AN: Happy New Year! I wanted to start 2017 off right by giving you a new story to read and yes, Zach and Allie's wedding is finally here, but you know there had to be some drama, right? I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1

Allie giggled as Zach nuzzled her neck and pulled her closer to him. The starry night sky, ocean breeze swirling around them, and waves swaying the yacht were hypnotizing as they cuddled together under a heating blanket. Allie tenderly kissed him and played with the curls at the nape of his neck as he turned the blanket back on. She shook her head in amusement.

"I can't believe you brought this blanket. It isn't like we need it," she teased and he grinned dimply.

"I will have you know that I am quite fond of this blanket. I remember the first night we used it. It was after your dad finally accepted us and we got to watch a movie together. You fell asleep in my arms and I used this to keep you warm."

"I know it happened last year, but it feels like a lifetime ago. So much has happened and I remember feeling so scared back then because I had no clue about this world. If you would have told me that by this time next year I would be making love to you on a yacht in the Pacific Ocean, I would have called you insane."

"I wouldn't have believed it either. So much has changed and we are definitely keeping this blanket. It is part of our love story. Besides, I like it. Just because we don't need it, doesn't mean it isn't nice to heat up while making love," he teased as he kissed her neck and she smiled slyly.

"I think you heat me up just fine," she assured. He sighed happily as he checked his phone.

"No calls from Aunt Alice. I had to see it to believe it, but she is actually going to leave us alone."

"Well, it was your birthday wish for us to spend time alone together and your mother and Uncle Edward somehow managed to get her to agree. How did they pull that off anyways?"

"She has a secret vault in Switzerland full of her prized possessions and they threatened to steal them with the help of Connell," he informed with a chuckle and Allie laughed.

"That's all it took? That vault must be full of gold or something."

"More like shoes, a ridiculous amount of shoes, and Aunt Alice agreed to honor my wishes for my birthday. In return, they will leave the shoes alone, which she is now moving to a secure location once again."

"She has a serious shopping problem."

"You are just now understanding this, nayeli," he teased.

"I don't understand why she was so disappointed that you didn't want a big party. The wedding is eleven days away. There will be plenty to celebrate. She got to plan the wedding and even against my better judgment, I let her plan the bachelorette party and gave in to having a party the night before the wedding."

"Speaking of your bachelorette party….."

"Don't worry, Cullen, there will be no strippers. I just want to hunt and see the Aurora Borealis, so we are heading up to Alaska. Tanya, Kate, Carmen, and Zafrina were kind enough to let us spend the night in their home to watch from the backyard. I am very excited about it."

"Thanks for the assurance but I already knew you wouldn't have strippers. Although, I could see Kate and Tanya having some show up, so be prepared. I was going to ask if you could invite Tess to the party. She is my friend and I want her to be included."

"Really, I knew she would be at the wedding, but I didn't know you wanted her to be included before that?"

"I just think you two should spend some time together. She is a good friend and I want you two to get along."

"We get along," said Allie, but Zach arched an eyebrow at her.

"She thinks you tolerate her. I told her she is just reading you wrong and the two of you haven't been around each other very much."

"When did you and Tess talk about this?"

"Last night, while you and Natalie were doing your last fitting." She sat up and eyed him curiously.

"How often do you talk with Tess behind my back," she questioned and he huffed as he sat up as well.

"I am not talking to her behind your back, nayeli. She is my friend and we call each other to check in from time to time. Tess tends to get in trouble, so I keep an eye on her."

"She is a grown woman, Zach. She doesn't need you to keep an eye on her."

"I know that, but she is my friend and I want what is best for her, which is why I want you two to get along. I am starting to think she is right though. Do you not like her?"

"Of course I do, you two just have a past…."

"We don't have a past, okay? She is my friend. She is part of the reason we even got together. She gave me that love token because she wanted me to find my mate. It led me to you, so I would think you would be happy that she is in our lives. I am not asking you to be as close with her as you are Natalie, but can you at least try," he asked as he pushed out his bottom lip in a pout and she sighed.

"You know I can't resist that look," she whined and he happily nodded.

"Yep, I know," he chuckled before kissing her tenderly. She playfully nudged him and rolled her eyes.

"Fine, she can come to the party. You are right. I don't know her very well and that needs to change."

"Thank you, now, let's get back to celebrating my birthday. I only turn seventeen once," he teased as he kissed her neck.

"Don't remind me of your age, Cullen," she groaned and he smirked.

"We're getting married soon and you are stuck with me so deal with it." She ran her hands over his chest and sighed happily.

"I think I can do that," she whispered as she crawled on top of him and he chuckled.

"Best birthday ever," he laughed and passionately kissed his mate.

Alice helped Esme install the last strand of lights around the backyard while Jasper and Carlisle constructed the elegant, white wedding tent that encompassed most of the yard.

"Esme, you were right. The sheer roof of the tent is perfect for this time of year. The night of the wedding, the stars will be out and it will add to the ambiance," commended Alice.

"It will be exquisite, dear," agreed Esme.

"I hope so," said Rosalie as she entered the tent and glided over to them. Alice smirked at her.

"Are you really about to come in here to give me a lecture," asked Alice and Rosalie crossed her arms.

"I just want everything to go well for my baby boy. He deserves nothing but the best and I want to make sure he gets it."

"And you honestly think you need to tell me that? He is my nephew and I am going to make sure his wedding day is perfection. It is the celebration of the century, Rosalie."

"You always say that."

"And I always mean it, until I outdo myself, and I must say that I have completely outdone myself this time around."

"Good because this is important to Zach and I don't want any issues. There will be no issues, right Alice," questioned Rosalie and Alice scoffed.

"Rose, I promise you that this wedding will be absolutely amazing. I can't believe you would even question that. You should be thanking me for my patience, especially after the cruel threats of you and Edward. I will never forgive you for getting Connell involved as well. Jazzy says I am overreacting, but I may have to ask the Volturi to put my shoes under witness protection at this rate!"

"And what exactly did they witness to need protecting from," laughed Rosalie.

"Your evil ways," exclaimed Alice as Rosalie winked at her.

"Thank you for giving Zach what he wanted for his birthday. I know you wanted to throw him a party."

"Yes well, I agreed to not throw him one this year because of the wedding, but next year, he will have no choice in the matter. It will be his eighteenth birthday and I will go all out."

"I am sure it will be the party of the century…again," teased Rosalie and Alice clapped happily.

"Of course it will, now if you two will excuse me, I need to make a couple of calls. Rose, will you help Esme finish up in here," asked Alice.

"I would love to," said Rosalie as Esme handed her some white candles to place on the tables Carlisle and Jasper were moving in. Alice skipped out of the backyard with a smile, but it faded once she was out of view. She darted to Edward and Bella's cottage and he was waiting for her by the front door. She looked around as she entered.

"Bella and Renesmee are in Victoria, right," she asked and he frowned in confusion.

"You see them there, so why are you asking?"

"Because I am freaking out," she whispered harshly as she began to pace and Edward closed the door.

"We have gone over this. There are some things you have to let play out because trying to stop them only makes them worse. Tell me I am wrong. Tell me you see something differently."

"You know I don't….."

"Then trust your instincts and your visions. You can't control everything, Alice. You know that."

"I might not be able to control everything, but I can control a lot and I really don't want to deal with Rose's wrath if this all plays out. I just lied to her and I hate that."

"You technically didn't lie," reminded Edward.

"Make sure to put that on my tombstone, Edward!"

"Everything will be fine and I think this is necessary."

"How can you even say that," she questioned and he wrapped an arm around her.

"Because your meddling is for good reasons, but you have to let people figure out things on their own as well. We will all be there to help with the fallout, but sometimes the fallout is needed. You know I am right."

"Which is why I hate when you are right," she grumbled and he smiled crookedly.

"It will be fine," he assured and hugged her, knowing that she was concerned about the days leading up to the wedding.

The next days were spent preparing for the wedding and Alice focused her energy on decorating instead of worrying about her visions. With the help of Rosalie, Emily, Leah, Bella, Sue, Carmen, and Esme, she focused on putting the finishing touches on the rehearsal party while Allie, Natalie, and Renesmee took the stealth jet to Alaska. Renesmee was more than happy to fly the jet to Alaska to spend time with her cousin's future wife. Allie smiled appreciatively at Renesmee as they headed toward the Denali House.

"Thank you for coming with us. Most of my friends don't even know I am a vampire, so I wasn't exactly in love with the idea of having a bachelorette party. I feel better knowing you will be there," confessed Allie and Renesmee winked at her.

"There are going to be plenty of people at the party. Kate, Tanya, and Zafrina are excited about it and they invited Tia and Maggie as well. It will be fun."

"Plus, you rather be with us than prepping with your Aunt Alice," said Allie and Renesmee sighed in relief.

"Guilty as charged, it is one thing to have her be all about wedding planning, but Aunt Rose is surprisingly determined to make this the best wedding ever. It will be fun for us to get away from the island for a night. We will arrive in about twenty more minutes," she informed and Allie nodded in thanks. She went to the back of the plane to sit beside Natalie, who was reading a book, and Allie looked at the cover curiously.

"The History of Quileute Nation, you are reading about the tribe?"

"While you and Zach are on your honeymoon, Josh and I are going to spend more time in La Push, so I want to read up on the reservation. He actually rented out a cabin on the beach for us so we can be alone."

"Is 'be alone' code for Natalie is finally ready to take the next step with her mate," teased Allie and Natalie rolled her eyes.

"I don't know yet. Can I confess something to you?"

"You better," giggled Allie and Natalie closed the book as she scooted closer to Allie.

"When Josh told me he wanted to take things slow because of how quickly he moved with Callista, a part of me was relieved. It took the pressure off of me, but another part of me was disappointed. I am glad he isn't pressuring me, but….I don't know. It is hard to explain."

"But you are aware that you are about to be alone with your mate in a romantic cabin for a couple of weeks," said Allie and Natalie nodded.

"And the thought of seeing him naked again keeps running through my mind," she confessed.

"I knew it! I knew when you saw him after what happened with Evan, you were tempted," whispered Allie and Natalie bit her lip nervously.

"Extremely tempted and that is what worries me. He wants to go slow and a part of me wants to go slow, but I have also been thinking of ways to get him to phase just so he has to phase back again."

"Well, I don't think you are going to have to talk him into moving forward in your relationship if you are ready. Josh wants what you want and trust me, he is tempted. He just doesn't want you to feel pressured. He learned his lesson with Callista and doesn't want what you have to be about lust. That doesn't mean he isn't interested though. Think about what you want and then tell him."

"Thanks, so are you ready for tonight?"

"I love Alaska, so…."

"You know what I am talking about. You haven't exactly been excited about Tess coming along. I am just trying to understand why."

"It is complicated."

"Try me," suggested Natalie and Allie sighed.

"Tess is in love with Zach," she confessed and Natalie frowned in confusion.

"How do you know that?"

"I have known for a while. The way she wanted me to be jealous when we first met, the way she looks at him, she thinks she is being subtle, but I can tell."

"Even if that is true, you should let it go," advised Natalie.

"How can you say that?"

"Because Zach loves you, not her, and you are about to marry him."

"But what if he loves her too," questioned Allie and Natalie was surprised by the question.

"You can't seriously think Zach doesn't love you. He worships the ground you walk on."

"I know and I love him so much, but I don't want there to be any secrets or unfinished business when we say I do. He needs to know because right now, he thinks they are just great friends. What if knowing how she feels changes things for him? I can't have that hanging over my head during the wedding."

"Allie, the moment you became a vampire, you tied your life to his forever. This wedding is just a celebration of that. He chose you. Let it go," advised Natalie and Allie hesitantly nodded.

"Maybe you are right," she conceded.

"I am," assured Natalie. Allie nodded again and mulled over her thoughts as Natalie continued to read.

Several minutes later, the jet started to descend and they headed to the front of the jet as Renesmee landed in front of the Denali House. Allie was surprised to see the decorations welcoming her to the house and she smiled when Kate, Tanya, Zafrina, Tia, and Maggie walked outside to greet them. She stepped out of the jet and was immediately greeted with hugs.

"Welcome to your bachelorette party," announced Tanya and Kate beamed with happiness.

"We are so excited that you agreed to have it here. It will give us a chance to catch up," said Kate.

"Tess is running a bit late, but said she will catch up to us during the hunt," informed Zafrina and Allie slowly nodded.

"Great," she said as she tried to smile and Tia wrapped an arm around her.

"You okay," asked Tia.

"It has just been a stressful week with the wedding planning in full force," said Allie.

"Well, you don't have to worry about that tonight. The hunt will be fun and then you can experience the Northern Lights again. It will be the relaxing night you requested," assured Tia and Allie smiled.

"You are right. I am sorry. The wedding has me a bit on edge. I am ready to embrace the night," she announced and they cheered as they headed down the mountain to go hunt. Allie could not stop smiling as they raced down the mountain and into the wilderness. She loved running at top speeds during a hunt and looked up at the sky in awe as streaks of green, red, and purple danced among the stars. She noticed that she was ahead of the others and stopped to gaze up at the aurora borealis.

"I used to think London was the perfect place to live, but the more I roam, the more I see that there are some spectacular views in this world. This is definitely one of them," said Tess as she approached and Allie gave a quick wave to her in greeting.

"I wasn't sure if you would make it," said Allie.

"Sorry, I wanted to stop to get you a gift," said Tess and Allie's eyes widened when Tess handed her a gold, antique bracelet engraved in an ancient language.

"Tess, it is beautiful," said Allie as Tess placed it on her left wrist.

"I found it centuries ago in a market outside of London. It was a rare find because of the language it is etched in, Old English. It says love is eternal. I kept it locked away for years in hopes of being worthy of wearing it, but now I want you to have it."

"I can't accept this. You should hold onto it until you find your mate," suggested Allie, but Tess shook her head.

"I accepted long ago that finding my mate was not in the stars for me," said Tess and Allie frowned.

"But you never know, he could still be out there."

"Maybe," said Tess as she looked up at the sky. Allie was surprised by her sudden annoyance at the gift. She could not fathom where the feeling stemmed from, but it irked her to receive such a gift from Tess. She told herself to follow Natalie's advice from earlier and let it go, but the feeling bubbled inside of her. She didn't care that the rest of the group were in earshot of her and blurted out the nagging thought that irritated her every time she was around Tess.

"Or maybe you already think you found your mate in Zach and you are giving me this bracelet as a way to be a martyr now that you can't have him," accused Allie and Tess's eyes widened at the outburst. Natalie and Renesmee darted over to them and Natalie groaned.

"Allie, stop," tried Natalie as Allie gritted her teeth.

"Just admit it, Tess. You are in love with Zach," shouted Allie. Tanya, Kate, Zafrina, Maggie, and Tia were surprised by the accusation and Tess crossed her arms with a smirk.

"So that's why you do not like me. Suddenly you think I am in love with your mate," asked Tess and Allie glared at her.

"Don't pretend like this is news to you. You have feelings for him," accused Allie and Renesmee placed a hand on Allie's shoulder, but Allie shrugged her off.

"Allie, you should hunt," suggested Renesmee.

"I am not making this up and it has nothing to do with me being a newborn! Tell me I am wrong, Tess. Tell me you don't have feelings for Zach," challenged Allie as she and Tess stared each other down. Kate cleared her throat.

"We saw some grizzlies a few miles back. Allie, maybe you should go track one," tried Kate, but Allie and Tess ignored her.

"This is some case of cold feet, Allison. If you had an issue for so long, why bring it up now? Unless you are trying to sabotage your wedding," suggested Tess.

"I didn't want to think about it before, especially since Zach is oblivious to your affection for him." Before Tess could respond, Tanya stepped in.

"Okay, maybe we she split up and allow Allie and Natalie to go hunt on their own for a bit," suggested Tanya. Tess shook her head.

"I am obviously the problem and this was a mistake. Allie and I are not friends. I only came because Zach wanted us to get along."

"Of course you did, but you are right. We are not friends, so I cannot accept your gift" said Allie and Tess sighed as she took the gift back.

"I will leave. Enjoy the rest of your party, Allison," said Tess before darting away and Allie growled in frustration. The awkward silence crept in and Natalie glanced over at Allie, who was still fuming.

"Why couldn't you just let it go," asked Natalie.

"Look, I appreciate your concern, but Tess has feelings for him and Zach needs to deal with that before I walk down the aisle to him. She knows what she was doing with that gift to me. I can't do anything else about it tonight though. I just want to go back to the house and watch the Northern Lights. I will deal with Tess later." Allie stormed off and the others glanced at each other in concern.

"I told you she wouldn't want Tess here," said Kate.

"And I told you it was none of our business," reminded Tanya.

"Natalie, is everything alright with Allie? She seems irritable," asked Zafrina.

"She has been like this all week. I really think she needs to hunt," replied Natalie.

"I have noticed it as well, but I am not sure hunting will solve everything. Hopefully it is just a case of wedding jitters," said Renesmee.

"It may be a combination of things," said Tia and Maggie nodded in agreement.

"I do not believe this is going away anytime soon. Allie may be irritable, but she was not wrong about Tess. I detected it when they were speaking. Tess is lying about her feelings for Zach," informed Maggie and Kate groaned.

"I knew it. I told you two there was something going on there," said Kate. Tanya and Zafrina rolled their eyes.

"And we said it isn't our business," said Zafrina. They all shook their heads knowing that the issues between Allie and Tess were far from over.