
"No Edward, I haven't. I was thinking about-…" I froze ever so slightly, not even realizing I was about to say something negative about his 'beautiful bride.' Gross. "I was just thinking about the nice open bar I'll be attacking." I smirked. I wasn't exactly much of a partier. In college I'd let loose a bit, although usually Edward and I stayed in our dorms and studied day and night to finish those stupid classes. But tonight was the night I would need every ounce of alcohol I could get my hands on. To just wash away the thoughts and feelings of today and hopefully wake up in the morning forgetting who I ever was, or who I have been the past eight years.
"Oh Bella, I'll get someone to record it so they can show it to your kids later in life." He chuckled, shaking his head. I'm glad he found all this oh so amusing. Stronzo. I'll be forever alone, by myself, no kids, watching the man I love show love for someone else. It made me sick.
"You better get out there. It would be bad if you were late for your own wedding. Jess wouldn't be too happy with you. Good luck." I gave him a half hearted smile. He pulled me into a hug and whispered into my ear: "Thanks Bella. For everything. I love you." I couldn't even respond. I stood there frozen, watching him leave the room. The last time I'll see him as the free spirit he was since the day I met him. I guess love at first sight was only on my side.