Lily POV
I woke up and saw Mom by my side. She smiled.
"Good morning, honey." She said.
"Mom?" I croaked.
"Yeah Baby?" She asks.
"I am sorry, this is my fault." I tell her.
"No, no. It isn't, he has gone mental." She tells me, then she looks down. "I have bad news for you."
"What?" I ask.
"Two days ago, he shot Bella." She tells me, i stop breathing and my heart goes wild. "Lily, calm down, she is okay."
"How?" I ask, taking deep breath.
"He shot her stomach, she is okay." Mom told me.
Bella POV
When i woke up i was in a hospital room, there was a beeping noise from the heart monitor. I sighed, it hurt my stomach.
"Bella?" Mom asks.
"Mom?" I ask.
"You are awake, good. I was scared, no reason for you to go into a coma."
TIME SKIP!
Four weeks later both Lily and i were out of the hospital.
"Oh my god, three months and you keep the stinkin shop closed, are you crazy!" Lily yells, she opens the sign and a bunch of people walk in.
"You are helping me with orders." She orders.
I laugh. "Sorry Lily, i was taking care of Rachel, yeah sure." I say.
I got behind the counter and someone comes up to me.
"Finally, i have been needing some mocha choladas." A woman said. I smiled and started ringing up orders.
The line seemed to stretch on forever. After i finished another customer i quickly turned around giving a berry muffin to a kid.
When i looked up again i sighed, closing my eyes.
"What do you want?" I grumble.
"Coffee." Alice perks.
I glare at her.
"Coming back to work so soon?" Rosalie asks.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"Three hot chocolates, two mocha coffees, four berry muffins, two banana breads, and five everything bagels." Alice orders. I quickly put it into the computer and start giving her the foods. Lily comes out with their drinks and hands it to them.
"Thanks for coming." Lily says smiling.
"How do you do that?" I ask.
"Do what?" She wonders.
"Smile at people you hate?" I ask.
"I don't hate them Bella, yes, they pretty much kicked you out of the state but it is the past. Besides they are trying to make up for it." Lily says, handing someone a bagel he had ordered.
"Really?" I mutter.
"Yeah, really. Don't you know Esme and Carlisle, they force their kids to come here. Well actually they pretty much force Tanya and Edward. The rest love this place. But it is because they support us."
"You, they support you, i am still on their wanted list." I tell her.
"Think what you want Bella, but they are trying." Lily said.
"Trying to kill me that is for sure. Bet they threw a party when i ended up in the hospital also." I mutter.
"That was mean Bella." Lily tells me.
"I am making up for nearly five years of it!" I grin. She rolls her eyes and leans against the counter.
"Alright, maybe you do have a point. They were jerks to you. But it is still in the past." She reminds me.
"Yeah, it is in the past that they glare at me for five minutes straight exactly a minute after i save three of their lives." I says.
She raises an eyebrow. "You saved their lives?"
"Guess you didn't know about that." I mutter.
"No i didn't. But i would love to hear." She tells me.
"Fine, we were at the hospital, Alec gave me the phone and said someone wanted to talk to me. And it turned out to be Josh, he had a gun and said the next person that walked the corner would be shot. Those stupid kids decided to hang around the hospital since it is a playground and they walked the corner. So i pushed them down just as he tried to shoot. Good enough explanation?"
"Very, thank you Bella. Now, what was about the glaring?" She asks, loudly.
"You know they probably just heard every word of our conversation because you don't know how to talk quiet." I tell her.
"Sorry." She mutters. She looks up and smiles. "Oh, Alec is here."
I look up and smile."
"Omg, i have not seen you smile like that in three weeks. Anything you want to take about Bella?" She teases.
"Lily you are getting on my nerves." I tell her, walked out from behind the counter.
"Hey, i am supposed to do that. You are my sister." Lily tells me, as i go to him.
I glare at her.
"So, Lily putting you to work?" He asks.
"Labor more like it. God she is so nosy sometimes." I mutter, hugging him.
He laughs. "Come on." We look back at Lily, she is shaking her head with a smirk on her face.
"I would love to get away from the squirt." I say, teasing Lily. She crosses her arms.
"Tramp." She mutters.
"Fool." I say.
"Okay, perhaps we should go sooner than later." Alec says.
"We aren't done with this conversation Bella, tonight." She warns.
"You drive me crazy Lily." I sigh.
"Good." She grins.
Alice POV
"How do you do that?" Bella asks.
"Do what?" Lily wonders.
"Smile at people you hate." Bella says.
"I don't hate them Bella, yes, they pretty much kicked you out of the state but it is the past. Besides they are trying to make up for it." Lily says, handing someone a bagel he had ordered.
"Really?" Bella mutters.
"Yeah, really. Don't you know Esme and Carlisle, they force their kids to come here. Well actually they pretty much force Tanya and Edward. The rest love this place. But it is because they support us."
"You, they support you, i am still on their wanted list." Bella tells her.
"Think what you want Bella, but they are trying." Lily said.
"Trying to kill me that is for sure. Bet they threw a party when i ended up in the hospital also." She mutters.
"That was mean Bella." Lily tells her.
"I am making up for nearly five years of it!" Bella rolls her eyes and leans against the counter.
"Alright, maybe you do have a point. They were jerks to you. But it is still in the past." She reminds her.
"Yeah, it is in the past that they glare at me for five minutes straight exactly a minute after i save three of their lives." Bella says.
Lily raises an eyebrow. "You saved their lives?"
"Guess you didn't know about that." Bella looks down.
"No i didn't. But i would love to hear." She tells Bella.
"Fine, we were at the hospital, Alec gave me the phone and said someone wanted to talk to me. And it turned out to be Josh, he had a gun and said the next person that walked the corner would be shot. Those stupid kids decided to hang around the hospital since it is a playground and they walked the corner. So i pushed them down just as he tried to shoot. Good enough explanation?"
"Very, thank you Bella. Now, what was about the glaring?" She asks, loudly.
"You know they probably just heard every word of our conversation because you don't know how to talk quiet." Bella sighs.
"Sorry." She mutters. She looks up and smiles. "Oh, Alec is here."
Bella smiles.
"Omg, i have not seen you smile like that in three weeks. Anything you want to take about Bella?" She teases.
"Lily you are getting on my nerves." Bella tells her, walking out from behind the counter.
"Hey, i am supposed to do that. You are my sister." Lily says, as Bella goes to him.
Bella glares at her.
"So, Lily putting you to work?" He asks.
"Labor more like it. God she is so nosy sometimes." Bella says.
He laughs. "Come on." They look back at Lily, she is shaking her head with a smirk on her face.
"I would love to get away from the squirt." Bella says, teasing Lily. She crosses her arms.
"Tramp." Lily mutters.
"Fool." Bella says.
"Okay, perhaps we should go sooner than later." Alec says.
"We aren't done with this conversation Bella, tonight." Lily warns.
"You drive me crazy Lily." Bella sighs.
"Good." She grins.
"Let's stay here Alec, pretty soon that person who i do not know is going to call me back to work." Bella mutters.
Alec laughs again. "I wonder how long this fight will last."
"Much longer than last time." Bella assured him.
"Which was three hours." Alec said. They went to a table and sat down.
"So, you glared at Bella for five minutes after she saved your lives?" Esme asks, drinking her coffee.
"Well glare isn't a good word-Watched seems better." Emmett lies.
"I see. But Bella seems to be as truthful as you get, so i am going with her." Carlisle says.
"Mom we were surprised, we bullied the girl for years and then she saves us." I say.
"Well that shows you have much she cares about people." Esme says.
"She is a dork." Tanya snaps. "Enough talk about Isabella. Let's talk wedding girls."
"Tanya, our weddings are planned already." Rosalie says.
"I know, but mine isn't." She grins, holding up her hand, we see a ring planted on her finger. We all look at Edward, our mouths hanging opened. He didn't like her, not that much anyway.
"We have already booked the halls and we are going to be planning for weeks. The wedding must be perfect, we have a dress looking date in two days and-"
"Stop, stop." Esme said. "This year Rosalie and Alice are getting ready, and the halls only had those dates left. How did you get them?"
"Oh, i did some rearranging. Anyway, friday the boys gets some tux and in a week we start getting the cake and decorations and everything. But i want things perfect, that is why i have at least four days between each event. Knowing you all things are going to be awful, so i will have time to go exchange things and fix up stuff. And i have my bridesmaids flying in from Ukraine, and oh, i am having the groomsmen coming from London, old family friends. The invites are being sent in two weeks, i invited only my party. Anyway they are like five hundred people, not including my super close friends, so you only have a hundred people to invite-"
"Tanya, no. We have more family than that and-" Esme starts.
"Oh, and i totally forgot, i already bought tickets for everyone and like funny you are paying for my wedding, Edward promised." Tanya squealed.
"Wai-" Esme started.
"And like totally i forgot, the wedding in on April sixth." Tanya said.
"No, that is our wedding." I said, getting up.
"No, silly. I get married this year. And i have to be married before you. Both of your weddings are so much later. Mary your's is next year and so is your Rosalinda, i had the dates and everything changed."
"No." Esme said getting up. "You change the dates back Tanya and i will not pay to fly in five hundred people i do not know. This wedding is not going to happen, you have better get this straight, we are not your maids. You want a perfect wedding, you get up and get some money. I will not pay for this crap."
"Tanya, Esme is right. Rosalie and Alice have booked their weddings, you are in no control to change it." Carlisle said. "You need to cancel the tickets, cancel everything. You have to wait until next year."
Tanya laughed. "Oh, i knew you were going to say that. And that is why i bought everything final. Once you book the hall that is it. I booked you next year Mary."
"Don't call me that." I growl. "My name is Alice! And change everything back, Jazz and i have to get married this year. Everything is planned and perfect."
Tanya laughed.
"Edward, this is unacceptable." Esme said.
"Mom, forget it. This is what Tanya wants." Edward says.
"You get that snitch away from our weddings." Rosalie demands.
"No." Edward says.
"Edward, what will it be, Tanya or your sisters?" Esme asked.
"My fiance." Edward grinned. I slapped Edward.
"I never want to see you again, idiot." Rosalie yelled.
"Jerk." I snapped. Jasper and Emmett got up, leading us out of there, both glaring at our lame excuse of a brother.
Bella POV
Alec took me into his car and started driving, we had been going for at least an hour. Finally he stopped and took me up a trail. At the end of the trail he started going off trail, i was a bit worried but i didn't say anything. I was with Alec and he knew what he was getting himself into.
Finally he stopped, it was a giant meadow with a huge willow tree and a waterfall. There were rocks around the fall and under the willow was a blanket. We walked slowly, holding hands and smiling to the meadow.
Once we were under the willow the fall was right behind us, giving a wonderful sound.
As i was looking at the waterfall i was lost in my own world.
"Isabella Marie Swan, will you marry me?" Alec asked. I spun around, Alec was on his knees holding out a diamond ring. I squealed, jumping up and down.
"Yes." I cried, hugging him. We kissed and he put the ring on my finger.
"I love you so much Bella." He tells me.
"If only you knew how much i loved you." I told him.
"As if i don't." He chuckles, kissing me.
The next day. Lily didn't know about my engagement since i slept at Alec's house that day. He had moved to Forks also!
When i entered the coffee shop i saw the Cullens again all seated in a table. Except Alice and Rosalie were glaring at Tanya and Edward. No one was talking.
"Bella!" Lily called.
"Lily, ever heard of an indoor voice?" I demanded, setting my back on the counter.
"What is that?" She asked, pulling my hand up. "OH MY GOD!"
"Shut up Lily." I said, pulling my hand away, but most of the cafe had already turned to look at us. "Nice going, might as well broadcast it in the newspapers."
"Why didn't you tell me?" She demanded.
"He asked last night, give me a break." I snap.
"Did you tell mom and dad, Rachel is going to be your flower girl and me your bridesmaid?" She squealed.
"I don't know, i have to talk to Alec." I said.
"God he is madly in love with you Bella, he won't care."
"I still with talk to him, this is not only my wedding. Remember, he probably wants his sisters there also, and i love his sisters so i actually don't mind that. But we need to talk about a lot. And remember, their family is attending." I said.
"God, i hate his brother. He is so annoying." Lily grumbled.
"Well you better learn to like him."
Esme POV
Bella was engaged!
"Tanya, that is how you need to be about the wedding, this isn't only about you." Carlisle says.
"Yeah it is. So i am thinking a bun for my hair or maybe a loose leaf." Tanya drooned on.
Eventually Alice and Rosalie got up, they went to the counter.
"Lily, i want to talk to Bella, if she doesn't mind." Alice said.
"Sure i guess." Lily says. "She is in the back, go ahead."
"Thanks." Rosalie says.
Bella POV
Alice and Rosalie came in just as i started studying.
"Bella, can we talk?" Rosalie asks.
"What about?" I ask, keeping my eyes on my book.
"Mostly weddings."
I looked at them like they were crazy.
"Tanya and Edward are getting married and she moved our dates to next year an Edward won't do anything about it. And Carlisle and Esme tried already, the even called but it can only be changed by the person that made the arrangements."
"And why are you talking to me?" I ask.
"Where are you getting married?" Rosalie asks. "Because-"
"Look, i have already had the perfect wedding. Last night when Alec proposed. I would just go sign the papers and everything is perfect. But it would kill my family and his family, so we are having a wedding. Close friends and family only, we agreed on that. About a hundred and fifty people. Maybe two hundred. But two fifty is my max. It isn't like we have big families though. Anyway, we are having it where he proposed."
"Where did her propose?" Rosalie asks.
I look down, biting my lip.
"Bella, we just really want to get married and-"
"If you loved them the way you claim to, a wedding shouldn't matter to you." I said.
"Bella, we don't want weddings, we i do, just you know the feeling of it all and the white dress. But i would have that stuff in a dump for all i care. Esme decided since it was my childhood dream to have it in a ballroom she scheduled both of them there." Rosalie said.
I closed my eyes. "He took me last night on a hike and then off trail, he took me to this huge meadow filled with flowers and surrounded by trees. In the middle of the meadow this is this huge willow tree and next to that is this giant pond with a waterfall. He proposed under the tree and that is where the altar will be."
"That sounds lovely." Alice said.
"If you love Jasper and Emmett, Rosalie marry him in a dump and Alice wherever you want. Perfect weddings are only as perfect as you want them to be. Last night he slipped the ring on my finger and kissed me. The kiss and holding hands with him going back home, the picnic last night, it was my wedding. Everything with him after the ring." I say.
"I want to marry him in the backyard of our house. That will be perfect, the gardens have roses in them and everything we already planned out. . . The wedding with be on June third, like planned." Rosalie said.
"I am going to marry Jasper next to the creek, that will be nice. Same date, Edward doesn't have to be there. He already chose Tanya over us." Alice said. "Thank you Bella, so much."
"No problem." I mutter. I was surprised when Alice hugged me and Rosalie threw me an appreciative smile.
"You are very beautiful Bella, you and Alec are a great couple." Rosalie says.
They leave and Lily calls me. I go outside.
She nods towards the Cullens.
Alice and Rosalie were happily telling everyone.
"Who cares what Tanya did to the ballrooms! You can get rid of them! I am marrying Emmett in the backyard and it will be on June third." Rosalie said.
"Rosalie-" Esme started.
"And i am going to marry Jazz next to the creek in exactly one month. It was my original date and it stays that way!" Alice said.
"I don't mind that." Jasper said.
"yay, cause i love that place." Alice grinned, sitting down.
"I think this is a lovely idea." Esme says, softly.
"So. . . " Lily says.
"Do not give me that look." I mutter.
"Sure, no, it is just that you. . . You changed Bella." Lily says.
"Is that a bad thing?" I ask.
"No, just-" She stops, looking out the window. She bites on her lip. "Can you do me a favor?"
"Depends, what do you want me to do?" I ask.
"Can. . .I. . I." She stops, looking down. "Don't marry Alec, i-i-have a bad feeling about it all."
"A bad feeling about it?" I ask.
"Yes. You're not going to marry him right?" She asks.
"Are you serious Lily?" I demand. "You didn't have a bad feeling when i was his girlfriend."
"For the last two years, might i add." She snaps.
"Stop, just stop." I hiss. "All you have done for the past week is drive me insane." I grab my bag and keys and go outside.
I get into my car and drive away. I go to a small park and sit down on a bench, annoyed. I remember mom used to take me and lily here when we were small. I looked down at my finger, the diamond ring that suddenly felt extremely heavy on my finger.
My mind jumped back to when Alec proposed, i was so interested in the waterfall, i didn't notice him kneel down and pull out the ring. I smiled slightly, then remembering Lily's words. I took on last look at my ring and pulled it off my finger. I took out my phone and called Alec.
"Hey Bells, everything okay?" He asks.
"Alec, i don't really know how to say this. . ." I mutter.
"Are you okay?"
"No." I whisper. "I want to call off the wedding."
"What, you. . "
"Alec, it isn't like i don't love you, i do. It is just that. . . I guess i am . . ." I trail off.
"Bella, it is okay. You don't need to explain yourself. If you aren't ready, i understand. You have a lot going on, with your family. When you are ready, we can get married." He tells me.
"Alec, i am really sorry. Thank you for being so understanding." I say.
"Bella, i understand. Besides, you have a lot on your plate. Let's get our space and then we can decide what to do."
"Thank you." I say. "Do you want your ring back?"
He laughs. "Keep it, when you are ready put it on again."
"Thanks Alec, i love you." I say, it almost sounds odd after i broke up the wedding.
"I love you too. And Bella, don't put the ring back on because people tell you to. Do it when you feel you are ready, okay?"
I smile even though he can't see it. "Okay."
"Alright, i have to go. My sister came yesterday and she just woke up so-" He trailed off.
"It is alright. Bye."
"Bye Bells." He said.
I sighed, putting my phone down. I look at the ring sitting on the palm of my hand, putting it in my purse.
TA-DA! Yes, i know. Again, i took FOREVER to put anything up. But this was six pages, so try and reward me just a bit by reviewing! Thank you!
