My cellphone began to ring, waking me up from my deep slumber. I rubbed my eyes, sat up and stretched my stiff muscles before I finally picked up my phone. A lovely picture of my best friend, Alice, appeared on the screen.

"Hey, Alice. What's up?" I asked.

"Hey, Bella. Sorry to wake you. Meet me in the lobby at twelve, okay?" she said. I flung the sheets back and slipped on my dressing gown.

"Why? Where are we going?" I asked casually, walking into the kitchen and starting to make myself a coffee.

"I'll tell you when I get there. Remember, lobby at twelve. Bye." And with that, Alice hung up. I put the cellphone on the bench and flicked the kettle on.

After a quick coffee and some breakfast, I had a hot shower and washed my hair. I blow-dried and straightened my hair and put on a little bit of make up. I wore a maroon peacoat, glossy maroon heels, a white long-sleeve top and a pair of jeans. It looked great.

I slipped my cellphone and keys into my purse and met Alice downstairs in the lobby. I greeted her warmly with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey, Bella! You look great!" Alice complimented, smiling cheerfully.

"You too." I said, smiling back. Alice was wearing a baby blue peplum top with a bow around the waist, a grey cardigan, a pair of jeans and baby blue pumps.

"So... what are we doing and where are we going?" I asked curiously. Alice grinned.

"I'm taking you out for a special lunch. Come on. Let's go." I followed her out of the apartment building and onto Olive Street. Cars and people buzzed around us in the busy city, but Alice and I didn't mind. We chatted amongst ourselves and strolled down the street. We turned a left onto Seventh Street and explored a little until we found the cosy café Alice had discovered the other day; Le Café Bonjour. It was a lovely little French café with nice people and great food. After Alice and I were seated, I ordered a chai latte and a ham and tomato croissant and Alice ordered a cappuccino and a fruit salad, despite the cold weather.

"So," I asked, after the kind waiter took our orders. "Why did you bring me here again?"

"Well, I wanted to discuss your wedding." Alice explained, lacing her fingers together on the table. My fiancé and I had chosen Alice as our wedding planner. She would help us with references and choosing the right things for everything. "It's three weeks away and you haven't even sorted who is sitting where, the centerpieces, the playlist or food options! We need to get a move on. Anyways..."

After a deep conversation about my wedding and things I hadn't organized yet, we decided that she would drop by tomorrow after work and we would go through things then. Alice and I finished our order, paid and left, heading back towards my apartment. When we got there, I hugged Alice goodbye and thanked her for coming over. She drove away in her bright yellow Porsche.

I went back into my apartment and did some research on flower centerpieces and looked at the options of food at the reception my fiancé and I chose. I emailed the things I liked to Alice, cooked some spaghetti and watched Pretty Little Liars before finally dragging myself to bed.


I woke up at ten in the morning and made some pancakes. I called my fiancé over and set the table out neatly. Just as I was putting the pancakes on the table, I heard the doorbell ring. I took off my oven-mitts and rushed over to let my fiancé in. When I opened the door, I was greeted by a playful hug. We both laughed and he put me down gently. I smiled up at him. He was a tall man with russet skin, big brown eyes and short black hair. He was charming, cheeky, generous, gentle and an amazing kisser.

"Hey, Jacob." I greeted warmly. I stood on my toes and kissed him. He smiled cutely at me. "How are you?"

"I'm great. You?" he said.

"I'm good. So, do you like pancakes?"

"I love pancakes."

After a lovely breakfast and a cheerful discussion, trading recent stories in our lives, I left Jacob in the living room to go have a shower and get dressed. I came back a half hour later wearing a white tank top, grey sweatpants, grey uggs and a black and white aztec cardigan.

"You always manage to look gorgeous." Jacob complimented as I sat down next to him. I smiled.

"Thank you."

We just looked at each other for a moment, when Jacob seemed to have remembered something.

"I got you a present, Bella." he stated. I grinned happily.

"What is it?" I asked curiously. He hid the present behind his back and shook his finger.

"You have to close your eyes and put your hands out." Jacob ordered childishly, a grin playing on his lips. I pouted and closed my eyes, holding my hands out. Jacob placed four things in my palms and told me to open my eyes.

"Awesome! Twenty-one Jump Street, Catching Fire and We're The Millers! I've been wanting to see these for ages!" I cheered as I placed the DVDs on the coffee table and focused on the other gift. It was a small white jewelry box. I smiled gratefully at Jacob and cupped my hand under his jaw. He grinned and urged me to open it. I finally opened the box and found the most beautiful silver locket sitting inside. The locket was a silver oval with patterns carved into it. I smiled at Jacob again and kissed him sweetly.

"Thank you, baby." I said.

"Ah, don't mention it. Just walked by the jewelry shop and saw it. I immediately thought of you." he confessed. I kissed him again.

"Right. I'm going to go get the snacks and your going to put Catching Fire on. I'll be back in ten minutes." I instructed. Jacob dutifully put his hand to his forehead.

"Aye aye, Captain." I laughed and left to get the snacks.


2 and a Half Movies Later...


Ding dong. I put down the crisps and can of soft drink to answer the door.

"Hey, Alice! How was work?" I greeted, giving Alice a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Alice owned her on shop on Ninth Street. She sold the latest fashion trends for great prices.

"Good, good. Who have you got over?" she asked curiously. Jacob got up from the couch and kissed Alice on the cheek.

"Jacob came for breakfast this morning and got me some DVDs and this locket." I showed Alice the locket around my neck.

"It's beautiful." she said. I invited her to watch the rest of 21 Jump Street with us and she reluctantly agreed. We finished the movie, cleaned up and Jacob left for a shower and some clean clothes. When Jacob left, Alice laid her planning things out on the dining table and we started with the centerpieces. I picked six favorites from a variety of websites, then narrowed it down to four, then to three, then to one. I ended up choosing some pretty white and purple flowers.

Just as Alice and I were moving the centerpiece papers to one side, there was a knock on the door. I let Jacob in, showed him which flowers I had picked and we moved onto the seating arrangements. After altering the wedding guests' seating arrangements many, many times, Jacob and I finally came to a firm agreement.

Seeing as it was six o'clock, none of us had had dinner yet and I had work tomorrow, I cooked lasagne and apple pie and we all ate together. Although Alice didn't like Jacob at first, he seemed to be growing on her. After we finished up desert, Alice and Jacob thanked me for dinner and a good time and left. I crashed on the couch, watched an episode of Pretty Little Liars and went to bed at nine o'clock.