Chapter 3: Preparations

Bella's Point of View

Alice, Rosalie, Gianna, and I spent the rest of the day getting pampered at a local salon. I thought Alice was crazy by letting Gianna get a manicure and pedicure, but I let it go. There was no use of fighting with Alice. After all of us had gotten manicures, pedicures, facials, and massages, Alice announced that it was time to get our hair styled and our makeup put on. Gianna and I sat down at two chairs near the end of the long line of hair stations. A stylist named Nicole soon came over to us.

"Your daughter is adorable," Nicole gushed. I just smiled. I got that line a lot.

"Thank you. She looks just like her daddy," I smiled.

"Who is going first?" Nicole asked. I quickly pointed to Gianna.

"Do I get to look pretty, Mommy?" Gianna asked me, smiling brightly. She always loved getting dressed up.

"Yep!" I exclaimed. She clapped her little hands. I picked Gianna up and brought her to the station where you get your washed. Gianna sat down the chair and leaned back. Nicole was being very careful while she washed Gianna's brown hair. She used a very light amount of shampoo and conditioner. She finished in about ten minutes. I picked Gianna up and placed her back on the other chair. Nicole towel dried her hair and turned to me.

"What style do you want for her?" Nicole asked. I shrugged.

"Nothing to old. It has to be very youthful. She is only four," I said. Nicole nodded and said she had a great style in mind. She straightened Gianna's wavy hair and left a small curl at the ends. She then pulled all of her hair together in side ponytail. She put in some hair spray and turned the chair around for me to see fully. Gianna was smiling extremely wide.

"Do think that Daddy is going say that I look pretty?" Gianna asked, opening her arms, indicating that she wanted to be picked. I carefully picked her up.

"Of course! He is going to say your beautiful, Gigi!" I said as Gianna giggled.

"Okay, Mommy Dearest! It's your turn!" Nicole exclaimed. I put Gianna down and took a seat in the washing station. Gianna watched carefully as Nicole scrubbed various hair products into my hair. My washing took a little longer than Gianna's, but Gianna just stared at me. After I was done, Nicole towel dried my hair as well. She curled my hair and put the hair into a messy but beautiful bun. She put some more product and announced me done. Gianna beamed.

"Mommy! You look so pretty! Daddy is going to die!" Gianna exclaimed. I smiled. I grabbed her hand, and we went by Rosalie and Alice. Rosalie looked even more beautiful than usual. Her normally wavy hair was perfectly straight and in a perfect up do. Alice looked exceptionally beautiful. Her hair was in a normal Alice style, but she had added some dark brown highlights in her pitch black hair.

"Oh, Gigi! You look so pretty! You are the best looking four year old that ever existed!" Alice gushed. She picked Gianna up and smiled at me.

"If my brother has any common sense, he will never leave your side," Alice smiled. I blushed.

"Enough with all this gushy stuff! Time for makeup!" Rosalie exclaimed. Alice escorted us to the makeup area, and each of us had our own station, including Gianna. Okay, this was going a little far.

"Alice!" I hissed. Alice rushed over. "You have officially gone crazy! First the manicure and pedicure, now makeup?" Alice smiled sheepishly.

"I love to pamper my beautiful little niece," Alice smiled.

"I know you do, Alice," I sighed, "I think the whole world knows that." Alice laughed, and we took our seats. A peite woman came by us.

"Hello, ladies. I'm Trace. I will be doing us of you guys' faces today. Now which one of you is Gianna?" Trace said as she scanned the area.

"Me! I'm Gianna!" Gianna exclaimed, "But you can call me Gigi!" Trace smiled.

"You are too adorable," Trace laughed, "Which one of these lovely women is your mommy?" Gianna pointed at me and giggled.

"She's my mommy! Isn't she pretty?" Gianna said as Trace nodded, "Her name is Isabella Cullen, but you can call her Bella. My daddy calls her Love." I blushed. Gianna had the mouth of her Aunt Alice, that was for sure.

"Oh, Gigi. I'm sure Trace doesn't care about my life story," I said sweetly. Gianna shrugged.

"Well, Gigi, what kind of makeup do you want?" Trace asked.

"I want all kinds of products!" Gianna laughed, pointing to the table full of makeup. Trace turned to me for the exact instructions.

"A light shade of blush and some clear lip gloss is good for her," I stated. Trace nodded. She grabbed some light pink blush and carefully applied to Gianna's cheeks. Trace then grabbed a small tube of sparkly lip gloss. She knew Gianna well already. Gianna loved everything with sparkles. Gianna pursed her lips as Trace applied the lip gloss. Gianna smiled once she was finished.

"I look so pretty!" Gianna giggled, "Don't I Auntie Rosie?" Gianna ran up to Rosalie, and Rose placed her on her lap. I always let Rosalie and Gianna have there own little moments because Rosalie loved children to death, and I knew she and Emmett were trying. Trust me, when you are a parent you need all the practice you can get.

"You are the most beautiful and precious thing in the world, Gi," Rosalie gushed. Gianna smiled as she put her head on Rosalie's chest.

"Auntie Rose, am I going to be a big cousin soon?" Gianna asked. I blushed. Gianna was always so blunt.

"It's alright, Bells," Rosalie said as she leaned into Gianna's ear, "I hope so, Gigi." Trace smiled and turned to me.

"Okay, Bella. I've seen your dress. I'm going to try to coordinate the color of it with your makeup," Trace explained.

"Sounds good to me," I said as Trace started. She grabbed a coral pink blush and eyeshadow. It took her about five minutes to apply those two products. She grabbed some brown waterproof eyeliner and mascara. After she did that work, my eyes seemed to pop. Trace really did know her stuff. Then, she grabbed some coral lipstick and clear lip gloss. She carefully applied it so it looked perfect. Once I was done, she spun me around. Alice gasped.

"Oh my god, Bella. This look is perfect. Edward is going freak," Alice said as I smiled. I hoped he would.

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Edward's Point of View

I smiled when I saw our family Volvo pull up into the driveway. I knew it was Bella and Gianna. My two angels. Emmett and Jasper had just left the house, and in the meantime, I put on my new Armani tux. I couldn't wait to see what Alice had done to Bella. I knew Bella hated when Alice got to play Bella Barbie or when she had someone else do it. But I always enjoyed the results. I sat down on the couch as I waited for Bella and Gianna to come through the door. I heard the door open, and I heard Gianna talking loudly to Bella. I saw Bella remove her and Gianna's coats and place them in the closet.

"Edward? Baby, we're home!" Bella exclaimed. Then, I saw Bella and Gianna walk into the room. I was speechless when I saw Bella. Her body looked amazing in her gown. Her face and hair made her look better than most models. And Gianna looked as cute as a button. Alice had really out done herself this time.

"Do I look that bad?" Bella chuckled. I stood up and shook my head.

"Bella, you are the most beautiful woman on this planet," I said, planting a kiss on her full lips.

"What about me, Daddy?" Gianna asked. I carefully picked her up.

"Gianna, you are the prettiest little girl in that ever existed," I smiled. Gianna clapped her little hands in my face. She placed a small kiss on my cheek.

"I'm going to call Grandma Esme and tell her how pretty I look," Gianna said. She ran off pretty quickly.

"Love, you look amazing," I said as I kissed her wedding ring.

"You don't look to bad yourself," Bella chuckled, "Did Alice pick out your tux?"

"She picked out all of our clothes, Love," I said as I kissed her.

"Edward, Alice just wants to make sure that we look presentable at her big party," Bella smiled, "Think about it, Edward. Now you can scare off any guy that tries to look at me tonight."

"Lucky me," I laughed, "I guess that what happens when you have a beautiful wife. I mean, Bella, you were even beautiful when you were pregnant."

"Edward! I was not! I looked like a whale!" Bella exclaimed. I pulled her into a deep kiss which she gladly returned. I grabbed her hand.

"Whatever you say, Love," I said.

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I wanted to make Alice's gala in this chapter, but I decided to keep the E&B fluff going for a little while longer. I hope you liked the chapter! I'm pretty happy with it.

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Julie

Next Chapter: Alice's Gala (Should Be Up Tuesday or Wednesday)