This is the worst day of my life! Telling Charlie was the most horrible and most dangerous part, but now that was over, I wasn't as frightened. Informing the Cullen's; no, my new family in law, was next on the agenda. Yes, it's true, I, Isabella Swan am marrying Edward Cullen at 18 years of age. I shuddered internally, imagine the headlines!
"Scandal marriage, as daughter follows in footsteps of parents!"I can already see the bold black print, screaming my business at everyone.
And what will my human friends say? Of course, it is really only the Cullen's opinions that matter to me, although, I still would prepare it if I wasn't the talk of the little town for months. I groaned. No, I can't be talked about for that long. Better make it weeks. I am not going anywhere near my 19th birthday. I will have to tell Edward sometime. Speaking of Edward, why is he being so quiet?
I glanced sideways at his face, both perfect and smooth. The beauty of him never ceased to shock me. He turned his head to look at me, then after a second, he smiled that beautiful crooked smile. I think my heart must have sped up or something about my expression must be funny because he started laughing. Why is he so relaxed? I'm freaking out over here!
He opened his mouth to speak those words I am so dreading.
"We're here."
Crap. I shook my head, getting more panicked every second.
"N…No…Not…I…We…Don't…"
I must have missed the movement because on second, he was sat smiling at me with his beautiful lips, the next, they were firmly pressed against mine. At that moment, all the fears seemed to drown in satisfaction. All I could think of was his lips carefully moving on mine. I opened my mouth and breathed in some of his amazing scent. I was prepared for the departure of his lips from mine, but no such action occurred. He pulled us closer together and I held onto him with everything I had. To say I wasn't happy about this whole marriage thing, it sure does have its benefits!
Slowly and carefully, Edward pulled back, both of us gasping a little. I sighed. The realisation about what we were about to do hit me. Again. Everyone is going to find out anyway, so it's best that I tell them, rather than through gossip.
That made me speak the next totally unanticipated words, which I'm sure shocked Edward as much as they shocked me.
"Well, if you want to tell your family with me, I propose you do it before I fall asleep." I told him, glancing out at the sunset.
"Yes, I suppose so. I rather you were there for Alice to spring on, now she doesn't have to hold it in anymore and blab on about wedding plans all evening."
I glared at him; he smirked and shrugged his shoulders.
"Rather you than me."
I groaned, knowing that there was no escape from a hyperactive Alice. Scrap my earlier assumptions. This might be just as bad as telling Charlie.
I opened the Volvo door and stared up at the big white house, the windows glistening with the last of the light from the day. Unwillingly, I dragged myself over to Edward.
I sighed.
"Time to tell the Cullen's."
* * *
I looked around the dining room table, in which we were all sat. Edward was next to me, for moral support when the time came. Alice was bouncing in her seat at the opposite end, unable to keep a smile off her face. If she gave this away, she is going to regret this for decades.
"So, Bella, Edward, what is it that you need to tells us?" Carlisle asked from my immediate right.
"Erm…well we…ah…it's…" I sighed. I can't do this!
"What is it Bella? Is it good news?" Esme asked from Carlisle's side.
"Yes." I replied unsurely. I think.
"Go on then, stop stuttering and tell us! I'm dying over here!" Emmett pressed
Everyone turned to look at him with raised eyebrows.
"Well, figuratively."
Everyone turned their attention back to me. Oh crap. This was it. How do I say it? Edward and I are getting married? We're engaged? Edward asked me to marry him and I said yes? And what about their reactions? I should have thought of this earlier! What if they're angry or sad or…
"We're getting married." I gasped. EDWARD! Trust him to just blurt it out! I quickly glanced at everyone's face, afraid at what I might see.
I looked at Carlisle. He was clearly proud of his son and happy, Esme looked as though she would burst out into song at any moment, Jasper was grinning at us, Alice was gone, Emmett looked like he was plotting something and Rosalie…wait a second. Where was Alice?
I hardly had time to register the flying pixie before I was knocked backwards off my chair. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ALICE!" She completely ignored my shocked expression and carried on jabbering away about wedding plans. Oooh, Edward was going to pay for this.
"ALICE!" I shouted again. "WHAT THE HELL!" she paused a second, got off me and held out her hand. I thought she had finished, then she started again. I could feel my face getting redder as I got up, but not before falling over the chair and hitting the ground. Again! I swear, the ground is against me!
I heard Emmett's booming laugh and if possible, my face must have gone even redder. Edward held out his hand this time and pulled me up against him. A glare from him left Emmett silent.
It was only then, I realised Alice was still chirping on. "…and it was fantastic! So I thought a 1918 style wedding as well, which you know, is like Edward anyway and I can design your dress and do the…" I blanked her out. Nodding and mumbling in agreement whenever she paused to take an unneeded breath.
A new sense of panic spread across me now. The one person who hadn't voiced her opinion and I hadn't even heard from tonight. I walked away from Edward and Alice toward the beautiful blonde at the other side of the room. I couldn't read her expression. Her face was completely blank. As I walked closer, her eyes snapped up and the whole room end silent. A thick tension rolled in the air. I bit down hard on my lip. Honestly, I was scared.
We were barely half a metre apart now and my heart must have been beating what seemed like a thousand times a minute.
I knew I would have to be the one to break the silence. I summed up all my courage and…
"Oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-ay
Deep in the jungle,
in the land of adventure, lives
Tarzan
Oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-ay
I am Jane and I
love to ride an elephant.
My name is
Tarzan; I am Jungle-man,
the tree-top swinger from
jungle-land.
Come, baby come, I will take you for a swing.
Let's
go honey, I'm tingling.
Tarzan is handsome, Tarzan is strong.
He's
really cute and his hair is long.
Tarzan is handsome, Tarzan is
strong,
So listen to the jungle song.
Oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-ay
I
am Tarzan from jungle, you can be my
friend.
Oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-oy-ee-ay.
I
am Jane and I love to ride an elephant…"
What? I turned round to see the source of the noise. I found it. Why did Emmett have Tarzan and Jane on his phone?
"Sorry." Emmett said like a kid that had been caught taking cookies from the biscuit tin.
A few seconds passed before everyone burst out laughing. I turned back towards a giggling Rosalie. She straightened up, sighed and began to speak.
"I'm sorry. For everything. Really. I honestly am and I do think we can be sisters if you can come round to forgive me. Please?"
I could believe what I was hearing. I was completely shocked. I had not expected that. I didn't know what really to say. So, I summoned up all my courage and hugged her. And surprisingly, she hugged me back.
"Sisters?" I whispered.
"Only if you forgive me." She said sadly.
I grinned. "Deal."
