"What?! You're kidding me!" Alice screamed.
She grabbed my hand and studied the clear stone on my 4th finger.
"Nope, he really did." I said, ripping my hand away from her iron grip.
Rose grinned at me. "Congrats, Morgan!" she said.
"Thanks." I said, smiling.
I heard the door slam. We—Rose, Alice and I—were in the living room waiting for Esme to come home from a bookstore she wanted to go to.
"Okay. You wanted to speak with me about something?" she said, hanging up her sopping coat.
It was pouring outside. Typical for Forks, Washington.
"You know how Damien proposed to Morgan last night," Alice said, holding up my hand.
"Well, I'll plan her bachelorette party!" Alice said, cackling evilly.
I gulped.
"You are…?" I said weakly.
Alice snorted. "But of course."
"I'm so happy for you, Morgan." Esme said, smiling gently.
"Thank you so much." I said.
"Where are the guys?" Rose asked.
"They went out hunting. Edward said he took Damien, too."
Damien—the mysterious vampire boy I had met—was living with the Cullens and myself.
We lived in a big house with enough bedrooms so Damien could put his personal things in his bedroom.
No one had a bed since we don't sleep.
Vampires, I learned, are virtually indestructible.
"I'm going to plan the best party you've ever seen!"
"Do I really have to have one of those?" I asked.
Alice eyed me as if I were insane.
"Of course." She answered bluntly.
"Ooh! I know!" She squealed.
How someone so small could have that much energy, I'd never know.
"What Alice?" Esme asked.
"I'll call Bella!" Alice said, grinning widely.
Bella Swan. Edward's girlfriend.
"Great Alice!" I said enthusiastically.
I enjoyed Bella almost as much as Alice did- which was a lot.
I leaned back on the sofa I was sitting on.
"What should we do for fun at the party, Rose?" I asked.
"Hmm…" Rose thought.
"No, no!" Alice cried. "Let me do the planning, okay?"
Rose sighed. "Okay, okay…"
Esme sat on the chair across from me.
Alice dialed Bella's number.
"Hey, Bella!" she said into the phone.
"Do you really think I'd want to ruin your Saturday? Show some enthusiasm, Bella. Thanks for your faith." Alice said dryly.
"But, anyway, can you come over here for a while? We're planning something. I'll tell you what for when you get here. Yeah. Bye." She said hanging up.
I stared at her, unable to keep a grin off my face.
"What?" Alice asked.
"Nothing." I said quickly.
"He has impeccable taste." Esme said, eyeing my ring.
"It's just so pretty!" Alice said.
"Thanks. I think so, too." I said.
"When should the wedding be?" Alice chirped in suddenly.
"W-What?!" I said, shocked.
"Alice," I said as sternly as I could with her puppy dog eyes, "he just proposed last night. Give him a chance to get used to the whole idea of a fiancé, okay? Besides, we're not in that big of a rush to tie the knot." I said exasperatedly.
I think I heard Alice mutter: "You may not have enough time to."
Esme and I exchanged worried glances.
Before I could ask her what she meant, she changed the subject.
"But, could you make the wedding soon?" she pleaded.
I sighed. "I don't know… maybe June? I think I'd like a summer wedding…" I murmured. "But," I added quickly, "I'll have to ask Damien about what he wants."
"That's only in a month. Perfect! I'll go crazy if I don't plan—" Alice was cut short by Bella walking through the door.
"Plan what?" she asked.
She walked in the door, her brown curly hair bouncing lightly on her shoulders.
"Bella!" I said, grinning.
"Hey!" She said, taking off her jacket.
"You can hang it in the closet." Esme said, smiling.
"Thanks." She said, putting it away.
"Now," Bella said sitting next to me, "Plan what?" she repeated.
"Morgan's bachelorette party!" Alice cried, triumphantly.
I sighed, grinning.
"Really? Damien proposed?" she said.
"Yes!" I said excitedly.
"That's awesome!" Bella cried.
"Who's all invited?"
"You, Rose, Alice, and Esme." I said.
"That sounds fun!" Bella said, grinning.
"Well, you almost got mauled by it, Emmett."
I heard a boy's voice.
"Uh…are you guys home?" I asked out loud.
"Yeah." Jasper said, stepping through the door.
"Is Bella here?" Edward asked walking in.
"Hey!" Bella said, smiling at him.
Damien walked in following Emmett and Carlisle.
"Morgan," Emmett said, "are you sure you didn't steal that ring from someone?" he said laughing.
I rolled my eyes. I was used to his constant teasing.
I couldn't think of a witty comeback.
Damien chuckled.
He stood next to the couch where I was sitting and played with a strand of my hair.
I looked back at him.
"Did you find any interesting animals on the hunt?"
He shrugged. "The usual."
"I see." I said, grinning.
He kissed my forehead.
"Well," I said getting up and taking Damien's hand, "I'm going to go talk to him, Alice, so you'll get off my back about things, okay?" I said.
She laughed and nodded. "Good plan!"
"Come on…" I groaned but I still smiling.
"Let's talk about…marital things." I said slowly.
Damien nodded, guessing what I wanted to talk about.
He followed me up the stairs and into my room.
"Okay," I said, closing the door.
I don't know why we had to be in private, but it was a personal matter, after all.
"What did Alice want to plan?" Damien said, grinning.
"That our wedding be in a month." I said slowly, wondering how he'd react.
"Oh…would you like it to be in a month?" he asked.
I shrugged. "Kind of. What do you think? I didn't want to make any major decisions without your consent." I said.
"Thanks." He said.
"Plus," I added, giggling, "I don't think I can take on Alice alone. Just wait until Edward and Bella have their wedding." I said.
I knew Edward was thinking about proposing to her.
It was so obvious when he talked to her.
They were madly in love with each other.
They deserved to have a beautiful wedding, and Alice—I have no doubt in my mind—could make that happen.
He laughed at the thought.
"I can only imagine." He said.
"Now about the date…" I said.
"Any ideas?" he asked.
I hoped our wedding would be a memorable and happy moment for us.
Damien, out of both of us, deserved at least that.
But…would no flaw at all be asking a little much?
Alice's POV:
"Okay. Well, I'm going to go to my room and think things over." I said, talking more to Esme about Morgan and Damien's wedding.
This would be the happiest moment of their lives.
It should be special.
I stepped into my room, looking out the window, smiling.
My eyes shut and I took a step backward.
I saw two figures…both women. I could recognize one immediately. Jane.
My eyes opened abruptly.
What were they doing?
They were thinking about heading here to Forks, and soon.
Should I tell anyone about this?
I bit my lip.
With all the confusion about the wedding would it be too much?
But, also, Morgan had a right to know what was happening.
I'd tell her after I figured out what Jane was planning.
If they were planning to mess with Morgan, they'd have to go through me.