Blindingly Beautiful
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.
A/N: Sorry for not getting this out sooner. My dad had his second mini stroke so I'm going a little crazy here. Anyways, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 4 - Enter Emmett and Rosalie.
"Alice..go to school."
"Bella!" She whined, her pencil scribbling more fiercely in the note pad she was writing or doodling in. Since Edward's visit, which was two days ago, Alice has been scribbling down her ideas and plans, spending hours on the phone with Edward and swapping ideas. It nerved me a bit. It was my wedding yet my cousin discusses and decides everything with my fiance. Huh. I picked up one of my pillows and aimed where I hope she would be.
"Oh my..Bella! You made me draw right into your wedding dress!" I heard her furiously erasing her mistake.
"Serves you right. Talking to everyone else except me about the wedding, my wedding."
"But Bella! I want it all to be a surprise!" I heard paper being crunched up.
"And who exactly is it going to surprise? In case you forgot, I am blind." I felt the air became more..gloomy. "Seriously Alice, you could walk me down anywhere, an ally or a hallway and I would believe it's the church, it wouldn't make any difference."
"I know but..I was thinking maybe you can show it to your children some day." Now that I think about it, I haven't told her about Edward needing a heir in five years. A good thing too. Alice would be against it. She would want me to get an education and stable job before settling down with kids.
"So you think I'm actually going to fall in love with Edward and have kids with him?" She didn't answer right away so I knew she was thinking about it before.
"Well when you stick with someone for so long, you kind of develop feelings for them..poke Jacob." She had whispered the last part but I heard her.
"What about Jacob, Alice?"
"Bella, don't be so dense. Surely you have noticed it too."
"Noticed what?"
"That Jacob likes you. The way he stares at you, the way he is around you."
"Oh yea, I can see all of that." I said sarcastically, rolling onto my side and grabbing my other pillow, hugging it to my chest. "It's just so silly Alice, Jacob doesn't like me that way. We're just friends." It was silent for
a couple minutes before Alice brought up a different subject.
"I wish you could see Edward though, he's drop dead gorgeous. Not as good as my Jasper though."
"Tell me what he looks like!" I squealed excitedly, flipping onto my stomach.
"Well he's tall, about 6'1, messy bronze hair, emerald green eyes, pale skin, broad shoulders, big hands, slender but has a nice build, not as muscular as Emmett though." I felt myself smile, a sad smile, wishing I could picture what she said. It was weird that she would compare him to Emmett though.
"Oh by the way, Rosalie and Emmett are coming tomorrow." Alice added in, innocently.
"What?!"
"Uh huh. I called them yesterday to notify of your wedding. Of course Emmett went into a fit of hysterics, you know how protective she is of you." Yes, I knew too well. Our cousin, Emmett Swan, was coming here for my wedding. And maybe beat my soon-to-be husband. When I was younger, I got teased for not being able to see, the boys would tug my hair while girls made fun. Emmett would be my hero back then, defending me. He and Rosalie are engaged and wouldn't be marrying until next year. Emmett is a bouncer for some popular club called Pink Elixir, down in Miami, and Rosalie works there as a bartender. Of course, that's
where they both met. Rosalie was the damsel in distress and Emmett happened to be there, her knight in black armor.
"Aliiiice! You know how Emmett is towards guys who are friendly with me!"
"Admit it Bella, you need some drama in your life!"
"I think that's the last thing I need right now." I grumbled, gripping onto my pillow much tighter. I remember, two years ago when some guy tried to get fresh with me when Emmett was around. I never knew what happened to the guy after Emmett asked him if he wanted to go with him to get drinks. Emmett approves of Jacob though, since we all grew up together.
Alice, Emmett, Jacob and me were all very close when we were young. But as time went, Alice and Emmett's family moved away. We all kept in touch until Alice couldn't handle it anymore and begged her parents to move back to New York. We were inseparable.
"Oh come one Bella, it won't be that bad. Edward seems like a great guy, Emmett will be pleased."
Ring. Riiiing. Alice pressed a button on the phone dial so it was on speakerphone for me to hear.
"Hi uncle Charlie."
"How did you know it was me?"
"Caller ID." She giggled while my dad grumbled.
"What can I do for you, uncle?"
"I would like to know why I got a phone call from Billy Black, just a few minutes ago, saying Bella has refused Jacobs proposal!"
"Oh crap." I whispered. "Daaaaaaaad!" I called out in the sweetest voice I could muster.
"Bella? Alice, do you have the speakerphone on?"
"Yes, uncle Charlie."
"Dad, I HAD to refuse Jacob. It's just so weird because we've been friends for so long."
"But you have known him since you were little!"
"Exactly dad, that's why- ugh, forget it! I don't like him that way, dad."
"Bella, please think about it. Jacob is a good kid."
"Dad, please!"
"Bella." His voice warned me, probably about the tone of my voice.
"Dad," Sighing, I forced out the next few words. "Someone else asked me to marry them and I accepted."
"..."
Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Dad?"
"Uncle Charlie? What the? He hung up!" She burst out laughing but I was far from being amused.
"Alice, that's a bad sign! He's going to come home now, or later and I'm gonna have to prepare for the worst!"
"What's..the worst?" She asked, suddenly dead serious.
"A lecture." Alice broke out into more laughter. She even went as far as to banging her hand on the desk.
Charlie came home after work and talked on and on how Jacob would be best for me. I swear he went on about him for about an hour before he started to question the guy who proposed to me. He shot question after question, trick questions and blunt questions, silly questions and serious ones. He eventually called Alice down to answer some of his questions since I didn't give the descriptive ones he wanted. She knew that I didn't want Charlie knowing that Edward and his dad are partners with Jacob so she made sure to keep that detail out. Soon, it was edging to eleven o'clock before Charlie said he had to go to bed. He was unsatisfied by the information he got but it'll have to do.
Alice lead me upstairs to our room. We talked about what to tell Emmett and Rosalie.
"Everything we told Charlie tonight and then some. Maybe we should just tell all of it but to keep it hush hush to Charlie. For now at least. We don't need him blowing his top when he finds out his daughter is dating his friends company partners. That will go so smooth with him." I sighed while pulling my long pajamas shirt over my head. I walked over to my bed and got under the covers, snuggling up to my pillow.
"Yea, I know. Facing a mad Emmett is better then facing a mad Charlie." I heard a chair squeaked and I sighed heavily.
"Alice, why don't you rest? Stop planning for the night, get some sleep and be ready to go out with Emmett and Rosalie tomorrow."
"Bella, Bella," She clicked her tongue while sharpening a pencil. "This wedding must be perfect, even if it's going to be a small one, I must not miss one thing. Now you get your rest while I call Edward for some plans exchange and details." I heard the phone being picked up and a number being dialed. I shrugged and laid on my side, waiting for sleep to take over.
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Emmett and Rosalie had arrived bright and early, surprising Charlie. I was already downstairs sitting on the couch with Alice. I knew she stayed up late but she still had so much energy early in the morning. I felt Emmett give me a huge bear hug and I clung back to him, taking in his pine scent. Next I felt Rosalie give me a hug. She was soft and gentle as ever. We all sat in the living room, having a normal conversation until Charlie excused himself for work then Emmett fired out questions. I waited until he was done until I explained the story from the beginning, leaving out my eye surgery. Emmett listened quietly, which is a surprise because when ever I or Alice tried to explain something important to him, he was burst out with swears or get upset but here he was, being a good boy, sitting quietly.
"And then I called Jacob, told him I didn't want to marry anymore. Jacob's dad told Charlie then Charlie gave the lecture last night. So, that's about it." I finished and waited for my cousins response.
"I see."
" "I see"? Is that all? Wow, you have more control then I thought Emmett! Here I thought you would go nuts." I let out a happy sigh and smiled.
"Emmett, dear, don't rip apart the couch pillow or your going to have to pay them for a new one." I left out a unhappy sigh and frowned.
"Did you bring his stress balls along, Rose?" Alice asked, slight worry in her voice.
"Yes but they are packed away in our bags somewhere. And he has been doing so well in his classes." Rosalie sighed along with me.
"Well, it's good to see you both again. It has been awhile. You look as lovely as ever, Rose." Alice complimented our soon-to-be cousin-in-law.
"Thank you. You and Bella look well. How's the wedding planning coming along?"
"Hey! My baby cousin is getting married to some jerk she doesn't know and you're still going to plan?!" Emmett nearly shouted.
"Put the pillow down, Em!" Rosalie ordered. I heard a slight rip then a smack.
"Ouch! Rose! You didn't have to hit the back of my head!"
"Would you rather I hit you across the face?" Emmett muttered curses under his breath and there was another smacking sound.
"Dammit!" There was a loud stomping out the living room, up the stairs and a door slamming.
"Seems like Emmett still knows where the guest room is." Alice muttered.
"I'm sorry about all this. But he has improved greatly from the last time." Rosalie shifted on the couch, causing it to make a small squeak.
"Seriously. Remember before, when we were having dinner and he smashed that one plate. Uncle Charlie's face was so red!" Alice and Rosalie laughed.
"So what do you think of this whole thing, Rose?" I asked after they settled down, trying to get back on topic.
"Well I don't have any problem with it. He sounds like a good guy. Kind of sneaky too, taking you right out of Jacob's clutches. Good for him! I never liked Jacob, the way he looks at you made me want to vomit." Sigh. again with the looking.
"Seriously guys, Jacob doesn't like me that way. He was probably just watching out for me, you know, like a brother or something."
"Whatever you say, Bella." Alice whispered softly but I heard her. "So what about Emmett?"
"We just need to give him some time. He's going to think things over until he cools down."
"Okay, so while we're waiting, tell us what have you been up to!" Alice was great for starting conversations, another good point about her.
We chatted for hours, listening to every detail Rosalie gave up until we last saw her. She talked of the guys who would come to the bar every night to hit on her until Emmett couldn't hold his jealousy in any longer and kicked them out. More like beat them out. She said he almost lost his job one night when he started beating one of their VIP customers with a was laid off for a week but they let him come back because he's one of the best bouncers they have.
After Rosalie was done, Alice started telling her what was up with us. We laughed, sighed, cried silently and did everything else. Then the conversation shot into my wedding. Huh, shocking.
"So I was thinking of having the color theme white and gold. Or perhaps pink and red. Or how about Yellow and green? I can't decide! There's just so much colors to choose from! Oh! And I was thinking of-" I drowned them out for now. I'll never understand why a wedding it so much to gush about. All it's about is the father handing over his daughter to another guy and it will be that guys responsibility from there on to take care of her. Maybe it's important to the father.
"I'm almost done designing the dress! It's going to be white with gold sprinkles all over it, strapless and it'll drag out behind her. She will have a white see through shawl wrapped around her neck which will also be long so it'll drag behind her. Her slippers will be white flats since I don't think it'll be wise to put her in heels..I'll have her hair up in a french bun, leaving some strands to frame her face and then there will be a three tier wedding veil tied to the bun."
"Alice! That sounds even better then my dress! You must let me help plan the wedding!"
"Oh of course!" They both gushed and I couldn't help but smile. If it made them happy then I guess it's okay.
I heard heavy foot steps coming down the stairs, into the living room and finally stopping in front of me. Both Alice and Rose had stopped talking so now the room was extremely quiet, which bugged me, a lot. I heard Alice take a big breath and held it.
"Alice..stop poking me!" Shouted Emmett, making me squeak and jump in my seat in surprise.
"Well your just standing in front of Bella, staring down at her, it's creepy!"
"You little monster." He growled and Alice just laughed. I heard Emmett cough and try to clear his throat.
"Bella, I'm sorry for getting mad earlier. It's just, your my baby cousin! How can I let you go off with some stranger I don't even know. And I'll pay for a new pillow, I promise." I laughed weakly and playfully pushed Alice to the side and patted the seat beside me. He sat down and slung his arm around my shoulders, casually.
"Emmett, you sound like a dirty old man. And don't worry, you should be meeting my soon-to-be sometime this week since he wants to come by and see Charlie. And you'll have to buy a new pillow before he gets home if you don't want him blowing his top again."
"Smart mouthed kid." He messed my hair up before sighing.
"Please tell me again, why not Jacob? He's a good guy. He'll take care of you."
"Oh please Emmett, you remember the way he looks at her! It's like she's tomorrow dinner!" Rosalie argued. She and Emmett rarely fought over stuff but this happened to be one of the rare fights.
"Yes, Rosalie, it's love! You know very well Jacob is a good kid!"
"A kid in HEAT! He's like a wolf! He's gonna bang poor innocent Bella, making her pop out a couple hundred kids!" I blushed at the word 'bang' because it is something I'm going to have to do in the near future. and apparently, my cousin noticed.
"Aw, would you look at that! My little Bella is blushing! Are you having naughty thoughts of you and Jacob?" Emmett cooed, playfully pinching my cheek.
"That's it!" Rosalie yelled. I heard her stomp her way over to the couch I was on and I assumed Emmett was pulled off because the seat beside me was now empty. Alice was suddenly beside me, whispering in my ear.
"She grabbed Emmett by his ear, his weak point, and now she's dragging him upstairs. Poor Emmett, he's never going to win." She snickered and I couldn't help but laugh with her. I love my family.
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A/N: Ugh..this chapter was boring. I'm really sorry. My mind isn't in it right now, I can't stop thinking about my dad. I thought I would get this done before I go out of town tomorrow for a couple days. But the next chapter should be more exciting. "Enter Mr. Edward Cullen."!! Please R&R! 8)
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