Breaking Dawn
Chapter 2: Ready
Driving to the Cullen house was so peaceful. We sat there, usually in silence enjoying each other's company. Being around Edward was the most relaxing experience imaginable. He would just hold my hand and occasionally send me blushing by stroking my cheek as we headed towards home.
Alice was outside bouncing when we pulled the car in front of the Cullen house. She had definitely seen me coming. She had a huge white binder in her hands and she was ready to talk about all of her plans and ideas for the wedding.
I sighed. This was going to be a long night at the Cullen's, but I knew that if I didn't keep her in check things would get too extravagant for me and for anyone else living in Forks. I wanted to make it as tolerable as possible for everyone involved.
As soon as the car came to a complete stop, she ambushed my door. I was dragged inside and up to her room.
I glanced back at Edward who was trailing behind me. He grabbed my outstretched hand and followed me up the stairs. Alice finally noticed him following her when we got about twenty feet away from her room.
"Edward, get your engaged butt downstairs and stay out of my head for a night! This is my girl time with Bella and we need to get to work for the big day." Alice gave him her death stare and he reluctantly let go of my hand and headed back down to the living room.
Alice pushed me into her room and locked the door. I sat down with her at her desk. She already had a chair waiting for me. With her excitement and her super vampire speed, she already had the binder opened under the tab for 'The Basics'.
Alice turned to me smiling.
"So Bella, where do you want to have the wedding? Edward is very traditional so a church would be appropriate but the ones in town aren't pretty at all and they are rather tiny, maybe here at the house or somewhere that is special to you both?" Alice was trying to see where it would be. "Well? I need your decision or I can't tell how it will go."
"Umm…" I really hadn't thought about where it would be. Religion wasn't a huge part of my life so having it at a church didn't seem appropriate for me. We did have special places that we went to but the meadow was so far away. Alice would definitely be up to the challenge of putting it out there but I couldn't see Charlie and Renee and the rest of the town going that far
for a wedding. I always thought that the Cullen home and grounds were beautiful and open. "I think that I want to have the wedding here."
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, she became so excited. "It's beautiful and practical! You and Edward will get married on the steps up to the front patio and then we can set up one of those rentable tents with a floor and lighting in the backyard for the reception. That's a perfect. I won't even have to worry about getting everything to a location I can just decorate and clean up the house." Alice's words dripped enthusiasm.
I grimaced. I might have made this too easy on her. She would have FOREVER to get things ready. Endless time to prepare was not a good thing with Alice. Giving her limits was the key. If I wasn't careful she could paint the whole house to match the color scheme or do something else that is insanely over the top.
The wedding plans never seemed to stop. Question after question she seemed to have a huge list of things that she still couldn't see. I tried to tune her out of my thoughts, but for the most part it didn't work.
"Now, we need to talk about food…" Alice's voice faded into nothing.
Edward was pounding at the door.
"Edward, get out of here!" she yelled.
"Alice, she's MY fiancée and you've had her locked in there for HOURS! I would like to spend some time with her before she has to go home." Edward was pleading for me.
I melted at the sound of his voice. I decided that I had enough of the wedding plans for one night maybe even a month. Walking to unlock the door, I could feel Alice's eyes burning into the back of my skull. She was trying to make me feel guilty to stay with her. I knew that I couldn't look into her sad eyes or I would have to stay locked in here with her.
"Alice!" he yelled. "She needs a break from all this."
I opened the door and his perfect eyes were waiting for me. Before I knew what was happening, I was in his arms closing my eyes as we raced into his room. When we stopped, he was placing me on his bed. He sat down next to me, his eyes were smoldering.
"Alice didn't overwhelm you with all of the wedding plans did she?" now he looked really worried.
"I think she tried to do minimal damage." I smiled. How could I be irritated when he was looking at me like that? He had worry written all over his face.
I pulled myself closer to him. His arms encircled me, cradling me to his chest. I gently kissed him working my way up from his collar bone to his neck and finally up to his lips.
"Bella…" he whispered.
But I was in no mood to try to behave tonight. Planning with Alice was exhausting. He wanted a wedding and I wanted to get a reward for all of my effort. I wanted to kiss him for as long as possible. His fingers knotted in my hair. My breath was becoming uneven. He let me breathe for a second as he slowly kissed under my jaw before he worked his way back up to my lips.
Suddenly he rolled to the side, pulling me on top of him. He held my face in his hands as he kissed my throat. He returned to my lips again and rolled over until he hovered on top of me. My heart was pounding. Cold as ice, his tongue lightly traced the shape of my lips. Air was coming in fast and shallow, my head was spinning. Then Edward sighed and rolled back so that we were on our sides again just holding each other.
We stayed there holding each other until Edward's body broke away from mine. "Bella, love, you need to go home before Charlie starts to worry." He smiled my favorite smile. I got up and we walked down the stairs at my pace and he drove me home.
The next morning, I woke up and Edward was there holding me. "Good morning sleepyhead." He teased.
I rolled into his arms and stretched out as I yawned. "What time is it?" I wondered.
"It's the best time in the world." He smiled "It's time to call Renee and tell her our good news."
I winced at the thought. "I need a human minute." I grabbed my toiletries bag and went to shower and brush my teeth before returning to Edwards waiting arms.
As soon as I sat down he handed me the phone. I sighed. Now was as good of a time to tell her as any. She wasn't going to take this well at all. I dialed and waited for my impending doom.
A friendly voice answered. "Hello?"
"Mom!" I said "I need to tell you some news." Edwards face dropped slightly. I knew that he thought I should sound happier. So I tried to be as excited as I could for him. "I mean I have wonderful news." His eyes lit up again, mission accomplished.
"What is it honey?" She really had no clue what I was about to drop on her.
"Mom, Edward and I are soul mates, and he's asked me to marry him." I tried to sound as happy as I could.
"And what did you say when he asked you." She was skeptical. I almost fell to the floor laughing right then but Edwards face looked disappointed that this wasn't going to go over well.
"Mom, of course I said yes. We're getting married soon. I want you to be happy for me."
"Bella, you're not getting married and that's all that there is to it! You're so YOUNG Bella. Your life is still in front of you. Why do you even want to do something as stupid as getting married in the first place?" she was not going to let this go.
"I love him Mom and he loves me. We want to get married before we go off to college together in the fall.
