As we walked into Flora's Bridle Gowns there was a sales women dresses in a pink dress that looked very preppy said, "Wow, you three girls are gorgeous. My name is Alexus. Do you need help with anything?"
Alice spoke, "Yes, my niece's wedding is in a couple weeks and she needs the perfect gown. I'm Alice and this is my niece Renesme and my sister-in-law Bella."
"Well Renesme what type of dress would you like?"
Renesme was thinking for a minute and shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe one that is tight around the top and then at my waist it goes out. Like a princess type dress."
The sales lady looks confused and pointed to a manican, "Like this one?"
"A little. I would like for it to be sleeveless."
The saleslady looked disappointed like she didn't want to be bothered, "We have more dresses over here."
Alice also knew that the saleslady didn't want to be bothered, "Can we have time to look alone? When we find something and need help with the fitting we will get you."
"Sure. I will be over at my desk if you need anything."
Alice shook her head and I spoke to the saleslady, "Okay. So, right over there?" I pointed to where she had pointed before.
"Yes."
"Great. Thank you for your help." I turned to Renesme and Alice, "lets go look." Before I was done with my sentence Renesme was looking at dresses.
We walked through one isle and Renesme claimed that the dress we picked up was "the one".
"Come on Renesme go try it on. Bella could you go get Alex or Alexus? What ever her name was." Alice asked. I was disappointed still feeling like they didn't want me there.
"Umm, sure Alice I'll be right back."
I walked over to the desk and Alexus spoke "Does she need help with the fitting?"
"Yes. It is her size, but she might need it a little bigger or smaller."
"Okay." She said as we walked over to Renesme who had the dress on and Alice who was staring in amazement. "Wow. That dress fits her perfectly." Alexus looked at the length asked if it was too loose she did everything we needed her to help us with. "So, is that the one?" she asked Renesme.
Renesme was happy to find a dress. "Yes, and it is perfect. Jacob will love it!"
I turned to my daughter. "Everyone will be speechless when your dad walks you down the isle."
"Well we all know that Jacob will love it. Edward might not be too fond of the whole no sleeves thing because the neckline goes down farther than other dresses." Alice butted in. He probably wont like it, but it made our little girl happy, so he will probably deal with it. "Okay now you need a veil, shoes and accessories."
We carried the dress around the store and found the veils. She picked one that matched her dress perfectly and she got some sparkly diamond bead type things to put in her hair. She got white high heels that made her as tall as me. We went to the cashier to pay for everything.
Back at the house we stowed everything away in Alice's room. When we went downstairs we got pelted with questions.
"Okay one at a time, please." I said because it was very hard to answer one question when you had a million coming at you.
Edward spoke first, "You are going to show me the dress before the wedding right?"
"Yeah, I'll go put it on and then mom will come get you." Renesme wanted to show Edward since she picked it out.
"Okay sounds good."
Alice and I went upstairs to help Renesme put on the dress. Even without the veil, shoes, and make up she looked like a princess. "I will go get Edward now." I went downstairs and took Edward's hand as we walked upstairs into Alice's room.
"What do you think?" Renesme spoke before he was completely in the room.
"Beautiful." That's all he could say.
All I could do was agree, "She is."
"She defiantly gets her looks from you." He said as he turned to me and put his arm around my waist. "I'm going to go downstairs."
"No telling anybody!" Alice and Renesme both snapped at the same time.
"Okay. If they ask I will say that she looks like Bella on our wedding night."
"Great. Just go downstairs." Renesme loved the dress, but wanted to get out of it.
As soon as he was out of the room the door was shut, Alice was unzipping the back of the dress and I was opening the garment bag. Renesme was back in her skirt and cami and the dress was in the bag in Alice's closet. We walked down stairs and Alice went to stand on Jasper's side, Renesme stood in between Jacob and Edward, and I stood in between Edward and Emmett. We obviously missed half the conversation because now they were discussing the Volturi and how what happened to them was so tragic.
Jasper mumbled under his breath, "Newborns have no control."
"Whoa, Jasper don't say that. Bella had complete control over herself when she was a newborn." Edward again was sticking up for me. I wish that everyone would stop comparing me to other people.
"Well we all knew she was going to be different." Jasper and Edward were going to start a battle about me, great. I decided to go outside.
It was a nice fall day. The sun was setting in the distance and it was gorgeous as usual. There was a slight breeze. I pulled a piece of paper and pen out of my pocket and put a note one the door.
I went home. There is no reason for Edward and Jasper to fight about me. I don't like it and won't be any part of it.
-Bella
I was across the lawn when I heard Jacob say to Edward and Jasper "She went home."
Jasper didn't believe him as usual, "How do you know?"
"She left a note taped to the door saying she was going home. The note says 'I went home. There is no reason for Edward and Jasper to fight about me. I don't like it and won't be any part of it. Bella.'"
"I'll go get her." It was Renesme who spoke not Jacob, Jasper, or Edward. I heard her footsteps coming from behind me. "Mom!"
I turned around "Yeah?"
"Wait up!" I started walking towards her and met her half way. "Why'd you leave?"
"They started fighting about my newborn stage again. And comparing me to other newborns."
"Oh. Do you want to go hunt?"
"That sounds good right about now. Where do you want to go?"
" We can go right into the woods behind the house."
"Okay. Renesme, are you nervous?"
"About what?"
"The wedding.
"A little, but I love Jake, so I'm not that nervous. Were you nervous before you married dad?"
"Yes. Alice threw the whole thing together. She picked out my dress and everything."
"I just lost my appetite."
"Me too. Lets head back to the house."
